John McElroy

jmcelroy@msu.edu

253 Bessey Hall
434 Farm Ln
East Lansing, MI 48824

FacultyWriting, Rhetoric, and CulturesFirst Year Writing

Assistant Professor

Biography

Skype: jdm246

John McElroy earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Clemson University in 2017. His professional experience includes two decades of secondary and post-secondary classroom teaching (college writing, high school English and history) with a short four-year stint as a technical writer.

Research Areas

Community Literacy, Teacher Preparation, and Education Reform

Education

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy), Clemson University 2017

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Roberts Wesleyan University, 1996

B.A., English, San Diego Christian College 1989

Research or Academic Affiliations:

NCTE

CCCC

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society

Projects


Review of the book The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy, by B. VanSledright

McElroy, J. (2013). Review of the book The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy, by B. VanSledright. Journal of Social Studies Research 37, pp. 121-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.jssr.2013.01.001

Reliability and validity of the on-line assessment of learning potential using the individual learning profile questionnaire

Stevens-Smith, D., McElroy, J., Olding, S., and Roper C. (submitted 11/12). Reliability and validity of the on-line assessment of learning potential using the individual learning profile questionnaire. International Journal of Learning.

Courses

WRA 101: Writing as Inquiry