Student Success: How does one complement the “story-narrative” theme in life with the “scientific-logic” theme in College? “Story-Narrative” “Scientific-Logic” Cultural Paradigm Collectivistic Individualistic Anchor Family/Community of Individuals Self/Community of Practice Approach to Decision-making Optimal for a small group Maximal for visible performance Typical Question “Let’s go on a field trip to gather some leaves” Typical Answer Descriptions Inferences Typical Evaluation Criteria Emotive, visceral appeal; positive experience Mathematical proof; rejection of falsity Typical Assessment Criteria Was it fair? Is it common? Did we learn? Was it best? Is it new? Did I learn? Adapted from Rothstein-Fisch. C, and Trumbull, E. (2008) Managing Diverse Cultures, ASCD