International Journal of Instructional Media articles from December 2003

International Journal of Instructional Media archives from December 2003

Teachers, technology and training: no child left behind: failing schools and future directions.
December 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) inaugurated by the George Bush administration is waking up school districts across the United States with its adequate yearly progress requirements in English, math and science. Many schools...

Instructional media initiatives: focusing on the Educational Resources Center at Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York: American Masters: an award-winning series celebrating cultural artists.
December 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Thirteen/WNET has a long history of providing quality television programming to viewers. In its American Masters series, created in 1984, Thirteen has focused on creativity and the lives of artists contributing to a rich...

Supporting distance learners: the IT studio model.
December 22, 2003... SUPPORT NEEDS OF DISTANCE LEARNERS Chute, Thompson, and Hancock [1] emphasize that the characteristics of distance learners and their needs influence the design, structure and operation of a distance learning system. The characteristics of...

A study of students' attitudes toward and desired system requirements of networked peer assessment system.
December 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Among many alternative assessment methods developed in recent years include extensive use of concept mapping, peer, cooperative and portfolio assessment (2-4, 8, 12-15, 17, 18). This study illustrates the use of networked peer...

Evaluating the participation and quality of thinking of pre-service teachers in an asynchronous online discussion environment: part II.
December 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION In Part I of this paper, we presented the rationale of using an asynchronous online discussion environment in teacher training. We argued that the use of such a discussion environment offers pre-service teachers the...

Online professional development of teachers: an examination of structure and trends in Malaysia.
December 22, 2003... BACKGROUND The ubiquitous nature of Information Communication Technology (ICT), which swept around the globe in the 1990s with great effect, had contributed much to the Malaysian education system in the new millennium in many ways. The...

The application of adaptive learning environment on oxidation-reduction reactions web-title.
December 22, 2003... RESEARCH BACKGROUND AND MOTIVES In 1970, Carbone II applied Artificial Intelligence to computer-assisted instruction, since then, students' learning pattern changed from linear instruction to diversified adaptive instruction (Beck, Stem &...

Visualization for construction of meaning during study time: a qualitative analysis.
December 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION This study applied qualitative methods to explain quantitative findings reported earlier. (1). The earlier report provided evidence for skills that led to generation of facilitative visualizations during study time. Estimates...

In quest of a textbook for a presentation-media course.
December 22, 2003... For many years, college and university professors of presentation-media courses have sought the "perfect" textbook fruitlessly. Such a book, as this author pointed out several years ago (Seidman, 1997), had to go "beyond instructional...

Instructional activities and interest in science learning for adolescent students in Japan and the United States: findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
December 22, 2003... An important facet of effective instructional design is the consideration of the effects of learning activities on student motivation. For instance, student motivation has been included in a proposed cognitive model for instructional design...

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Curriculum and Methods.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Vol. I & Vol. II, Sixth Edition 2002-2003, Cabell Publishing, Inc., Box 5428, Tobe Hahn Station, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5428 One does not have to read far to realize that Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational...