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Weekly Quizzes And Examination Performance In Intermediate Accounting, Joseph Matoney
Weekly Quizzes And Examination Performance In Intermediate Accounting, Joseph Matoney
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
For years I have noticed how hard my students work on my course during examination weeks and have toyed with the idea of giving weekly quizzes as a means of motivating them to work that hard more consistently. The material which Intermediate Accounting covers is extensive and technical. Students can ill-afford to fall behind. When they do, they're likely to find it much more difficult to catch up than they expect. Perhaps as important, class meetings can be woefully lackluster and nonproductive when significant numbers of students don't know what's going on.
Satisfactions And Concerns Of New University Teachers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli
Satisfactions And Concerns Of New University Teachers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Design of the Study
Findings
Sources of Satisfaction
Sources of Stress
Discussion
Annual Competitions
Programs and Opportunities
Future Challenges
Conclusion
References
Editorial Matter 1988
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Foreword
Contents
Cumulative Title Index
Cumulative Author Index
Undergraduate Students' Use Of Time: A Classroom Investigation, Barbara E. Brittingham
Undergraduate Students' Use Of Time: A Classroom Investigation, Barbara E. Brittingham
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Questions of the Study
Method
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
References
Author Notes
Helping Faculty Meet New Pressures For Scholarly Writing, Robert Boice
Helping Faculty Meet New Pressures For Scholarly Writing, Robert Boice
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Methods
Subjects
Enlisting Participants
Self-Report Forms
Tracking Participants
Results and Discussion
Practicality and Reliability of the Methodology
Do Librarians Have Less Time for Scholarly Writing?
Complexities in the Search for Sufficient Time
The Initial Attempt at Facilitating Writing in the Midst of Busy Schedules
Short-Term Results: Did Faculty and Librarians Make Use of Available Time?
Why Most Faculty Members and Librarians Didn't Write Productively in the Short Run
Signs of Success in the Longer Run
References
Alternatives For Evaluating The Death Education Student, J. Eugene Knott
Alternatives For Evaluating The Death Education Student, J. Eugene Knott
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Although grading in postsecondary education, according to Eison and Pollio (1987), dates back about 200 years, the formal pursuit of learning focused on human mortality per se has been a part of higher education for only about thirty years. In that brief period, however, has come a rapidly growing concern with issues of evaluating and grading, paired with concern about motivation for enrollment in such courses in the first place. I've been very interested for some years in self-assessment as it bears on evaluation for grading, especially in courses where the content and approach encourage a great deal of self-disclosure …
Practices Used By Excellent Department Chairs To Enhance The Growth And Development Of Faculty, Myra Wilhite, Anita Leininger
Practices Used By Excellent Department Chairs To Enhance The Growth And Development Of Faculty, Myra Wilhite, Anita Leininger
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Research Questions
Method
Participants
Instrument
Procedure
Results
Preliminary Information about Chairpersons
Job Satisfaction
Reported Preparation for Chair Role
Conditions Influencing Chairperson Behaviors
Behaviors and Practices Used for Faculty Development
Implications and Recommendations
Bibliography
Developing Management Skills Of Academic Professionals, Len Ainsworth
Developing Management Skills Of Academic Professionals, Len Ainsworth
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Initiation
Program Design
Content
Results
Lessons Learned
References
Notes On A Classroom Research Program, Bette Lasere Erickson, Glenn R. Erickson
Notes On A Classroom Research Program, Bette Lasere Erickson, Glenn R. Erickson
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Sometimes, when you least expect it, a good idea stands up, introduces itself, and asks to be recognized. So it happened two years ago at the AAHE meetings. Pat Cross was urging us all to take teaching seriously -- not a particularly novel idea for POD folks -- but we sat up and took notice when she proposed.
Art Essays And Computer Letters, Wendy Holmes
Art Essays And Computer Letters, Wendy Holmes
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Essay 1
Essay 2
The Problem
Method
Description of Comments
Problems of Implementation
Results
Discussion
Appendix
Samples of Computer Letters
Part I Classroom Research
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
At the 1987 POD meeting, Pat Cross challenged us to discover what could be learned by encouraging faculty to become researchers in their own classrooms, answering their own questions empirically, whether through formal or informal investigations. Classroom research is not new to POD members as previous editions of this volume attest. In characteristic POD fashion, several of our members stepped up their efforts in response to Cross's challenge. The results of their inquiries are presented here.
Part Ii Fostering Student Inquiry
Part Ii Fostering Student Inquiry
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
The world has no shortage of reform advocates exhorting teachers to promote "active student involvement in learning." Most teachers would love to have active, involved students. But student reticence in class is notorious and figuring out how to overcome it (or bypass it altogether) is a nontrivial task. The two articles in this section suggest very different approaches to the task.
Part Iv Emerging Contexts For Development
Part Iv Emerging Contexts For Development
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
As interest in teaching excellence grows, POD members find themselves called upon to assist in the training and support of academic professionals in a variety of roles. Here we report on three areas of practice that are relatively new in the field.
