Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from March 2004

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from March 2004

A study of teacher resilience in urban schools.(United States)
March 1, 2004... This paper describes a qualitative research study that investigated strategies used by urban teachers to build their personal resilience. Sixteen resilient teachers from four urban districts that reported student achievement equal to or higher...

A research-based approach on teaching to diversity.(education policy United States)
March 1, 2004... Changes in demographics are having a profound affect on education. Hodgkinson (1997) stated that the United States is the "first world nation in this history of humanity" (p. 3), where every nation in the world has a resident in this country....

Friendship and choosing groupmates: preferences for teacher-selected vs. student-selected groupings in high school science classes.(includes statistical tables)
March 1, 2004... This study represents a collaborative school university partnership. Using a mixed-method approach, the authors report on the motivational and psychological consequences of students choosing their groupmates in cooperative learning triads. 139...

The relationship among creative, critical thinking and thinking styles in Taiwan high school students.
March 1, 2004... The study investigated the relationships among demographic variables (class grades, school types, major field, parent's education level, etc.), psychological type, thinking style, critical thinking, and creative thinking in senior high school...

Enhancing mathematics teaching for at-risk students: influences of a teaching experience in alternative high school.(education United States)
March 1, 2004... This paper examines a preservice teacher initiative whose overarching goal is to begin to reverse the cycle of educational failure for students labeled "at-risk." Although research in teacher preparation has explored the ways in which...

Evaluation of digital technology and software use among business education teachers.(includes statistical tables)
March 1, 2004... Digital video cameras are part of the evolution of multimedia digital products that have positive applications for educators, students, and industry. Multimedia digital video can be utilized by any personal computer and it allows the user to...

Encouraging college student success: the instructional challenges, response strategies, and study skills of contemporary undergraduates.(includes statistical tables)
March 1, 2004... College students increasingly bring complex issues to campus and choose to manage their academic careers and personal lives in a variety of ways. Yet, these strategies for dealing with personal and academic challenges are the fundamental issues...

What principals think motivates teachers.
March 1, 2004... How did a graduate class of teachers and principal s come to explore what was really important to teachers? They had an idea that they all shared the same values (both teachers and principals) and would agree on what rewards teachers prize....

Today's teachers struggle to educate a generation of students unlike any that has ever been seen before.(education policy United States)
March 1, 2004... Each day more and more laws are passed that require school districts to be accountable for their students' performances in the classroom. Educators are given the age-old responsibility of ensuring that their students meet the rigors of a...

From student teacher to teacher: making the first cut (Part I).(resume writing)
March 1, 2004... Preservice teachers in elementary teacher education programs for the most part are well trained and prepared in meeting the needs of the students they face in today's classrooms. For many preservice teachers a more traumatic experience is the...