Effects of instruction on search success and satisfaction on the World Wide Web

Brian L. L. Johnson

(1997) pp. 1–128

The purpose of this study was to determine if one hour of instruction in keyword selection + Boolean logic would increase high school students levels of keyword selection and Boolean knowledge, correct use of keywords and Boolean logic in...

Integrating Technology into Peer Leader Responsibilities

Melissa L. Johnson

New Directions for Higher Education Vol. 157 (2012) pp. 59–71

Technology has become an integral part of landscape of higher education. Students are coming to college with an arsenal of technological tools at their disposal. These tools are being used for informal, everyday communication as well as for formal...

Designing to learn: Using Agile Software Engineering methods for participatory instructional design

Diana L. Johnson

Designing@to@learn: Using Agile@Software@Engineering methods for participatory@instructional@design (2006) pp. 1–210

This study explored participatory instructional design in a sophomore-level college computer science Java programming course. In an effort to facilitate student involvement in the instructional design process, an instructional design model was...

Distance Education and Technology: What Are the Choices for Higher Education?

Judith L. Johnson

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 21, No. 2 (1999) pp. 165–81

The Education Network of Maine, the distance education arm of the University of Maine, delivers courses over an interactive television system, and has begun offering courses using the Web, videotapes, and other modes. Evaluations reveal that...

Is There Calculus without the Fundamental Theorem?

Marvin L. Johnson

Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (1991) pp. 165–73

Under the assumption that the current perplexing state of calculus instruction is a result of the presuppositions inherent within conventional teaching practices, the author examines why calculus is taught the way it is, indicates unprofitable...

The efficacy of authentic assessment versus pencil and paper testing in evaluating student achievement in a basic technology course

Yvonne L. Johnson

The efficacy of authentic@assessment versus pencil@and@paper@testing in evaluating student achievement in a basic technology@course (2007) pp. 1–116

This quantitative study investigated traditional, multiple-choice assessment and formative computerized, authentic assessments in evaluating student achievement. The purposes of the study were to determine whether the evaluation of student...

A Classroom Note on Diagnosing Mathematical Errors and Recognizing Basic Learning Disabilities

Marvin L. Johnson

Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 33, No. 2 (1999) pp. 151–53

Finds that more students with learning disabilities are taking mathematics courses. Argues that recognizing learning disabilities and effectively addressing them are important skills for college mathematics teachers. (CCM)

Correlates of Examinee Item Choice Behavior in Self-Adapted Testing

Phillip L. Johnson

Mid-Western Educational Researcher Vol. 4, No. 3 (1991) pp. 25–28

Among 148 college students taking a self-adapted computerized test of basic algebra skills, higher self-confidence and lower test anxiety were related to choosing more difficult first items but were not related to later choices. Overall, examinees...

A Cost-Effective Strategy for Integrating Technology into the Advanced and Remedial Mathematics Curriculum in the Community College

Marvin L. Johnson

Technology can be an effective educational device if it is part of a well-conceived plan blending together other factors that also positively influence achievement. The body of research documenting the benefits of integrating technology into...

Computer Literacy at the Community College--A Way to Start

Marvin L. Johnson

Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 18, No. 2 (1984) pp. 89–92

The need to acquaint community college students with the computer in a way that is discipline-specific is stressed. A definition of computer literacy is given and steps to be taken to make students and faculty computer literate are presented. (MNS)

Computer Literacy and Computer Science and Their Relationship to Mathematics

Marvin L. Johnson

Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 20, No. 3 (1986) pp. 150–54

Definitions of computer science and computer literacy are discussed, with their implications for college instruction and job skills. Mathematics as a necessary condition for success in both is noted. (MNS)

Correlates of Examinee Item Choice Behavior in Self-Adapted Testing

Phillip L. Johnson

The strategies examinees employ when making item difficulty level choices in self-adapted computerized testing were investigated. Subjects were 148 college students (88 females and 60 males) in an introductory statistics course. The primary...

