Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Course-Objective Writing Developmental Teacher Training Program

Russell Baker Jacksonville University
Gina M. Almerico University of Tampa
Barry Thornton Jacksonville University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19030/cier.v1i4.1186

Abstract

One of the challenges for educators is composing well-written, specifically stated outcomes of student learning. Developmental teacher training is a program designed to improve the effectiveness of university instructors. The program focuses on improving course methodology by guiding instructors through the development of correctly written and structured course objectives, effective and efficient delivery methodology including implementation of technology as a delivery medium, and proper outcomes evaluation of course effectiveness measured against the course objectives. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the training. The outline used in the training is included in the appendix.

PDF

Published

2011-01-11

Issue

Vol 1 No 4 (2008)

Section

Articles

d to read, download, copy, distribute, remix, tweak, build upon, print, search, or link the full text of the articles in this journal provided that appropriate credit is given.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

Russell Baker, Jeffery Harrison, Barry Thornton, Rhett Yates, Podcasting In Higher Education: Does It Make A Difference? , American Journal of Business Education (AJBE): Vol 3 No 6 (2010)
Barry Thornton, Michael Adams, Mohamad Sepehri, The Impact Of Students Expectations Of Grades And Perceptions Of Course Difficulty, Workload, And Pace On Faculty Evaluations , Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER): Vol 3 No 12 (2010)
Barry Thornton, Michael Adams, George Hall, Do Underwriters Create Value In The Determination Of The IPO Final Offering Price? , Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR): Vol 25 No 6 (2009)
Russell K. Baker, Priscilla Berry, Barry Thornton, Student Attitudes On Academic Integrity Violations , Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC): Vol 5 No 1 (2008)
Russell Baker, Erika Matulich, Raymond Papp, Teach Me In The Way I Learn: Education And The Internet Generation , Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC): Vol 4 No 4 (2007)
Michael Adams, Terry Mullins, Barry Thornton, Pedagogical Strategies For Incorporating Behavioral Finance Concepts In Investment Courses , Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC): Vol 4 No 3 (2007)
Michael Adams, Barry Thornton, Russ Baker, Asymmetric Price Adjustment: Are IPO Prices too "Sticky"? , Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER): Vol 7 No 5 (2009)
Barry Thornton, Michael Adams, Russell Baker, Using A Two Treatment Factorial Design To Analyze The First Day Percent Change In Price For Initial Public Offerings , Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER): Vol 7 No 7 (2009)
Michael Adams, Barry Thornton, George Hall, IPO Pricing Phenomena: Empirical Evidence Of Behavioral Biases , Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER): Vol 6 No 4 (2008)
Inga Chira, Michael Adams, Barry Thornton, Behavioral Bias Within The Decision Making Process , Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER): Vol 6 No 8 (2008)

1 2 3 > >>