Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from September 2007

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from September 2007

Students' perception of value of interactive oral communication as part of writing course papers.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Every day students are able to discuss complex ideas relatively easily in spontaneous conversation, yet when they attempt to express complex ideas in a written paper, students often experience great difficulty. The features of face-to-face...

Teacher observation to assess student achievement.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Whatever has happened to using teacher observation as an approach to assess student achievement? Presently, the emphasis is upon state mandated testing to ascertain student progress. Much is written in educational journals about having students...

Achieving higher levels of success for A.D.H.D. students working in collaborative groups.(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Report)
September 1, 2007... This article explores a new and innovative strategy for helping students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D.) achieve higher levels of academic success when working in collaborative groups. Since the research indicates that...

Multiple-choice exam question order influences on student performance, completion time, and perceptions.(Report)
September 1, 2007... We conducted 2 studies to investigate undergraduate performance, perceptions, and time required in completing sequentially ordered, randomly ordered, or reverse ordered exams in introductory psychology classes. Study 1 compared the outcomes and...

Arabic as "a critical-need" foreign language in post-9/11 era: a study of students' attitudes and motivation.(Report)(Survey)
September 1, 2007... Taking into consideration President Bush's recent initiative that encourages Americans/students to learn "critical-need languages," this study explores the attitudes, perceptions, and motivation of American and international students regarding...

The impact of formative feedback on student learning in an online classroom.(Report)
September 1, 2007... This exploratory research study examined the impact of using feedback from weekly multiple-choice tests on final exam scores and students' IDEA course ratings. The teacher researcher taught two sections (N=33; N=34) of a graduate-level,...

Teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward the use of Inspiration 6 software in inclusive world history classes at the secondary level.(Report)(Survey)
September 1, 2007... The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward the use of technology-based instruction (i.e., Inspiration 6 software) as an effective instructional strategy in inclusive social studies classes. Three high...

Inclusive writing in a psychology class.
September 1, 2007... Most college professors are looking for ways to make writing a positive experience for students. This is increasingly a challenge in our contemporary world, which tends to be very image-oriented. This short paper outlines ways in which student...

Research, publishing, and tenure among Texas biologists.(Survey)
September 1, 2007... This study examined opinions toward research among biology faculty in Texas institutions of higher learning. The objectives of the study were to determine what the viewpoints of Texas biology faculty were toward research according to faculty...