Academic Exchange Quarterly articles from September 2006

Academic Exchange Quarterly archives from September 2006

The process of assessment is important to the examination of student, teacher, and program outcomes.
September 22, 2006... The process of assessment is important to the examination of student, teacher, and program outcomes. Assessment can be used to measure outcomes while being used to guide teaching or examine beliefs and perceptions. If used efficiently and...

In this Fall 2006 issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly, we have included eight manuscripts that deal with issues both in and out of the healthcare classroom.
September 22, 2006... In this Fall 2006 issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly, we have included eight manuscripts that deal with issues both in and out of the healthcare classroom. To begin, Prince, Triplett, and Lindsey discuss the destructive aftermath of Hurricane...

Intergenerational service-learning.(Bachelor of Social Work )
September 22, 2006... Abstract In an effort to infuse gerontological content throughout a BSW curriculum, a series of mandated service-learning assignments was implemented to expose social work majors to work with older adults as well as offer real-life...

Reflections on service learning with the aged.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The following is a discussion of the possible benefits of service learning as an antidote to ageism. It presents the themes found in a qualitative analysis of 31 papers of college students working within a retirement-home...

Popular culture in high school language arts.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This article argues that popular culture such as music, movies, and television should be used as additional "text" in the language arts classroom to build stronger connections with traditional literature and aid in teaching other...

Personalizing learning in urban high schools.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Much-maligned urban high schools are in need of major reform if they are to ensure that their students are prepared to be successful workers in the post-industrial economy. Ongoing small school reforms may help provide the...

A service learning master's thesis on asthma.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Is a master's thesis an appropriate venue for service learning? Are all students equally equipped, given proper training, to manage the increased pressures of working on efforts for the benefit of a community partner? This article...

The real world: service, learning and missions.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Locating optimal community sites to implement community service and learning projects often proves challenging. Because nurse managed health centers partner with communities in which they serve, they are an excellent venue to...

Perceptions on problem-based online learning.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This study investigates the students' perceptions of problem-based online learning in regard to computer mediated communication, benefits for learning, online support, motivation, and online collaboration. A case study design was...

Student perceptions of school and personal factors.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This study examined the relationship between urban student perceptions of the school climate, parent attitudes, education and self, at 10th and 12th grade, and the influence of race and gender on these perceptual relations....

Environmental arts in a theological context.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Catholic higher education today recognizes and seeks to respond to the environmental mandate expressed in the document "On Catholic Universities." This article describes an approach to teaching theology environmentally through the...

Reflective practice that nurtures dispositions.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This four-semester study examines the impact of reflective practice on the self-analysis of dispositions in beginning pre-service teachers. Pre-service teachers identified dispositional signals [behaviors], messages those signals...

Tenure practices in allied health and nursing.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This manuscript presents an in depth review of the literature on the tenure policies and practices in allied health and nursing education. Specifically, the manuscript summarized the existing published studies that investigated...

K-12 teachers' assessment of student learning.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This article analyses the factors affecting how K-12 teachers assess student learning. To probe how they assess student learning, I present them with a transcript of a classroom interaction and ask them to analyze it to determine...

Divinity and femininity issues in counseling.
September 22, 2006... Abstract A survey of 80 Christian women, on the effects of patriarchal Christianity on female role stereotypes, was conducted as part of a Spirituality in Counseling class. Results of that survey and the journal entries of Christian women...

Issues: blending online and face-to-face teaching.
September 22, 2006... Abstract While technology allows us to provide varied modes of instruction to students, the dilemma of how much is too much should not be ignored. The responsibility that university teaching brings with it includes maintaining the...

Teacher efficacy and elementary teacher education.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Elementary teacher education in Taiwan has been facing the dilemma of cultivating prospective teachers to be generalists or specialists for certain subject areas since 1997. Referring to the significant factors affecting teacher...

Resiliency in a Professional Development School.
September 22, 2006... Abstract A Professional Development School (PDS) is an innovative approach to preparing K-12 teachers. The success of a PDS is determined by how well it creates and maintains systems designed to foster supportive environments in the face...

