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Development of a Student Self-Reported Instrument to Assess Course Reform
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Morris, R. C.; Parker, Loran Carleton; Nelson, David; Pistilli, Matthew D.; Hagen, Adam; Levesque-Bristol, Chantal; Weaver, Gabriela – Educational Assessment, 2014
This study examines the development and implementation of a survey-based instrument assessing the effectiveness of a course redesign initiative focused on student centeredness at a large midwestern university in the United States. Given the scope of the reform initiative under investigation in this study, researchers developed an instrument called…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Program Effectiveness
IS Course Success in Liberal Arts Institutions -- What's the Formula?
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Ghosh, Suvankar; Naik, Bijayananda; Li, Xiaolin – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
Much of IS pedagogy research has focused on IS programs in business schools or in computer science departments. Insufficient attention has been given to assessing IS pedagogy in business schools without an IS major and in a strong liberal arts environment where skepticism about IS education is high. We describe a newly-designed IS core course that…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Information Systems
The Effect of Concept Mapping on Preservice Teachers' Reflective Practices When Making Pedagogical Decisions
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Blackwell, Sarah; Pepper, Kaye – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using concept mapping to promote reflective instructional decision-making among junior level education preservice teachers when planning lessons for elementary and secondary students. The researchers were interested in determining if there was a connection between the use of concept mapping…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Preservice Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Decision Making
The Impact of IQ+EQ+CQ Integration on Student Productivity in Web Design and Development
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Zhao, Jensen J.; Zhao, Sherry Y. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
As the entry-level information technology jobs could be easily outsourced offshore, the demand for U.S. employees who are innovative and productive in information technology (IT) project design, development, and management is growing among U.S. companies. This controlled experiment presents how a model of integrating students' intelligence…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Intelligence Quotient, Gender Differences, Creativity
Quality of Education and the Evaluation Paradigm.
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De Groot, Adriaan D. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
Although "quality of education" issues are currently popular in educational evaluation, the author argues for an empirically resolvable evaluation paradigm: Given the target population, program goals, and boundary conditions, how do educational treatments compare in terms of learning effects? Agreement on pre-set specifications and the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educational Research
Inquiry Theory and Social Studies Curricula: Problems in Planning for Thinking.
Cornbleth, Catherine – 1978
The purpose of this study is to identify trends in the historical development of inquiry and common elements in models of inquiry; evaluate the extent to which inquiry theory has been incorporated in representative inquiry oriented social studies curriculum project materials; and examine problems in curriculum development for inquiry skills. To…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems