Journal of Information Technology Education: Research
Jan 01, 2003 Volume 2, Number 1
Editors
Lynn Jeffrey; Christopher Cheong
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 33
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In-Class Simulation Games: Assessing Student Learning
Kenneth J. Klassen, Brock University, Canada; Keith A. Willoughby, Bucknell University, United States
As instructors continue developing useful learning tools for their classrooms, games have become one popular alternative. This paper explains an inventory simulation game, two methods for... More
pp. 1-13
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Developing a Model of First Year Student Satisfaction in a Studio-based Teaching Environment
Angela Carbone & Judithe Sheard, Monash University, Australia
This paper evaluates a studio-based teaching model in a core first year subject of a traditionally delivered IT degree at an Australian university. It reports on first year students’ reactions to... More
pp. 15-28
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Assignment of Real-World Projects: An Economical Method of Building Applications for a University and an Effective Way to Enhance Education of the Students
Ma Sheila A. Magboo & Vincent Peter C. Magboo, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
This paper is about the strategy used by the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (DPSM ) in the integration of real- world projects in the implementation of its software engineering... More
pp. 29-40
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Interdisciplinary Digital Portfolio Assessment: Creating Tools for Teacher Education
Jody S. Britten & Laurie J. Mullen, Ball State University, United States
This article provides the processes and reflections, the influences on the process and criteria, and the resulting rubric that emerged when a university-wide committee was formed to create an... More
pp. 41-50
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Networking Education for the New Economy
Robert P. Minch & Sharon W. Tabor, Boise State University, United States
Universities face two important challenges in educating the IT workers of tomorrow. First, aside from occasional economic downturns, the number of graduates in programs such as computer science and... More
pp. 51-59
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A Model and Sample Case for Teaching the Business Value of Information Technology
John A. Mendonca, Purdue University, United States
Because it is a strategic resource that is complex, costly and permeates all functions of the modern organization, information technology (IT) is closely scrutinized for its contributed value,... More
pp. 61-72
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Empirical Evidence Justifying the Adoption of a Model-Based Approach in the Course Web Applications Development
Borislav Roussev, Susquehanna University, United States
Wit h the ever- increasing role of business people in software development there is a grow ing need for business schools to offer courses in e-business and e-commerce applications development. This... More
pp. 73-90
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Teaching about Information Technology in Nations: Building and Using the "Landscape of IT" Repository
Erran Carmel, American University, United States; Joan Ellen Cheney Mann, Old Dominion University, United States
The article describes successful learning methods for teaching about international Information Technology (IT) at two US business schools. The first case is an MBA course that, over the last eight ... More
pp. 91-104
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Learners’ Perceptions toward the Web-based Distance Learning Activities/Assignments Portion of an Undergraduate Hybrid Instructional Model
Alex Koohang, University of Wisconsin, United States; Angela Durante, Lewis University, United States
The purpose of this study is to measure learners’ perceptions toward the Web-based distance learning activities/assignments portion of a hybrid program. These activities and assignments were... More
pp. 105-113
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Distance Learning: Step by Step
Richard D. Manning, Maxine S. Cohen & Robert L. DeMichiell, Nova Southeastern University, United States
Distance learning is rapidly becoming pervasive in every aspect of education. From elementary school through doctoral programs, information technology enables self-paced learning with some degree... More
pp. 115-130
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Elearn: Towards a Collaborative Educational Virtual Environment
Anna Michailidou & Anastasios A. Economides, University of Macedonia, Greece
The evolving growth in networking and telecommunication technologies leads to their enhanced usage in many and different aspects of human activity. One of the technologies that shows great interest... More
pp. 131-152
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Computer Technology Awareness by Elementary School Teachers: A Case Study from Turkey
Askin Asan, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
In this study, teachers’ perspectives, their awareness level of specific technologies and the roles this technology plays in education are researched. Technical problems that inhibited the use of... More
pp. 153-164
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Tackling Transition: Exposing Secondary School Students to Tertiary IT Teaching and Learning
Judithe Sheard, Gordon Lowe, Ann Nicholson & Jason Ceddia, Monash University, Australia
Students entering university from school often experience difficulties as they adapt to tertiary life. During this time of transition, students must adjust to new teaching and learning environments... More
pp. 165-180
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Information Technology for Assessing Student Learning
Salvatore Valenti, Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
pp. 181-184
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Assessing High-Order Skills with Partial Knowledge Evaluation: Lessons Learned from Using a Computer-based Proficiency Test of English for Academic Purposes
Sandra Maria Aluísio, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Valeria Tomas de Aquino, Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Brazil; Rafael Pizzirani & Osvaldo Novaes de Oliveira, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
English proficiency tests (EPT) are required from students enrolled in Master and PhD programs in many non-English speaking countries, as the students must demonstrate their ability to understand... More
pp. 185-201
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A Novel Outcome-Based Educational Model and its Effect on Student Learning, Curriculum Development, and Assessment
Faouzi Bouslama, Azzedine Lansari, Akram Mahmoud Al-Rawi & Abdullah A. Abonamah, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
In this paper, a new academic model that responds to the challenges of a modern society such as the UAE is proposed. This academic model is hybrid as it is outcome driven and also uses the... More
pp. 203-214
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A Coherent and Integrated Framework Using Concept Maps for Various Educational Assessment Functions
Evangelia Gouli, Agoritsa Gogoulou & Maria Grigoriadou, University of Athens, Greece
Educational assessment is a process of drawing reasonable inferences about what students know on the basis of evidence derived from observation of what they say, do or make in selected situations. ... More
pp. 215-240
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Interaction and Feedback in Automatically Assessed Algorithm Simulation Exercises
Ari Korhonen, Lauri Malmi, Jussi Nikander & Petri Tenhunen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Feedback is an essential element of learning. Students need feedback on their work and their solutions to assignments both when they work manually and while they use a computer. A number of tools... More
pp. 241-255
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Assessing Active Alternatives for Teaching Programming
Sandra Poindexter, Northern Michigan University, United States
Active learning and cooperative learning are two alternatives to the traditional lecture/lab approach to teaching software development. Evidence supporting use of these learning strategies in... More
pp. 257-265
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Web-Based Educational Information System for Enhanced Learning, EISEL: Student Assessment
Raafat George Saadé, Concordia University, Canada
During the last decade, Information Technology (IT) has been the primary force driving the transformation of roles in the education industry. More specifically, the World Wide Web (WWW) and... More
pp. 267-277
