Faculty and Staff
Mary Anderson
Assistant Professor, Reading
Tel.: (630) 942-2536
Fax: (630) 942-3711
Room: IC 2039f
e-mail: andersnm@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
Comprehension monitoring
Recent Courses Taught:
• English 0481, 0482, 0483 - Developmental Reading
• English 0491, Developmental Writing
Current Projects:
• Creating Professional Development opportunities for Reading in the Content Areas at College of DuPage
• Assuming Lead Teacher responsibilities for Developmental English courses and modules in the Center for Independent Learning
• Organizing Guest Reader Week (reading stories to children in C.O.D.'s Child Care and Development Center), an activity sponsored by the Reading Assistance Area
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
• Thiede, K.W. & Anderson, M.C.M. (2003). Summarizing can improve metacomprehension accuracy. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 28, 129-160.
• Thiede, K.W., Anderson, M.C.M. & Therriault, D. (2003). Accuracy of metacognitive monitoring affects learning of texts. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 1, 66-73.
• Anderson, M. (1994).A literary collage of rural life. Journal of Reasearch in Rural Education, 10, 2, 122-125.
• Anderson, M. (Author). (1995). Young voices. (Cassette Recording, Rural Audio Journal, 4,1). Oak Brook, IL. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
Education:
Ph.D. in progress, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
C.A.S. Reading, National- Louis University
M.A. Communication Education, University of Iowa
B.A. Speech, University of Northern Iowa