Service-learning in healthcare education.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Competing demands present a challenge for anyone wanting to include a Service-Learning (SL) course in any professional degree curriculum, particularly in healthcare education. The case for including SL requires an analysis and...

Media literacy: (mis) shaping women's sports.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The messages the media sends about women's sport have had a powerful influence on how women athletes and women's sports are accepted in this culture. This article describes a media literacy assignment developed to provide students...

The bully within us ... as teachers.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Research on teacher bullying, although scant, suggests that bullying by teachers may contribute to the transgenerational cycle of bullying among children and adults. Bully prevention programs could carefully be revised to...

A framework for developing classroom games.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The use of games and simulations in economics and finance classrooms has prompted research primarily about their pervasiveness and pedagogical benefits while little research has focused on how to develop them. As such, we outline...

Cooperative learning: why the reluctance?
September 22, 2006... Abstract Cooperative learning provides a means for educators to positively influence social and academic outcomes for students receiving special education services to facilitate student motivation and active participation within the...

Using positive behavior supports in EBD settings.(emotional and behavioral disorders )
September 22, 2006... Abstract This paper highlights a collaborative partnership to build the capacity of special education classroom teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) to use positive behavioral supports (PBS). This yearlong...

Channel one and effectiveness of media literacy.
September 22, 2006... Abstract A field experiment (N=239) with randomized assignment of 15 seventh- and eighth-grade classes to one of three media literacy lesson conditions (logic, affect-added and control) and random mixing of classes to the extent possible...

Tackling campus-based assessment collaboratively.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The assessment of multi-disciplinary skills requires a campus-wide effort to succeed. In response to the State University of New York's announcement that information management skills be assessed system-wide, SUNY at Fredonia...

Aspiring school leaders reflect on the internship.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Reflective journals are used as the assessment tool of the educational leadership program. The interns reflect on their experience, evaluate skills gained, and provide constructive feedback to improve future internship experience....

E-mail, literacy, and learning: lessons from Carl.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Although the school curriculum has been traditionally confined to print and text-based practices, young people are becoming increasingly involved with digital technologies. It is incumbent upon educators to consider the role that...

Promoting academic success for all students.
September 22, 2006... Abstract We evaluated a large-scale reform program with emphasis on curriculum-based instruction, ongoing progress monitoring, and systematic and continuing professional development. The design of the study included pre-, post-, and...

Rhetoric's teaching and multi-modal learning.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This paper broadly addresses the concept of multi-modal learning as it may be engaged in teaching rhetoric. It highlights an example drawn from the author's teaching experience--the creation of "vidblinks" with cell phones--as it...

Shifting currents in media awareness.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This longitudinal qualitative research study examines how a group of parents and teachers sought to raise awareness in their community about harmful media effects. Initially condemning the influx of new digital media technologies...

Media literacy for reading master's students.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Twenty-first century teachers of reading should be knowledgeable of critical media literacy. This paper describes efforts to include a mandatory course on critical media literacy within a reading master's program. Using course...

Using online technology to create new audiences.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The K-12 Connection offers online support for elementary and secondary students as they learn how to write, work on their writing, and share their writing with a potentially global audience. The site uses online technology as a...

Pre-service teachers' perceptions of inclusion.
September 22, 2006... Abstract A total of 82 pre-service general education teachers were surveyed regarding their perspectives toward the inclusion of students with disabilities into general education classrooms before and after taking one three-unit university...

Integrating media literacy into the curriculum.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Media literacy education is required by most state curricular in this country. It is still not taught systematically in our schools. Teachers are worried about adding a new subject to their already crowded curriculum. This article...

Teacher efficacy, school reform, and state tests.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This study examined relationships among school reform, teacher efficacy, and passage rates on state math and reading tests. 1,101 teachers from 59 elementary schools were surveyed, and ten were interviewed. Reports of effective...

