Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from September 2000

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from September 2000

Character Education: Who Is Responsible?
September 1, 2000... Character education is not a quick-fix program; it is a part of school life. The question becomes who is responsible for reinforcing age-old qualities of character? The classroom could be one arena to reinforce, model, and practice positive...

African American Students' Perceptions of Their Treatment by Caucasian Teachers.(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2000... In this study, 160 African American seventh grade students were asked to complete a questionnaire designed to measure variables such as, `racial preference of teacher', and their perception of the types of treatment received from their...

Approaching A Taxonomy 21.(developmental disabilities)
September 1, 2000... This manuscript focuses on persons with developmental disabilities as a group and some of the common conditions or factors associated with that group generally. These are fairly constant and can be considered as principles or formulae that may...

The Principal and Evaluation of Student Achievement.
September 1, 2000... There is a plethora of involved issues in evaluating student achievement. These include norm referenced/criterion referenced tests as compared to constructivism, determining validity and reliability, making comparisons of student achievement...

A Content Analysis of the Style of Speeches of Black College Students.(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2000... A stylistic content analysis of speeches of black college students was conducted in 1999, the results of which were compared to a stylistic content analysis of speeches of two groups of college students conducted in 1979. In 1999, one group of...

Changing Trends in Business Shape Education's Focus on Integrity.
September 1, 2000... Business over the many years has prided itself in choosing only the academic highest, or the creme of the crop. In this new twenty-first century, a new standard is emerging. One, which is re-examining the value of an employee with regards to...

Gender Equity Training and Teacher Behavior.
September 1, 2000... The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of a gender resource module would modify teacher behaviors toward more gender equity in the classroom. Instruction by four teachers was videotaped and analyzed for gender-related...

A Comparative Study of Block Scheduling and Traditional Scheduling on Academic Achievement.
September 1, 2000... This study compared the academic achievement of high school students on the block schedule with the academic achievement of high school students on the traditional schedule. The goal was to determine what impact if any block scheduling would...

The Educator's Role In Reporting the Emotional Abuse of Children.
September 1, 2000... Educators are mandated to report suspected child abuse to authorities. They learn to identify behavioral indicators of physical/sexual abuse and neglect but receive less information regarding emotional abuse. Emotional abuse consists of...

Designing Teacher Education Course Syllabi That Integrate Service Learning.
September 1, 2000... Sample service-learning in teacher education course syllabi are analyzed in relation to important variables impacting the value and use of this pedagogy in teacher education courses and experiences. Results of the analysis - as interrelated...

Publishing Fees in Academia.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... One of the authors reviewed available literature and analyzed issues dealing with publishing in academia with limited resources (Snell et. al 1976, Snell et. al. 1994.) One of the problems or opportunities now associated with publishing in...

A New Epistemological Context for Education: Knowledge Management in Public Schools.
September 1, 2000... Knowledge management is an increasingly common application in the corporate sector for leveraging intellectual capital and fostering organizational learning. The author advocates this approach for public schools to improve student achievement....

A Validity Study of the Kentucky's Performance Based Assessment System with National Merit Scholars and National Merit Commended.
September 1, 2000... This study explored the validity of Kentucky's Performance Based Assessment System with National Merit Scholars and National Merit Commended. A significant percentage of these scholars were judged by the Kentucky tests as nonmastery in reading,...