Academic Exchange Quarterly articles from March 2001

Academic Exchange Quarterly archives from March 2001

EDITORIAL.(educational assessment)(Editorial)
March 22, 2001... What is Assessment and its Place in Education? Assessment is one of the newer and more frequently misunderstood words and issues in education circles. Many educators are not quite sure what it is and if it has a place in education. As such,...

Assessing the Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education: Lessons from the Literature.
March 22, 2001... Abstract Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an innovative educational approach that is gaining prominence in higher education. A review of the literature of PBL outcomes summarizes, across multiple studies, the positive effects of...

Assessing the Effects of Incorporating Service in Learning: The Search for a Comprehensive Process of Service Learning Evaluation.
March 22, 2001... Abstract Service learning is rapidly becoming a popular teaching and learning tool, yet assessment of the effectiveness of the pedagogy is still developing. It is vital that we begin to systematically evaluate the extent to which service...

TIGER'S EYE.(student evaluations)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Student Evaluations Are Important Assessment Tools A student evaluation of courses is an essential tool of assessment for class instruction. However, mistrust of student evaluations by faculty, and student perceptions that evaluations are a...

Reliability in Evaluating Portfolios for Higher Education Teacher Accreditation.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Data are reported regarding the reliability of evaluations of portfolios constructed for the purpose of gaining accreditation as a teacher in UK higher education (HE). Whilst the reliability of the evaluations lies towards the...

Implementing Web-Based Digital Portfolios in Three Teacher Preparation Programs.
March 22, 2001... Web-based digital portfolios serve a two-fold purpose: first, as evidence of teaching skills and expertise level of pre-service teachers; second, as a vehicle for developing teaching competencies essential in providing pre-service teachers with...

Making Informed Choices: A Model for Comprehensive Classroom Assessment.
March 22, 2001... Abstract An interdisciplinary team of sixteen faculty designed a research-based, comprehensive classroom assessment model which provides professors with a framework for making informed choices about assessing student learning. The...

PERSPECTIVES.(educational assessment)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Tinted Glasses: The Defining Power of Assessment My students hate grades. For most of their lives grades have defined them as types of students, good and bad. As college students they fear grades, convinced that poor grades will limit their...

Accountability and Integration in Assessment: Identifying Learning Goals.
March 22, 2001... Abstract This paper explores a process for identifying learning goals in assessment of student learning. By actively engaging key stakeholders such as employers, institutions can identify learning outcomes important to those employers and...

Getting Real: Implementing General Education Assessment that Works.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract Implementing assessment of general education outcomes in an institution with churning diverse enrollments and a lack of control over entering and exiting of students is a challenge. Utilization of a stratified proportionate random...

POV FROM EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.(point of view on student testing)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... To Assess or Not to Assess --That Is Not the Question It is difficult to trace the exact time in educational history when assessment of students became a primary issue for educators. That being said, one can certainly trace the most recent...

Implementing a Web-Based Adaptive Senior Exit Survey for Undergraduates.
March 22, 2001... Abstract As part of an institution-wide reform initiative at Montana State University, an adaptive, senior exit survey was developed and delivered via the World Wide Web. Individualized surveys were automatically generated for students so...

THINKING ABOUT IT ...(psychology of jobs)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... My Job, My Self I'm intrigued by the psychological devastation that seems to accompany the current layoffs, not to mention much of the recent unemployment, as well as underemployment. It doesn't seem to be just a matter of money--it seems to be...

Assessing the College Impact on Students' Lifetime Educational Aspirations.
March 22, 2001... Abstract One way to explore the college impact on students' lifetime educational aspirations is to compare what students say those aspirations were at entry (Time 1) with what students say they are later in their college career (Time 2)....

Fairness in Grading.
March 22, 2001... Abstract This article reviews the difficulties in assigning grades to student work, briefly reviewing highlights from the history of grading practices. It concludes with the suggestion that, given the impossibility of comparing grades...

Self-Grading for Formative Assessment in Problem-Based Learning.
March 22, 2001... Abstract Experience indicates that a major impediment to writing intensive strategies such as problem-based learning is the excessive time one must spend in formative assessment activities. A technique employed to be more efficient in...

Student Voices: Improving the Quality of Course Evaluations.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Abstract This article explains one school's efforts at redesigning student evaluations of courses and suggests appropriate uses of student evaluations for improvement of instruction. Introduction In many colleges and universities,...

TEACHING MINDFULLY.(Taoist approach)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Can We Stop Beating our Heads against the Uncarved Block? "Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles," Chinese philosopher Lao Tsu instructs in the opening line of Tao Te Ching's twentieth chapter. By the middle of the semester, both...

Linking Outcomes Assessment with Teaching Effectiveness and Professional Accreditation.
March 22, 2001... Abstract One of the most important purposes for the teaching function in a graduate professional school is to foster students' mastery of the programmatic learning outcomes that have been agreed upon by faculty as part of the strategic...

Assessing Students' Course-Related Attitudes Using Keller's Model of Academic Motivation.
March 22, 2001... Abstract Most end-of-course evaluation instruments elicit students' attitudes about instructors and the role that they play in the teaching/learning process. As thinking about university teaching becomes more student-centered, assessment...

Assessment of Learning Preferences In a Compressed Video Distance Learning Environment.
March 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of the study was to assess learning preferences of graduate students in a compressed video distance learning environment. The sample consisted of students enrolled in a complete Masters degree program offered through a...

Developing a Tool For Assessing Writing in a General Psychology Course.
March 22, 2001... Abstract This article describes and discusses the development of a writing assessment tool applied to student writing produced in an introductory psychology course. A performative scoring tool is discussed as appropriate for the study...

Collaborative Action Research to Assess Student Learning and Effect Change.
March 22, 2001... Higher education has been called upon to demonstrate its commitment, capacity, and effectiveness in preparing "quality" teachers in the 21st century. As part of the assessment/audit process, institutions will be expected to provide accrediting...

Explicit Teaching and Assessment of Genre Conventions in University Education: an Example from Biology.(writing standards)
March 22, 2001... Abstract This paper argues that explicit teaching about the conventions of relevant genres is a necessary aspect of university education. This teaching, it suggests, should be integrated into the curriculum being studied by the student and...

Completing the Doctorate: Reflections of a Recent Graduate.
March 22, 2001... Introduction After completing her doctorate, Julie Kaomea is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies at the University of Hawaii . She is a Native Hawaiian who focuses her scholarship on...

VALEDICTORY VIEWS.(Brief Article)(Review)
March 22, 2001... Assessment and Other Paradigms New Paradigms for College Teaching (Interaction Book Company, 1997), edited by William E. Campbell and Karl A. Smith, is a collection of essays by teachers writing about innovative, "outside the box," strategies...