The Washington Center: A Grass Roots Approach To Faculty Development And Curricular Reform, Barbara Leigh Smith
The Washington Center: A Grass Roots Approach To Faculty Development And Curricular Reform, Barbara Leigh Smith
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Origins of the Washington Center
The Center's Structure and Administration
Crucial Features of the Model: Structural Reform
Crucial Features of the Model: Faculty Exchanges as a Vehicle for Curricular Transformation
Exchanges as a Vehicle for Inter-Institutional Community
Implications for Faculty Development
A Grass Roots Model for Reform
References
Evaluating Structured Group Activities For The Large Class, John Stevenson
Evaluating Structured Group Activities For The Large Class, John Stevenson
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
I teach a 500-student introductory course in a large lecture hall with a microphone and an overhead projector. For many students this is a first semester course; often it is taken to fulfill a requirement although there is usually some interest in the subject matter (psychology). I am not a particularly charismatic speaker. From the back of the classroom I look antsize, and my voice rattles, disembodied, from the loudspeakers. Despite this, I want to use class time effectively to give students not only exposure to concepts but practice in using them. I believe memorized factual material will be of …
Using Field Methods As An Instructional Tool, Donald H. Wulff, Jody D. Nyquist
Using Field Methods As An Instructional Tool, Donald H. Wulff, Jody D. Nyquist
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Defining Field Methods as an Instructional Tool
Using Field Methods in a Speech Communication Course
Advantages of Using Field Methods as an Instructional Strategy
Guidelines
Objectives
Course Content
Other Instructional Strategies
Logistics
Methodology
Student Roles
Teacher Role
Summary
References
Additional Sources on Field Methods
Project Learn: Encouraging Innovation And Professional Growth Through Classroom Research, Kate Brooks
Project Learn: Encouraging Innovation And Professional Growth Through Classroom Research, Kate Brooks
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Introduction
Origin and Design of Project Learn
Phase I. Pilot Study (Spring and Fall 1986)
Procedures and Results: First Semester
Procedures and Results: Second Semester
Conclusions from Phase I
Phase II. Data Collection in Additional Courses and Design of Classroom Research Process (Spring 1987)
Additional Data Collection
The Five-Step Research Process
Phase III. Implementation of Seven Faculty Projects (Fall 1987)
Interpretation of Results
Effectiveness of Specific Strategies
Effectiveness in Encouraging Faculty Development
Future Development of Classroom Research
References
Notes
Collaborating With Departmental Ta Coordinators: The Next Step?, Nancy Chism
Collaborating With Departmental Ta Coordinators: The Next Step?, Nancy Chism
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
The Disadvantages of Sole Reliance on a TA Orientation Program
The Next Step
The Problems
Making It Work
References
Student Styles And Learning In Two College Of Business Courses, Blair Lord
Student Styles And Learning In Two College Of Business Courses, Blair Lord
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
In teaching junior and senior finance and insurance courses, courses which must be applied in their emphasis, I think it important to concentrate on developing problem solving skills. Sometimes this means solving straight-forward, technical problems. At other times I focus on more open-ended managerial or public policy problems. While not wanting to foster a "technical school" mentality, the career orientation of business disciplines makes it appropriate to focus on developing the students' ability to apply course material. An ancillary benefit from this orientation is that it nurtures problem solving and analytical skills generally.
Part Iii Academic Life: Realities And Possibilities
Part Iii Academic Life: Realities And Possibilities
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
The first two articles in this section report results of intensive interview studies with dozens of faculty. Hageseth and Atkins note connections between the institutional context and the quality of faculty life. Sorcinelli documents the joys and frustrations of new faculty, and describes programs at her institution to support faculty during their first few years on campus.
Topics In Question: Active Learning Through Inquiry, Susan Lundvall Brodie
Topics In Question: Active Learning Through Inquiry, Susan Lundvall Brodie
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Why are so many students poor questioners -- why do they lack habits and skills in so fundamental a human activity as inquiry? And why, if it is true that the best teaching capitalizes on students' natural curiosity, do so many students appear to lack the very gift we wish to tap?
Improving Teaching By Reflecting On Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz
Improving Teaching By Reflecting On Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Step 1. Identifying a Difficult Situation
Step 2. Generating Data
Step 3. Building the Diagnosis
Step 3a. Making Reasoning Explicit
Step 3b. Organizing the Reasoning
Step 4. Developing and Expanding the Diagnosis with K.
Step 5. Moving from Diagnosis to Action
Step 6. Surfacing Underlying Values
Step 7. Reframing the Situation
Our Reflections on Our Actions
Notes
Bibliography
Assessing Faculty Quality Of Life, Jon A. Hageseth, Sally S. Atkins
Assessing Faculty Quality Of Life, Jon A. Hageseth, Sally S. Atkins
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Method
Results and Discussion
Institutional Mission
The Paradox of Teaching
Faculty Needs
Academic Leadership
Departmental Issues
Human Development Issues
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
On Being A Faculty Member Or Things Your Dissertation Adviser Never Told You, Richard W. Thompson, Jim Turner, Robert Boice
On Being A Faculty Member Or Things Your Dissertation Adviser Never Told You, Richard W. Thompson, Jim Turner, Robert Boice
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Out of the Nest
Coping by Taking Charge
In Service to the Academy and Yourself
Students-The Pleasure of Their Company
The Power of the Professor
Sex and the College Professor
The Staff of Life
Relationship to the Department Chair
Potpourri
Is There Life After Office Hours?
A Postscript
References
Notes