This colloquium piece summarizes the author's ongoing research regarding the development and implementation of a political science Web directory designed to take advantage of the research capacity of the Web. Results of student surveys examining the usefulness of Web directories reveal that students are benefiting from their use, particularly in…

Examines responses of part-time students to a collaborative management degree. The case study program, set within the national context in terms of innovative developments in management education, is identified as possessing the typical attributes of such programs: flexibility, modularity, employer specificity and high employer input in teaching…

Examines the effects of open inquiry instruction on low achieving, marginalized high school students. Involves students with long histories of scholastic failure in question generation, experimental design, and argument construction as part of their General Science course instruction. Compares students' entrance and exit interview responses which…

Considers some of the difficult moments that occurred while teaching an interdisciplinary course entitled "Race and Racism" at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada), specifically focusing on the emotional issues evoked by discussion of race in the classroom. States that emotional issues are hard to resolve because they mirror…

Describes a demonstration that helps students experience the influence of various factors on the F ratio in order for students to understand how effect size, individual differences, and measurement error combine to influence the ability to detect a false null hypothesis (power) in a one-way ANOVA. (CMK)

Discusses how to introduce basic concepts of multiple regression by creating a large-scale, three-dimensional regression model using the classroom walls and floor. Addresses teaching points that should be covered and reveals student reaction to the model. Finds that the greatest benefit of the model is the low fear, walk-through, nonmathematical…

Examines the effectiveness of various types of feedback in interactive video instruction. Participants were 43 undergraduate students. Results showed no significant difference among the three groups of (1) video only, (2) feedback, and (3) elaborate feedback. Summary, multiple-choice test, and sample question/response are appended. (Author/AEF)

Examines the effectiveness of visual illustrations in computer-based education, the effect of order of visual presentation, and whether screen design affects students' use of graphics and text. Results indicate that order of presentation and choice of review did not influence student achievement; however, when given a choice, students selected the…

Describes a teaching strategy called the inverted classroom that enables instructors of introductory economics courses to address students' different learning styles within the time constraints of the class. Explains that in the inverted classroom the events that traditionally take place during class time now take place outside the classroom and…

Examines factors influencing students' personal voices becoming part of the public talk of an 11th-grade U.S. history class and an 8th-grade language arts class. Finds student participation in discussion is influenced by peer and gender relations and differing conceptions of teaching and knowledge. Notes encouraging students to exercise their…

Discusses the controversial work of Maurice Sendak, a popular, yet controversial children's author and illustrator. Examines the oral responses of a class of first graders to "We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy," with the purpose of demonstrating that children can act as their own agents in constructing meaning through complex…

Describes a class exercise where students in three different courses wrote ten responses to the question "Who am I?", in order to increase their understanding of social constructionism. Reveals that students accurately identified the gender of most respondents and saw this as a useful exercise to help them understand social constructionism. (CMK)

Discusses a developmental model for supervising internships for undergraduate students in psychology programs. Provides some context on the nature of both the undergraduate students being supervised and the supervision itself. Evaluates the effectiveness of this model of supervision stating that the interns are generally satisfied with the…

Explores the relationship between three psychological factors (1) field dependence/field independence; (2) convergent/divergent dimensions of cognitive styles; and (3) working memory capacity and their effect on word association test responses for biological concepts, as well as grid questions. States the research study was completed in three…

Describes an exercise for teaching about violence where the students keep a one-day journal about their experiences of fear, use of safety strategies, and analyze their findings. Discusses the students' reactions to the exercise and the advantages and disadvantages of this approach. (CMK)