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Dynamics of Instructional and Perceptual Factors in Instructional Design Competence Development
(2013)
This nine-month study used mixed methods data and a qualitative analysis to examine the skill and perceptual development of 17 graduate design students. Individual differences, perceptions and preferences that apparently ...
Checked Your Bias Lately? Reasons and Strategies for Rural Teachers to Self-Assess for Grading Bias
(2014)
Multiple factors influence teachers' grading and scoring of students' class work, homework, projects and tests. Put simply, bias in grading is giving different grades on student work of essentially equal quality, based on ...
Defining the Graduate College Experience: What it “Should” versus “Does” Include
(2015)
Gaps between expectations and actual educational experience may influence motivation, learning and performance. The graduate college experience (GCE) is shrouded in myth and legend that may create unrealistic expectations, ...
Student Characteristics and Motivation in Rural High Schools
(2009-11)
This research tested a path model for how rural high school students' self-perceptions and environmental perceptions influence their course-related interest, school engagement and ultimately, post-graduation intentions. ...
SUCCESS in Engineering Education: Applying an ID Motivational Framework to Promote Engagement and Innovation
(2013-10)
The purpose of this study was to identify motivational gaps and design to optimize for motivational needs in a current university course in mechanical engineering. The course instructor and instructional designer ...
Rural Teachers' Best Motivating Strategies: A Blending of Teachers' and Students' Perspectives
(2008)
This paper extracts and elaborates rural secondary teachers' most effective reported motivating strategies. From the data generated by two years of mixed method research in rural secondary schools, these strategies emerged ...
SUCCESS for Teaching Assistant Professional Development
(2012-07)
This paper reflectively applies the Motivating Opportunity Model (SUCCESS Model) to a successful redesign of a university teaching-assistant professional development program. It illustrates how the principles of motivation ...
Nurturing the Rural Teacher Experience: Lessons from the United States
(2009)
Rural places and schools are diverse, presenting challenges for teaching and for understanding the needs of rural teachers. The recent NCES Report on Status of Education in Rural America indicates "no measurable differences" ...
Two Rural Worlds: Differences of Rural High School Students' Motivational Profiles in Indiana and Colorado
(2010)
This research examined how rural high school students' self-perceptions and environmental perceptions influence their engagement, expectations, and achievement, and how those relationships differ by geographic rural location. ...