Typically in double-entry journals facts are written on the left and interpretations or reactions on the right. More discussion of double-entry journals is included below. They are useful in helping students distinguish between facts and application or analysis. In double-entry journaling, students are usually asked to write the facts of the reading or lecture or observation on the left side of their journals. The writing may be fragments and phrases, a summary or a paraphrase, depending on the instructor s preferences and the subject matter.
Students use the right side to react to what they have written on the left page.
Double-entry journals can help prepare students for essay exams, for papers and for contributing thoughtfully to class discussions. 1997-2001 University of Hawaii at Manoa. All rights reserved.