1. 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