Academic Exchange Quarterly articles from December 2005

Academic Exchange Quarterly archives from December 2005

Self-regulation of learning.(Editorial)
December 22, 2005... The importance and significance of self-regulation of learning has emerged as one of the most important development for explaining motivation and performance among learners. Self-regulation of learning refers to the process in which learners'...

Teachers' self-efficacy.(Editorial)
December 22, 2005... Why is it important to study teachers' self-efficacy? Self-efficacy beliefs have been studied in teacher education, students' academic achievement, mental health, counseling, and sports, among other areas. Many attribute this widely studied...

Developing teacher efficacy through shared stories.
December 22, 2005... Abstract For new teachers, learning to navigate the demands of standards and curricula while developing a classroom persona can be extremely challenging. The stories of mentor teachers can help novices envision ways to adopt new teaching...

Increasing self-efficacy through mentoring.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Retaining excellent teachers who are devoted to teaching students in urban schools is more crucial than ever. Mentoring has been a common strategy to support and retain new teachers, and mentors have been reported to benefit...

A teacher-in-residence approach to in-service.(professional development)
December 22, 2005... Abstract Current approaches to professional learning for teachers seek to harmonize development activities with the demands of classroom practice and system-wide efforts to improve. The need for high quality learning experiences, on-site,...

Self-regulation and teacher-student relationships.
December 22, 2005... Abstract It is common knowledge that a good teacher can turn a student's life around. In this time, however, of educational accountability, standards, predictions, and test scores, the notion of good teaching becomes confused with...

Teacher efficacy and academic performance.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study aims to investigate the effect of gender and university grade level on pre-service teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy belief and academic performance. The analysis was based on 258 pre-service teachers enrolled in...

Science teaching efficacy beliefs.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The influence of a module on science teaching of a teacher education prgoramme is reflected by the changes in the Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs of the preservice teachers at two phases: before they took the module on science...

Self-efficacy, attitude and science knowledge.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study examined Turkish preservice elementary teachers' science knowledge level, attitude toward science teaching and their efficacy beliefs regarding science teaching. In addition, the contribution of science knowledge level...

Enhancing critical thinking in online learning.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study compared critical thinking in undergraduate students via case study learning under two methods: (a) individual student analysis and (b) computer-supported collaborative analysis. Casebased learning was used as an...

Student's perception of quality in online courses.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study assessed the perceptions of college students regarding the instructional quality of online and web based courses via Webct. The results showed an overall positive perceptions regarding the instructional quality of...

Self-regulation in a computer literacy course.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Computer Literacy courses are offered by many colleges and universities and are often taken by students from various academic majors. Since the course may be unlike others in their major, students may be unfamiliar with strategies...

Self-regulation and the transition to adulthood.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Longitudinal interview data from 50 adolescents reveal that an early sense of realism, or knowledge about requirements of one's future goals, contributes to adolescents' self-regulation, or willingness to regulate actions to...

Participation in a PDS can improve practice.(professional development schools)
December 22, 2005... Abstract This qualitative study, conducted in an urban PDS with five cooperating teachers, explains how the participants perceived their classroom practice as improving as a result of working in a PDS context. This paper discusses the...

SRL enhancing narratives: Testas' (Mis)adventures.(self-regulated learning)
December 22, 2005... Abstract Designed to promote students' learning self-regulation, "Testas' (Mis)adventures" is an intervention project consisting of five narrative books and one manual with the theoretical framework and working guidelines for teachers and...

Self-efficacy and delay of gratification.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The present study examined the predictive utility of self-regulation of learning, academic delay of gratification, and motivational beliefs of teaching efficacy and academic performance among preservice teachers (N = 60)....

Lit circles, collaboration and student interest.(literature circles)
December 22, 2005... Abstract Classroom teachers often seek instructional methods that will engage young people in collaborative learning experiences. Literature circles (lit circles) have been identified as one means of providing a collaborative educational...

Forming relationships: supportive & collaborative.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The importance and influences of multifaceted relationships are highlighted as the author describes the pursuit and challenges of implementing an effective program for students with special needs. While discovering how to combine...

