Kyle Clements and Peter Rich, Instructional Psychology and Technology Introduction The rise of smartphone and tablet devices has increased the availability of GPSenabled technology for learning activities to students. For the first time ever, these devices have also combined GPS technology with powerful handheld computers. Despite widespread use of these devices, little has been done […]
Educational Technology: Evaluation Of An Interactive Cd-Rom For Teaching And Learning Organic Reactions
Loranna K. Kitchen and Dr. Edward E. Green, Instructional Psychology and Technology Purpose Advances in computer technology have affected many parts of our lives. The field of education is no exception. Increasingly, technology is used in schools to enhance students’ learning. Computer based learning programs offer students an opportunity for self-directed study to complement the […]
CONTRALATERAL SUPPRESSION OF CLICK-EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS (EOAE) IN PRE-TERM AND TERM INFANTS
Amanda K. Rasmussen, Department of Educational Psychology Abstract Eighteen pre-term and term infants ranging in age from 26 weeks postconception to 43 weeks post-conception were used to study developmental changes in the crossed oliviocochlear bundle (COCB) using evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE). Otoacoustic emissions were recorded in both an unmasked and contralateral masking condition. Wide-band noise […]
Subvocalization and Speed Reading in the University Setting
Kathryn R. Pearson and Dr. Dillon Inouye, Instructional Psychology and Technology Speed reading experts deem subvocalization as a significant obstacle to achieving optimal reading rates. Perhaps one of the most telling factors in assessing an individual’s capacity for speed reading is the presence or absence of subvocalization. Repressing this “phoenemic recoding” is a key step […]
The Education System in Tanzania
Amelia Kacher and Dr. Michael Bush, Associate Professor of French and Instructional Psychology and Technology I spent three months living with an African family in a little village of Marangu, Tanzania with hopes to learn about the education system in the area. This research included learning about the logistics of the system i.e., who goes […]
Integrating Technology in Guatemalan Schools
Richard Culatta and Dr. Charles Graham, Instructional Psychology and Technology With an increase in donations and grants available for technology integration, even schools in remote areas of the world have greater access to technology than ever before. However, as the experience in integrating technology in the United States has shown, the availability of technology doesn’t […]
Electronic Film Review: Turning Feature Films into Language Learning
Jennifer Morgan Several years ago, Dr. Alan Melby developed the Electronic Film Review (or EFR), which is software designed to provide wraparound material to make feature films more comprehensible to language learners. The language learner views a store-bought DVD using the software on a personal computer at his or her own pace. The EFR’s distinguishing […]
Games
David Peterson I grew up playing games of every kind. From sports to video games to everything in between, I could spend 16 hours straight within the bounds of “the magic circle.” As time went on and my passion for education grew, my interest in the productive application of games grew stronger. Formal education and […]
Mom, Dad and Me: A Video Etnograpy Case Study
Julie Thompson and Dr. R. Carl Harris, Instructional Psychology and Technology Video Ethnographies bring together video clips, audio clips as well as text to create a case study on a CD-ROM. Our Society is turning towards computer-based education, and this case study fits the mold of one of the desirable ways for students to learn. […]
Evaluating Current Educational Qualities and Potential Impact on the Public Good in a Democracy
Sarah Kunz and Dr. Randall Davies, Department of Educational Psychology and Technology Main Text Democracy is a political orientation that is struggling to survive in certain aspects of the current educational society. This project was developed to answer the question, “What are some current educational qualities that are either supporting or undermining the public good […]