Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from December 2005

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from December 2005

Extent of faculty members' use of internet in the University of Benin, Nigeria.(educational psychology research)(includes statistical tables)
December 1, 2005... This study investigated the extent faculty members in the University of Benin, Benin City. Nigeria, use internet services for instructional purposes. The study set out to find out the most popular areas of internet usage among faculty members...

Psychological perspectives in assessing mathematics learning needs.(educational psychology research)
December 1, 2005... While the definition of learning disabilities has been the subject of controversy for decades, the current federal classification system identifies three specific areas of deficit: reading, written language, and mathematics and maintains the...

Development of a questionnaire for determining the factors in technology integration among teachers.(educational psychology research)(includes statistical tables)
December 1, 2005... This paper uses the data from a survey among school teachers to conduct a series of factor analysis to test the reliability of a set of items to determine the factors deemed important in technology integration among teachers. The results...

Changes to students' learning processes following instruction on the topic.(educational psychology research)(includes statistical table)
December 1, 2005... Previous research indicates that students' learning styles, as assessed by the Inventory of Learning Processes (ILP; Schmeck, Ribich, & Ramanaiah, 1977), change during college. Additionally, prior research indicates that teaching students about...

Effects of Systematic Desensitisation (SD) therapy on the reduction of test anxiety among adolescents in Nigerian schools.(educational psychology research)(includes statistical tables)
December 1, 2005... This study investigated the effect of Systematic Desensitisation (SD) therapy on the reduction of test anxiety on some identified test anxious students. In addition, three secondary independent variables were studied along. These were entry...

Impact of citizenship education on the civic consciousness of Nigerian youth.(educational psychology research)
December 1, 2005... Nigeria is currently facing the problem of youth incivility and immorality. The need has arisen to seek informal approaches to the inculcation of desirable values and civic consciousness in the young people in view of the apparent failure of...

Teaching and learning operant principles in animal shelters: perspectives from faculty, students, and shelter staff.(educational psychology research)
December 1, 2005... Many instructors have expressed a recent interest in incorporating service-learning activities into their courses. Several authors have maintained that service-learning opportunities help students to better understand class concepts and also...

Now that I'm out in the field: student teaching and valuing diversity.(educational psychology research)(includes statistical tables)
December 1, 2005... The move to address the inequity in our nation's schools continues to be all issue of concern for many in Education. While the NCLB Act spotlights our nations public schools, universities and colleges are not immune to the new law. Many schools...

Using Axline's eight principles of play therapy with Mexican-American children.(educational psychology research)
December 1, 2005... There is a paucity of literature on the application of client-centered play therapy to diverse cultures. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to discuss considerations related to using Axline's eight principles of play therapy with...

Peer evaluation as an active learning technique.(educational psychology research)
December 1, 2005... An action research was carried out during the fall 2003 term. Nineteen students in an Applied Research in Education course at Fayetteville State University, North Carolina were participants in the study to determine the impact of using peers in...