Detective Fiction and Forensics in collaboration.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This case study focuses on the link between Detective Fiction, a literature course, and Forensics, a lab science course, and how this cluster allows students to evaluate criminal investigation from two disciplinary perspectives....

Collaboration and play in the writing classroom.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This essay presents theory and field investigation that supports the argument for more collaborative learning in writing instruction. The authors claim that although collaborative learning occurs frequently in the university...

Self-regulatory beliefs, values and achievement.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study examined the frequency of motivational and cognitive self-regulatory behaviors, valuation, and achievement levels of 131 African American males and 154 African American females who attended high school in a large urban...

Self-regulation through reflective practice.
December 22, 2005... Abstract "Teaching today is much harder than it used to be" is a commonly heard refrain. Unfortunately the hardships faced by many of today's first year teachers have caused too many of them to leave their chosen field of education. This...

What predicts student teacher self-efficacy?
December 22, 2005... Abstract This descriptive survey study investigated student teachers' sources of self-efficacy. Using simultaneous regression, we predicted student teachers' sense of efficacy using their relationship with mentors, amount of field...

Collaborating for preservice teacher assessment.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Teacher education programs are responding to increased accountability, data reporting measures, and performance-based assessment requirements for certification. This article describes a university-PDS collaboration to create a...

Pre-service teachers' efficacy in teaching music.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study investigated pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in teaching children music. One hundred ninety-six candidates in early childhood and elementary education program from an urban public university participated in the...

The use of critical incident cases in classrooms.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The use of problem-based learning or case study teaching has become widespread in disciplines such as the health sciences, business, public administration, and environmental studies but gradually instructors in additional fields...

A pre-service reading teacher field experience.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study compared the efficacy beliefs of two groups of pre-service reading teachers in a state required undergraduate course in language and reading acquisition. Each group was exposed to course material through classroom...

Impact of mentoring on teacher efficacy.
December 22, 2005... Abstract A growing body of research sites the need to mentor beginning teachers. A three-year university and school-based partnership is underway to mentor cooperating teachers of K-8 student teachers. The project's impact on teacher...

Pedagogical tools to develop critical thinking.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Faculties in college and university programs strive to graduate individuals who are experienced and adept in critical thinking. This article discusses the value of three pedagogical tools for developing students' critical thinking...

Book critique assignments in management education.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This article asserts that the book critique is a powerful tool for management education which responds to employers' need for managers with critical thinking and higher-order learning abilities. The alignment of the assignment...

Efficacy sources for preservice teachers.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Research shows that teachers' beliefs about their efficacy play a powerful role in teaching outcomes. This study was conducted to provide preservice teachers with opportunities to develop and increase efficacy beliefs through...

Integrating Chinese culture into the EFL classroom.(English as a Foreign Language )
December 22, 2005... Abstract The authors explore the role of culture in the contemporary language classroom in Taiwan in the form of content-based curriculum for integration into the EFL classroom. Language teachers need cultural sensitivity as well as the...

Unlocking awareness and ownership of learning.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This paper describes a self-assessment process put in place by a performing arts professor and a mathematics education professor teaching Styles of Acting and Directing and Teaching Math for Elementary School Teachers...

Enhancing instruction through collaboration.(online information literacy tutorial)
December 22, 2005... Abstract This article describes how, at the University of Idaho, librarians, Core Discovery instructors, and information technologists worked together to incorporate information literacy skills into the Freshman Core program using a mix of...

Measuring the self-efficacy of mentor teachers.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study tested the validity and reliability of the Mentoring Self-Efficacy Instrument (MSEI). The instrument was developed to measure mentor teachers' self-efficacy with the roles and responsibilities of mentoring. The results...

Library instruction: online or in the classroom?
December 22, 2005... Abstract Three groups of students in an English composition course received basic information literacy instruction by completing an online tutorial, attending a presentation by a librarian, or doing both. An analysis of pre and post-test...