Collaborative Development of Assessments at Western Governors University

Diane L. Johnson

Assessment Update Vol. 20, No. 1 (2008)

Western Governors University (WGU) is an online university in which students demonstrate what they know and can do through a series of rigorous assessments. WGU currently uses more than 250 performance-based assessments comprising more than 1,700...

GIS in Business: Issues to Consider in Curriculum Decision-Making

Merrill L. Johnson

Journal of Geography Vol. 95, No. 3 (1996) pp. 98–105

Examines the growing use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the business world and the challenges and opportunities that presents for geography educators. Discusses issues relevant to both increased business usage and curriculum design....

Teachers' classroom assessment practices and fourth-graders' reading literacy achievements: An international study

Shiqi Hao; Robert L. Johnson

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 29, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 53–63

This study, through multilevel analyses of the data of four English-speaking nations (i.e., Canada, England, New Zealand and the United States) from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2001 database, investigated the...

Language: English

Impact of Interactive Television and Distance Education on Student Evaluation of Courses: A Causal Model

Judith L. Johnson; David L. Silvernail

Community College Journal of Research and Practice Vol. 18, No. 5 (1994) pp. 431–40

Describes a study examining the effects of distance, motivation, satisfaction with course content, and satisfaction with an interactive television (ITV) system on student evaluation of community college courses. Indicates that satisfaction with the...

The Impact of Interactive Televised Instruction on Student Evaluations of Their Instructors

David L. Silvernail; Judith L. Johnson

Educational Technology Vol. 32, No. 6 (1992) pp. 47–50

Data were gathered through evaluation surveys completed by students in two sections of an undergraduate interdisciplinary course which was taught using an interactive instructional television (ITV) system and instructional style inventories...

All Aboard: The Industrial Technology Department Head’s View of Time-on-Task by Distance Education Faculty

Stanley L. Lightner; WC Johnson

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2003) pp. 407–414

Many prior studies have addressed student and faculty attitudes toward Distance Education. This study adds to the body of knowledge by considering the administrator’s view within the context of Industrial Technology departments. The attitudes of...

Long-term effectiveness of a statewide staff development program on cooperative learning

Ann L. Ishler; Roger T. Johnson; David W. Johnson

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 14, No. 3 (1998) pp. 273–281

One-hundred-fifty-eight educators who had participated in the first state-wide cooperative learning staff development training program in South Carolina were surveyed three years later to determine the level of their use of cooperative learning and...

Language: English

Electronic Media: A Motif for Shared Resources

Stanley L. Lightner; W C. Johnson

ATEA Journal Vol. 28, No. 1 (2000) pp. 14–16

A survey of trade and industrial education supervisors from 10 states determined the degree of use of electronic education methods. Instructors in these states used presentation software and web-based exercises most often; fewer used video, CD-ROM,...

The Design, Use and Evaluation of Hypermedia Flashcards as a Teaching Tool

Anthony L. Palombella; Dana P. Johnson

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 49, No. 2 (2005) pp. 46–54

H-cards have most of the advantages of traditional flashcards. They can be examined in a particular order or at random. In CD-ROM format, they are fairly portable since in many colleges and universities, each student is required to have a laptop...

Parafoveal Processing of Transposed-Letter Words and Nonwords: Evidence against Parafoveal Lexical Activation

Rebecca L. Johnson; Maxine D. Dunne

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance Vol. 38, No. 1 (February 2012) pp. 191–212

The current experiments explored the parafoveal processing of transposed-letter (TL) neighbors by using an eye-movement-contingent boundary change paradigm. In Experiment 1 readers received a parafoveal preview of a target word (e.g., "calm") that...

Improving the Acquisition and Retention of Science Material by Fifth Grade Students through the Use of Imagery Interventions

Marisa T. Cohen; Helen L. Johnson

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 40, No. 6 (November 2012) pp. 925–955

This study examined the effect of imagery interventions for the presentation of novel science vocabulary to fifth grade learners. Eighty-nine students from two schools in Long Island participated in this study and were randomly assigned to four...

