Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from March 2005

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from March 2005

Errata.
March 1, 2005... In the article: DeMoulin, D.F. & Walsh, R.J. (2002a). Comparing the Personal Development Test scores against GPA, GRADE, and AGE of Typical High School Students. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 29(1), 22-24 one of the authors was...

Principles of effective instruction--general standards for teachers and instructional designers.
March 1, 2005... This paper offers a review on effective instructional methods from educational and psychological research. Thirteen instructional principles are presented which should help teachers and educators to improve the quality of their instruction....

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, Form-S for education majors.
March 1, 2005... The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal-Form S was a reliable and valid instrument to measure critical thinking for students pursuing a teaching career. The participants were 137...

Parental involvement in the classroom.
March 1, 2005... Improving parental involvement with public schools can improve schools. Parental involvement is highly important for pushing the public school systems to higher standards. Also, research reports that engaging parents in an active role in the...

The venture studies program at the University of North Florida: innovative, experiential courses.
March 1, 2005... Key requirements for an experiential, innovative course in race relations, as well as the processes followed for university approval and implementation, are described. The course was offered by a licensed clinical psychologist at a university...

From student teacher to teacher: making the second cut Part II.
March 1, 2005... Part I of this two-part article, published in the March 204 issue, addressed five components of the employment process in order to "make the first cut" when seeking a teaching position. The purpose of this article (Part two) is to provide...

Biochemical sociology: correlates of aggression.
March 1, 2005... The authors review numerous correlates of aggression from the perspective of sociology, psychology, and the biochemical. They introduce to the reader the field of biochemical sociology. ********** Biochemical sociology is a new field....

A live demonstration to enhance interest and understanding in child development.
March 1, 2005... Concepts and methods in the field of child development are understood better when observed or experienced, as opposed to described in a standard textbook or lecture format. We describe a live demonstration ill which commonly-taught...

Cultural implications of crisis intervention.
March 1, 2005... Elements and components of crisis situations are identified. Strategies and sequences of crisis intervention are described. Cultural implications of crisis intervention are discussed. ********** A crisis event is seldom anticipated. By...

Spatial working memory and gender differences in Science.
March 1, 2005... One reason for the lack of female participation in science could be due to cognitive differences between males and females. The present study measured verbal and spatial working memory for 15 males and 48 females. Males were found to have both...

Grade inflation and student individual differences as systematic bias in faculty evaluations.
March 1, 2005... The media has recently exposed that grade inflation is a concern for higher education in North America. Grade inflation may be due to consumerism by universities that62 now compete for students. Keeping students happy (and paying) may have been...

Perceived usefulness and outcomes of Intranet-Based Learning (IBL): developing asynchronous knowledge management systems in organizational settings.
March 1, 2005... This article introduces two studies showing the perceived usefulness reported by the participants of Intranet Based Learning (IBL) (N=226) and the effectiveness of IBL measured by the outcomes of two instructional groups and the control group...

Evaluating student use of Web-based course material.
March 1, 2005... Course management software and on-line course material are becoming more available.. As a result, many instructors have developed WebCT course Web sites to deliver on-line course material that supplements lecture topics. The present study...

Impact of pre-service student teaching experience on urban school teachers.
March 1, 2005... A total of 204 K- 12 teachers were surveyed for the purpose of investigating the effect of pre-service student teaching on teachers' career goals, affective measures and classroom teaching. The study also explored whether different levels of...