Preservice teacher epistemic beliefs and cultures.
December 22, 2005... Abstract In recent years there has been a growing interest in examining learners' epistemological beliefs and its relationship with their ways of learning. In this study we revealed significant differences in the epistemological beliefs...

Seeing and reading through the culture of war.(multicultural education)
December 22, 2005... Abstract Students often have trouble understanding culture outside their own generation. One of the ways that we can bridge the gap for students is to focus on a culture engaged in war--an event which permeates all aspects of society....

Uniting information literacy & teacher education.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This article describes an education professor and a librarian's collaborative teacher action research study of developing information literacy skills in a graduate teacher certification program in Literacy Education. We discuss...

Multimedia integration in online courses.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Rapidly developing technologies have influenced online education causing substantial changes in course design. We interviewed six online educators in a mid-western university about their course development experiences. Special...

Teacher Efficacy research from an agentic view.
December 22, 2005... Abstract A selection of the research on Teacher Efficacy during the past decade is examined from an agentic perspective, the focal point of Bandura's vision of self-efficacy. Specifically, seven emperical studies were reviewed to 1)...

Efficacy and identification of professional self.
December 22, 2005... Abstract In this paper we focus on issues identified by immigrant women from language backgrounds other than English, who teach in schools in Victoria, Australia. We show how these women attained proficiency in their new circumstances and...

Redefining the role of science & math mentors.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Over the past twenty plus years there has been a profusion of recommendations to enhance teacher preparation. Such recommendations have consequently increased the role of veteran teachers in the preparation of future teachers....

Multi-systemic consultation with Latino students.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Consultation services have shown to produce positive outcomes for students. Unfortunately, current consultation models and research do not address the specific needs of Latino students. This paper proposes that in order for...

Homework attitudes and management strategies.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study linked family help and time spent on homework to homework attitudes and homework management strategies reported by 221 students in grades 11-12. Compared with those students who received no family help, students who...

Online learners take the lead in self-direction.
December 22, 2005... Abstract A system of social, self-direction was implemented to address best-practices in online learning to allow students to "lead" in the teaching and learning dance, while also gaining course knowledge. The purpose of this study was to...

Lifelong learning: a stratagem for new teachers.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Educators have not fully defined the role of utilizing lifelong learning as a guiding principle. Furthermore, district-provided professional development is often deemed so inadequate that new teachers enter a profession where...

Ways to help ELLs: ESL teachers as consultants.(English language learners)
December 22, 2005... Abstract This article proposes the idea of utilizing English as a second language teachers as educational consultants to assist general education teachers who usually do not have formal training in teaching English language learners...

Business liaison collaboration: a case study.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The University of Louisville Libraries' Business Liaison Team designed Research Refresher workshops to assist faculty at the University's College of Business in using the Libraries' electronic resources. This case study discusses...

Creating a culture of (in)dependence.(mathematics education)
December 22, 2005... Abstract In this study, the interactions in one middle-school mathematics classroom are examined for potential sharing of mathematical authority that takes place via a teacher's uses of authoritative discourse. The discourse of several...

Self-efficacy of urban preservice teachers.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This study was conducted with 60 preservice teachers to learn about their self-efficacy beliefs and such learning behaviors as effort expenditure, assessment of academic accuracy, and time and study environment management...

Self-assessment-can they?(kindergartens)
December 22, 2005... Abstract As the number of full-day kindergarten classrooms increases, so does the emphasis on reading, writing and arithmetic. The academic pressures are increasing, in the kindergarten classroom. With the increasing pressure to accelerate...

Motivating online information literacy students.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The design of online information literacy courses should include various motivational strategies and techniques. Librarians should consider what motivates students in the online environment. This article presents a brief overview...

Impact of administrative placement upon programs.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support and enrichment program implemented widely in the U.S. This study investigates factors at nearly 400 institutions that may indirectly influence academic performance of students...

A partnership for literacy.
December 22, 2005... Abstract A university and school collaborated to engage parents in their children's literacy development by offering workshops at the University's computing center and after school. Student teachers tutored parents in computer skills and...