International Journal of Instructional Media articles from June 2000

International Journal of Instructional Media archives from June 2000

COLLEGE SUCCESS IN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY: INCREASING ACCESS AND SERVICES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2000... INTRODUCTION The Chronicle of Higher Education and numerous other publications regularly report on the rapid pace of technological change sweeping the world economy and transforming traditional institutions and their practices. Educational...

CLICKING TO THE FUTURE: THE INTERNET ENHANCES ADULT EDUCATION.(includes addresses)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2000... INTRODUCTION The ever-expanding Internet, with its virtually limitless capacity for disseminating information, has evolved into an invaluable resource for those concerned with adult education. Adult learners and adult educators can find a...

PROVIDING ACCESS TO GRADUATE EDUCATION USING COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2000... REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE Students today have different needs than those in the past. They need to have flexible class times and access to instructors and research facilities. However, they need to have access to these learning...

THE EFFECTS OF SELF-REGULATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL CONTROL ON PERFORMANCE AND MOTIVATION IN COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2000... A major advantage of computer-based instruction (CBI) over traditional forms of instruction is its potential to allow students to proceed through instruction at their own rates. Learners may adjust instruction to be controlled by their own...

EGYPTIAN FILM: GENDER AND CLASS VIOLENCE THREE CYCLES.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2000... INTRODUCTION The Arab Republic of Egypt occupies the northeastern center of the African continent bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip. Egypt is an Islamic country with an ancient history, cosmopolitanism and...

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN HONG KONG: FINDINGS FROM THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY (TIMSS).
June 22, 2000... Research on teaching effectiveness has identified a number of teaching behaviors that are related to student achievement outcomes (Rosenshine & Stevens, 1986). These behavior would include the organization of instruction, giving and checking...

CAN STRATEGIES FACILITATE LEARNING FROM ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE TEXTS?
June 22, 2000... Illustrations are frequently used in science texts at every level. In fact, at the elementary through college levels most science texts have several illustrations on each page. Aside from enhancing aesthetic appeal, does this preponderance of...

MULTIMEDIA AND SOME OF ITS TECHNICAL ISSUES.
June 22, 2000... INTRODUCTION Due to the rapid booming of technology, the practices of our classroom teaching and learning have been deeply impacted. Traditional media technologies can no longer meet the needs of our classrooms' teaching practices and...

"BUILDING, BURNING, CROSSING ... AND FEELIN' GROOVY: EXAMINING THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH BRIDGE SONGS".
June 22, 2000... Bridges are physically imposing, incredibly functional architectural creations. They span chasms in mountainous terrain; they permit passage over turbulent streams and raging rivers; and they afford links above intersecting highways, railroad...