Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from June 2002

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from June 2002

Teaching critical thinking online.
June 1, 2002... Critical thinking is a higher-order thinking skill which mainly consists of evaluating arguments. It is a purposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanations of the...

Positive assertiveness begins with character education and includes the abuse of cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.
June 1, 2002... There are three kinds of assertiveness: (1) positive, (2) negative, and (3) absence of assertiveness. Positive assertiveness always involves the use of the scientific process of decision making. Negative assertiveness typically involves trying...

A student's creditability and personal development are essential elements for high school success.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... The study examines change in relation to the personal development and creditability of students as they progress through a high school in Tennessee. It is suggested as a model for all high schools to insure that personal development and...

Developing a reading community.
June 1, 2002... Developing a community of people interested in improving student reading achievement is an ongoing trend in education. This group needs to understand student needs and teaching of reading methodology. Learning here can be continuous and...

Issue of corporal punishment: re-examined.
June 1, 2002... The use of corporal punishment is one of the most controversial parenting practices and it will continue to be controversial. Although the effects of corporal punishment on children is still undergoing rigorous scientific debate, less attention...

Development of a measure on statistics anxiety in graduate-level psychology students.
June 1, 2002... Mathematics anxiety has always maintained a central focus in the education literature. However, there has been a recent focus on "statistics anxiety" as experienced by undergraduates. This paper presents the development of an instrument that...

A nation's socio-psychological climate: change, determinants and value shift.
June 1, 2002... Using contemporary historical perspectives, the following reviews the meaning of Ethos, and old but resilient term, factors that determine social climate in a nation and changes therefore in a nation's system of human values. The examples are...

Ontario educational reform: a tragedy of errors.
June 1, 2002... The article is an opinion piece backed up by relevant research. It examines the recent changes in the Ontario Educational System and critiques the process based on what researchers suggest should happen when sweeping reforms are made. It...

The effect of using written retelling as a teaching strategy on students performance on the TOWL-2.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... The purpose of this study was to determine if practice in written retellings that focused on the structural framework of narratives, would enhance second grader's writing development as tested by the TOWL-2. This investigation used a Multiple...