International Journal of Instructional Media articles from June 2003

International Journal of Instructional Media archives from June 2003

Educational reforms and high-stakes testing: are public schools still for the public?(Teachers, Technology And Training)
June 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION As another academic year draws to a close, schools in the United States are taking a hard look at examination scores and graduation rates. With standards-based reforms being implemented throughout the country, and the No Child...

Instructional media initiatives: focusing on the Educational Resources Center at Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York: New York Voices: an innovative series for classroom use.
June 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, many educational programs and projects have emerged to address the pain and loss experienced by New Yorkers and other citizens. To assist with healing, among its many...

Generic skill development for research higher degree students: an Australian example.
June 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION With an increasing number of research graduates looking for employment outside universities, it has become more important that they are able to develop and document the range of transferable skills that they acquire as part of...

Evaluating the participation and quality of thinking of pre-service teachers in an asynchronous online discussion environment: Part I.
June 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION One of the objectives of teacher education is to help pre-service or in-service teachers develop critical reflection in real-life practice. There are a myriad of ways of doing so, one of which is through case discussion. But,...

Visualization for construction of meaning during study time: a quantitative analysis.
June 22, 2003... PERSPECTIVE In this study we investigated the skills that lead to generation of facilitative visualizations during study time. Estimates were made regarding the effects of applying four specific visualization skills and rehearsal on a test...

Introduction to probability: a HyperCard tutoring system.
June 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION An understanding of basic concepts regarding probability is becoming increasingly more important in our society. Our interpretation of information on diverse topics such as health risks, crime statistics, government polls, and...

Confronting limitations of cyberspace college courses: Part 2--developing solutions.
June 22, 2003... In Part I of this essay, which appeared in issue 2 of this volume, several categories of limitations found in Internet college courses were identified and described. These categories included training and incentives, changes in social...

Anthropomorphic multimedia theater for fundamental engineering problem solving.
June 22, 2003... NEEDS Women are needed in engineering fields for human intellectual diversity (Rosser, 1993: Tonso, 1996) as well as demographic equity (President's Committee, 1997). Female intellectual resources are unique, important ingredients of the...

Searching for information on the internet--what if your students cannot speak english?
June 22, 2003... "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell, Animal Farm. INTRODUCTION Over the last few years, computers have become a useful tool in everyday school practice in many primary and secondary schools...

"'A'--you're adorable: abbreviations, acryonyms, and other alphabetical arrangements in popular recordings, 1920-2000".
June 22, 2003... Simplicity is the rule. Complexity is the exception. Familiarity is the rule. Uniqueness is the exception. Repetition is the rule. Singularity is the exception. These general guidelines determine commercial success for most popular recordings....

Review of physical chemistry: a tale of two contexts.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 22, 2003... The importance of considering instructional context when evaluating educational software was underscored for me while reviewing an advance copy of the CD-ROM Physical Chemistry (2002) by Laidler, Meiser, and Sanctuary, which is published...

A longitudinal assessment of cognitive-motivational predictors of the grade performance of American Indian/Alaska Native students.
June 22, 2003... Several models of instructional design have been proposed which incorporate current knowledge about learner characteristics and their implications for learning outcomes. Most models have considered the importance of individual differences, such...