Self-assessment: grading or knowing?
September 22, 2006... Abstract Self-assessment is intended to foster awareness of one's own knowledge and skill levels. It is also intended to foster learning beyond the classroom, especially in professional programs. Linking self-assessment to grading defeats...

Service learning and student performance.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The difference in academic performance between service learning students and non-service learning students in Basic Statistics was examined in this study. Test scores were compared between the service learning and non...

Assessing the wizards.(K-12 curricula)
September 22, 2006... Abstract Today it is commonplace for the K-12 curricula to include multimedia projects, which encompass presentation programs, graphic arts, digital photography and web design classes. On the surface teachers applaud these innovations as...

Media literacy and student/teacher engagement.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Media literacy education aims to enable students to critically and analytically engage with media. Teacher/Student engagement in the classroom enables students to enhance their learning experiences by providing them the atmosphere...

Teachers in action.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Action research bridges the gap between theory and practice in education by empowering the teachers as the primary investigators. This study examines a semester long project in which second year teachers implemented...

Building connections through reflective writing.
September 22, 2006... Abstract One important challenge liberal arts teachers in all disciplines face at the post-secondary level is to help students see the larger connections of a course. Teachers can integrate a strand of reflective assignments, such as...

Inspiring student insights for change.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Contemporary change has challenged educators to construct methods that develop knowledge for the times. This classroom action research case study investigated an innovative strategy created to inspire student insights on the...

Upward influence and grades in higher education.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of propensity of student upward influence behaviors with instructors on classroom performance. Students from a mid-sized regional comprehensive university returned completed...

Katrina and NCLB: mandates but no provisions.(No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)
September 22, 2006... Abstract Hurricane Katrina uncovered a side of America that is often forgotten. This destructive force of nature highlighted the side of America where people live in poverty. Without the needed resources and support, thousands of the...

Hate speech: implications for administrators.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Both educators and students alike expect colleges and universities to be realms for freedoms of expression in the pursuit of knowledge. However, increasingly during the past several decades those freedoms of expression have...

Challenges to effective assessment of learning.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Assessment of student learning has received much attention in the last decade. Many experts have articulated the value of assessment, and many critical decisions in higher education are now based at least partially on effective...

Cultural orientations and collaborative learning.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of cultural orientations on collaborative learning. Cultural orientations were measured in four dimensions: horizontal collectivism, vertical collectivism, horizontal...

Redesigning leadership programs: 4 puzzles.
September 22, 2006... Abstract Despite increasing criticism, many educational leadership programs have been actively engaged in restructuring to meet school systems' needs for well-prepared leaders. This paper examines three such efforts focused in one...

Preservice teachers learn to do action research.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This research addresses the challenge of preparing teachers for diverse classrooms and explores the use of action research as one strategy for preservice teacher preparation that can offer teacher candidates tools for working to...

Are midterms bad for faculty?
September 22, 2006... Abstract Previous studies found that student health is adversely affected by examination stress. We compared faculty and student stress and health during midterm examination week. Although faculty and students reported similarly high...

Sexual assault on campuses: trends and prevention.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This paper describes a study in which campus victim advocates addressed trends in sexual assault on campus and strategies to prevent sexual violence on campus. Results suggest that technological and structural changes have...

Collaborative testing: a second chance to learn.
September 22, 2006... Abstract This study examines the impact of collaborative testing on exam scores and students' engagement with course content. Numerous studies have documented the efficacy of collaborative learning, and several researchers have examined...

Effects of dyslexia and dyscalculia on teachers.
September 22, 2006... Abstract The purpose of this research was to ascertain if teachers with dyslexia and dyscalculia perceive that their learning disabilities have affected their adult lives, including their teaching. It was found that dyslexia and...

Correlating hardiness with graduation persistence.
September 22, 2006... Abstract A five-campus longitudinal study of 1,432 first-year respondents found a positive correlation of students' "hardiness" with persistence to their expected '02 graduation, four years later. This capstone research's results reinforce...