2011 Technology Outlook for New Zealand Tertiary Education

L. Johnson; S. Adams; M. Cummins

(2011)

The Technology Outlook for New Zealand Tertiary Education 2011-2016 reflects a collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium, the New Zealand Ministry of Education, Ako Aotearoa, the Australasian Council on Open, Distance, and E-learning,...

Capturing complexity: a typology of reflective practice for teacher education

Joelle K. Jay; Kerri L. Johnson

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 18, No. 1 pp. 73–85

Reflection has become an integral part of teacher education, yet its elusive boundaries make it difficult to define and teach. Examining the various facets of reflection with respect to teaching clarifies the concept, making it more accessible to...

Language: English

How to Make Financial Aid "Freshman-Friendly"

Susan L. Pugh; David B. Johnson

College and University Vol. 87, No. 1 (2011) pp. 8–16

Ultimately, making financial aid "freshman friendly" also makes financial aid "sophomore friendly," "junior friendly," and "senior friendly." Indiana University has in place an Office of Enrollment Management (OEM) model that includes focused...

Reusing Web Documents in Tutorials With the Current-Documents Assumption: Automatic Validation of Updates

David B. Johnson; Steven L. Tanimoto

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 74–79

This paper, based on the first author's Ph.D. dissertation describes an experimental system for authoring and delivering tutorials on the web under the assumption that the system should deliver the latest versions of the selected documents, even...

Using Clickers to Increase On-Task Behaviors of Middle School Students with Behavior Problems

Joy F. Xin; Mary L. Johnson

Preventing School Failure Vol. 59, No. 2 (2015) pp. 49–57

This study examined the effect of using a remote device, a Clicker, on the on-task behavior of middle school students with behavior problems. Five students with behavior problems participated in the study. A single-subject research design with ABAB (...

Topics: Behavior

2015 NMC Technology Outlook for Scandinavian Schools

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; C. Hall

(2015)

The 2015 NMC Technology Outlook for Scandinavian Schools: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC), the Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education, The Swedish National Agency for...

Achievement goals of traditional and nontraditional aged college students: Using the 3 × 2 achievement goal framework

Marcus Lee Johnson; Jessica L. Kestler

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 61, No. 1 (2013) pp. 48–59

In this paper we present the results of a study meant to investigate whether traditional and nontraditional students differ in their achievement goals as described by the 3×2 framework of Achievement Goal Theory. A total of 121 traditional and 36...

Language: English

Promoting Mathematical Communication and Community via Blackboard

Erica L. Johnson; Kris H. Green

PRIMUS Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 325–337

Major changes in mathematics pedagogy include writing as pedagogy and the role of community in learning. The classroom community is naturally extended by the use of online discussion boards. In this article several models for student use of online...

The Design and Development of an Evaluation System for Online Instruction

Tim L. Wentling; Scott D. Johnson

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1149–1154

With the growth in popularity of online instruction has also come the concern for accountability and the need to make adjustments and improvements in online programs. This paper describes the conceptualization and development of an evaluation...

Topics: Evaluation, Standards

The State of Authority

Nadine L. Baer; Karl E. Johnson

Information Technology and Libraries Vol. 7, No. 2 (1988) pp. 139–53

Describes the results of surveys that examined how academic libraries are employing authority control, the impact of AACR2 and online catalogs on the need for authority control, and the effect of OCLC cataloging on a university library catalog...

NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Museum Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; A. Freeman

(2013)

The NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Museum Edition, is a co-production with the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA), and examines six emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within ...

NMC Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams; K. Haywood

(2011)

The NMC Horizon Report series is the most visible outcome of the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research effort established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, research,...

The View from Outside: 2000-2003

Michael L. Connell; D Lamont Johnson

Computers in the Schools Vol. 21, No. 1 (September 2004) pp. 165–183

In 1999, the Federal Department of Education began the PT3 initiative. The goal of that initiative was to transform teacher education programs across the country to ensure that new teachers would enter the classroom prepared to effectively integrate ...

2015 NMC Technology Outlook: 2015 Australian Tertiary Education

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; C. Hall

(2015)

The 2015 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the NMC and Open Universities Australia to inform Australian campus leaders and decision-makers...

