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Multicultural Education: More Than The Acknowledgement Of Black History Month, Owen Latimore

Perspectives In Learning

I remember clearly as a child, in the early nineteen sixties, the only African American mentioned in my school was Crispus Attucks. For a long time I thought there was only one black man that fought in the entire revolutionary war. From the big old musty textbooks we were given to study it was obvious very few black people had accomplished anything worth writing about. I hated history. I thought its only concern were old dead white men. Understandably, I did not do well in history. Since 2005, enrollment in public schools has increased, but “Black males continue spiraling down …

Einstein's Celebrated Formula, E = Mc2 Is Finally Corroborated, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

Utilizing A Unique Study In The Peruvian Amazon To Assess The Malaria Vaccine Candidate Antigen Plasmodium Falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 6, Aaron Neal, Stephen Jordan, Ana Oliveira, Oralee Branch, Julian Rayner

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 16-19

Polymer Waveguides For Explosives Detection, Rena L. Hammer, William F. Sherwood, Medhat S. Farahat, David E. Nikles

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 20-22

Dr. David Graves: Exploring The Chemistry Of Nucleic Acids, Drew Buie

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 48-49

Key Mechanism Behind Cancer Metastasis Is Explained, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

Minerals On Mars Point To More Recent Presence Of Water, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

Correlation Between Hypertension And The Progression Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Sukhkamal Bhullar, Thomas Van Groen, Inga Kadish

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 31-36

The Fight Against Hiv: An Interview With Dr. Michael Saag, Matt Morton

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 46-47

Dr. Perry Gerakines: Astrophysicist At Uab Investigates The Origins Of Life, Danuel Laan

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 68-69

Perceptions Of Doctoral Graduates On The Usefulness Of Written Reflections As An Instructional Strategy, Esther Swink

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

One of the goals of the Ed.D. in Leadership and Professional Practice at Trevecca Nazarene University is for candidates to be reflective practitioners. Since the inception of the program in 1999, written reflections as an instructional strategy has been encouraged by the administration and used by several professors. This focus is supported by the conceptual framework that informs all courses and programs in the School of Education and includes the national standards adopted by INTASC (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium) which calls for teacher education candidates to be reflective practitioners who plan, implement, and evaluate effectively. This standard …

What Would Freud Say To Voltaire? The Use Of Dialogues In Survey Courses, Linda Simmons

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this essay, the author argues that assigning dialogues in survey courses is a viable alternative to traditional research-based essays.

Po? Pow? What! A Class Project To Study Linguistic Variation In English, Bruce Sofinski

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article explains how a final class project in an American Sign Language course teaches teamwork, critical thinking, and research methodology.

Back Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Katherine Blair Yancey (right) created "Prime," the colored-pencil drawing on the front cover, while enrolled in "Drawing I" with Professor Beryl Solla (left) at Piedmont Community College.

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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Editor's Page, Paul Turman

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Traditional Pedagogical Tools: Examining Peer Feedback In The Basic Communication Course, Julie Semlak

Basic Communication Course Annual

Peer feedback is used in many basic communication courses, yet little is known about the pedagogical value of the written peer feedback provided for speakers, or the process of providing peer feedback. Using social learning theory as a theoretical foundation, this study explores the use of peer feedback in the basic communication course.

Findings indicate the content of peer feedback is less useful than instructor feedback for preparing future speeches. However, this study also reveals the process of providing peer feedback provides a model for vicarious learning, allowing basic course students to critically analyze a speech presented by a peer. …

Grade Distributions In The Basic Public Speaking Course: Exploring The Differences And Pedagogical Implications Of Faculty Rank, Holly J. Payne, Sally O. Hastings

Basic Communication Course Annual

This study examines differences in grade distributions in the introductory public speaking course at two American universities based on instructor rank. A sample of 442 sections with 11,381 students over a 2-year period was collected and analyzed using analysis of variance and chi-square analysis. We found significant differences in grade distributions, with instructors assigning lower grades overall than graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and adjunct faculty. Instructors assigned significantly more D’s and F’s than tenure/track faculty, adjuncts, and GTAs. Chi-square analysis also revealed instructors and tenure/track faculty assign fewer A’s, but tenure/track faculty assign more B’s than the other faculty groups. …

Author Biographies

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Index Of Titles And Authors, Volumes 1-19

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Back Cover

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Increasing The Success Of Online Students, Ivan Harrell Ii Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this article, the author presents ways that colleges can use student readiness, orientation, and support to increase the likelihood for success of their online students.

Podcasting’S Possibilities, Mimi Leonard

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In 2005, Wytheville Community College developed a Quality Enhancement Plan to emphasize student speaking and listening competencies. This article suggests that podcasting is a promising instructional technique to build oral skills and to enliven teaching and learning.

Front Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Cover art: “Prime” by Katherine Blair Yancey, a student at Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Student Support Services For The Underprepared Student, Elizabeth Wilmer Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This essay considers statistical reports on underprepared students, the history of developmental education, the characteristics of underprepared students, and the reasons it is imperative that we provide these students with a college-level education.

Using Analogies To Assess Student Learning, Callan Bentley

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author offers his experiences in using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) in his geology courses to gauge his students’ grasp of course concepts.

Germanna’S Treasure Trove Of History: A Journey Of Discovery, Rob Sherwood

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author shares the rich historical setting of Germanna Community College’s Locust Grove Campus, as well as the classroom and college activities and events that have grown alongside his discoveries.

Table Of Contents - Winter 2008, Fort Hays State University College Of Education

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

Academic Leadership Journal Winter 2008 table of contents

The Importance Of Echinoderms: An Interview With Dr. Stephen Watts, Kim Trawick

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 23-25

Collagen Mrna Expression In Human Fetal Lung Fibroblasts Treated With Varying Concentrations Of Ascorbic Acid, Pge2, And Tgf-Β1, Dixon Dorand

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 26-30