2012 Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education

L. Johnson; M. Cummins; V. Estrada

(2012)

The Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education 2012-2017 reflects a collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC), the Centro Superior para la Enseñanza Virtual (CSEV), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Control at the...

NMC Horizon Report: 2012 K-12 Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins

(2012) pp. 1–41

The internationally recognized NMC Horizon Report series and regional NMC Technology Outlooks are part of the NMC Horizon Project, a comprehensive research venture established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to...

NMC Horizon Report: 2011 Museum Edition

L. Johnson; S. Adams; H. Witchey

(2011)

The NMC Horizon Report > 2011 Museum Edition, is a coproduction with the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA), and examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within the...

Government's Role in Reducing "Year-2000" Risks

Leon A. Kappelman; Jerry L. Johnson; Kathy Rosmond

Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 50, No. 4 (1999) pp. 354–57

Outlines initiatives for government agencies to help mitigate risks of the year-2000 computer problem. Highlights include courts; criminal justice systems; electric power generation and distribution systems; emergency response systems; environmental ...

Students Enrolled in Selected Upper-Division Agriculture Courses: An Examination of Computer Experiences, Self-Efficacy and Knowledge

Donald M. Johnson; James A. Ferguson; Melissa L. Lester

Journal of Agricultural Education Vol. 41, No. 4 (2000) pp. 62–72

Of 169 agriculture students surveyed, 79% had computer training, 66% owned computers; they had slightly above average computer self-efficacy, especially in word processing, electronic mail, and Internet use. However, 72.7% scored 60% or less on a...

2014 NMC Technology Outlook for International Schools in Asia

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; V. Estrada

(2014)

The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook > International Schools in Asia is a collaboration between the NMC, Concordia International School Shanghai, and NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first edition of the NMC Technology Outlook...

Schools and labor market outcomes

David L. Crawford; Amy W. Johnson; Anita A. Summers

Economics of Education Review Vol. 16, No. 3 pp. 255–269

This paper reports on an econometric analysis of the relationship between individual school characteristics and the earnings of students who enter the labor force directly from high school, using High School and Beyond data. We conclude that which...

Language: English

The Development and Assessment of an Online Microscopic Anatomy Laboratory Course

Michele L. Barbeau; Marjorie Johnson; Candace Gibson; Kem A. Rogers

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 6, No. 4 (2013) pp. 246–256

Increasing enrollment in post-secondary institutions across North America, along with an increase in popularity of and demand for distance education is pressuring institutions to offer a greater number and variety of courses online. A fully online...

Technology implementation in education—identifying barriers to fidelity

William J. Dennis; Daniel L. Johnson; Arla K. Monroe

Technology implementation in education—identifying barriers to fidelity (2012) pp. 1–99

This report describes a problem-based learning project focused on determining the barriers to the implementation of technological innovations. Research findings offered evidence that properly executed technology implementation is an instructional...

2013 Technology Outlook for Norwegian Schools

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; V. Estrada

(2013)

The Technology Outlook for Norwegian Schools 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis is a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education. This report informs education...

2014 NMC Technology Outlook: Brazilian Universities

L. Johnson; S. Adams Becker; M. Cummins; V. Estrada

(2014)

The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Brazilian Universities: A Horizon Project Regional Report reflects a collaborative research effort between the NMC and Saraiva to help inform education leaders in Brazil about significant developments in...

Designing a Collaborative Blog about Student Success

Melissa L. Johnson; Alexander S. Plattner; Lauren Hundley

Honors in Practice Vol. 14, No. 1 (2018) pp. 119–128

The purpose of this article is to describe the most recent blogging project in an honors course--a collaborative student-success blog written for and by honors students. The project was conceived as the primary project for the course Honors...

Technology implementation in education—identifying barriers to fidelity

Daniel L. Johnson; William J. Dennis; Arla K. Monroe

Technology implementation in education—identifying barriers to fidelity (2012) pp. 1–99

This report describes a problem-based learning project focused on determining the barriers to the implementation of technological innovations. Research findings offered evidence that properly executed technology implementation is an instructional...