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Editor’s Column National University’s mission is to make lifelong learning opportunities accessible, challenging and relevant to diverse populations. In accordance with this mission, the National University Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching (JRIT) is an important benchmark in the university’s maturation. Teaching, research and scholarship are interrelated; evidence shows that research enriches teaching and is capable of significantly improving student learning outcomes. The JRIT is an annual multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication of original research focused on new effective instructional approaches, methods and tools. It is intended to produce momentum to increase the efficiency of learning and ensure better learning outcomes for our students. The Journal is a forum to share faculty research and scholarship, which will ultimately benefit both the university’s academic community, as well as our students. The Editorial Board is composed of top scholars and administrators from National University, as well as several internationally acclaimed academicians. The Review Board includes both internal and external reviewers.  Thus, the third issue of the JRIT published by National University demonstrates a steady progress in establishing a research culture at this institution. This volume includes 16 articles that were accepted after a rigorous double review and that include studies from individual members of the National University faculty, other US researchers and international writers, and joint projects between National University researchers and outside scholars. All publications have been conditionally assigned in the following sections:  · General Issues · Accelerated Learning · E-learning · Teaching and Learning · Assessment and Evaluation · Bilingual Education and Second Language Learning · Best Practices In the General Issues section we present two articles: The Influence of Social Worlds on Engaging Ideas by Shelley Ashdown from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas TX, and Combining Research-based Effective Teacher Characteristics with Effective Instructional Strategies to Influence Pedagogy by Dee L. Fabry who is a member of the National University faculty. The first article discusses a global perspective for the classroom and curriculum and explores the diversity of social worlds across culture, which may lead to greater effectiveness in communication. The author argues that Cultural Theory identifies four social worlds as universal and delineates social rules and educational consequences inherent within each social orientation. She discusses the impact of the Bureaucratic, Hierarchic, Individualist, and Egalitarian orientations on engaging ideas. The second article suggests that the reasons for elevated high school dropout rates range from a lack of relevance to boredom. Increasing student-to-teacher connections and motivation through the implementation of effective instructional strategies has been proven to be a i
successful solution that increases student engagement. This study reports on the application of research-based effective instructional strategies by teachers in a high school setting. In the Accelerated Learning section Dr. B. Charles Tatum from National University explores some of the learning principles on which accelerated education is based and compares them to the traditional model in his article Accelerated Education: Learning on the Fast Track. He offers a comprehensive review of the literature on the topic that reveals the evidence for and against accelerated education, and discusses several critical research issues. The article also addresses some important methodological concerns regarding research studies. The author suggests there are notable advantages to the existing practices in accelerated education, and encourages more scholarship and research in this area. The E-learning section is represented by the article From Evolution to Revolution: Updates to Effective E-Learning Model Help Build Better E-learning prepared by Cynthia Larson-Daugherty from Spectrum Pacific Learning Company in La Jolla, CA and Coleman Walker from ITT Technical Institute in Raleigh, NC. This article discusses the current state of E- learning that has grown at a record pace over the last decade, especially in the academic sector. This growth has prompted numerous changes, challenges, questions, and also an opportunity to reexamine how people process information and learn. The e-learning model (e2L) developed in 2003 by SPL set the initial precedent for examining and reexamining the delivery of online learning. The model continues to evolve as researchers and practitioners alike further utilize this forum for learning. This update offer propositions to both the theoretical construct and the model’s practical application that focus on designing, developing, and delivering e-learning in the most effective way to yield results. The largest section is Teaching and Learning, which includes articles in various areas: engineering, teacher education (counseling), and reading instruction. The first article, prepared by Majed A. Sahli from Saudi Aramco Oil Company, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Gordon W. Romney from National University, Agile Teaching: A Case Study of Using Ruby to Teach Programming Language Concepts, discusses Ruby, an object-oriented programming language, which, according to the authors, is an obvious choice for agile web development. It provides a hands-on training tool for computer science students studying programming language grammars, scanners, parsers, Abstract Syntax Trees, and is confirmed in the web marketplace. A virtualized version of Ruby was used to implement a simple LL calculator grammar. The power gained by using Ruby significantly facilitated the implementation of the parser over comparable C++ and Java implementations. Usage of this portable, “virtual lab” facilitated the integration of laboratory and classroom assignments in a teaching model that completes class instruction for a semester course in one calendar month. This is an example of agile teaching in Internet-time. The second article entitled Using Bibliotherapy as a Tool for Counseling Supervision by Richard P. Long from Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, presents the application of the Bibliotherapeutic Group Supervision (BGS) approach in a graduate program to increase the knowledge and skills of counseling candidates. Using books in intervention is not new; however, integrating bibliotherapy to affect counseling skills is an innovative approach to supervision. The BGS process is described and candidates’ reactions and reflections are discussed. In his article Introducing Relevant Social Issues as Examples in the Counseling Classroom: The Impact of a Volatile Political Environment and a Therapeutic Solution National University scholar Brian Tilley discusses the value of using real-world, relevant sociopolitical issues as classroom examples in a counseling training program. The author outlines a therapeutic ii
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Academic Learning Today Academic in
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• Individual (1) — Group (2) co
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Challenges and Opportunities From t
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About the Authors Cynthia (Cindy) L
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AGILE TEACHING: A CASE STUDY OF USI
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the scope-by-name feature of Ruby e
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need to deal with. Students learned
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experiment with different options f
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the students evaluate the optimum s
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Using Bibliotherapy as a Tool for C
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different clients and their present
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supervisees with a brief synopsis o
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Stick Figure, by Lori Gottlieb As t
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psychological awareness to encourag
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on the Internet. To keep the classr
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The third portion of the discussion
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Henry, S. (2005). A different appro
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elementary-age students. Linked wit
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considered in multicultural literat
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In Finding One, the conclusion was
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Stephanie: “I learned that some p
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importance in society and in school
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published in the United States. Ret
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Reading Practices in Elementary Sch
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groups of students reading by apply
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Table 2 Participant-Reported Teachi
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Table 5A Teachers’ Reading Task P
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Because electronic texts are increa
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Conclusion As teachers work to impr
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Bilingual Education and Second Lang
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successful in hiring enough qualifi
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Five Innovative Strategies That Wor
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The third strategy is “Determinin
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the categories, synthesized and def
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Fereshteh, M. H. (1995). Multicultu
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Can Balanced Bilingualism Be Achiev
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As may be seen from this discussion
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Alternatives to Current Methodologi
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education when students are isolate
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Conclusion SL learning must be a tw
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Language as Tool for a Global Educa
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encouraging passive learning. Such
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Similarly, their actions or what go
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should therefore not be glued to th
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Supplementary Reading Since there i
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Bruce, M. G., Podemski, R. S., & An
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The Motivational and Attitudinal Ch
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Other researchers have challenged t
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education classes were taught in Ru
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Participants also described how the
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Implications and Suggestions for Fu
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affordance of opportunities for sel
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An examination of the peer-comment
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language used in the description an
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promotes self-discovery (Saulnier e
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Appendix A Sample Language from an
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Student Evaluations of Courses and
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that there is a consistent positive
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(teaching) for all classes (11 item
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Figure 1. The Nonlinear Relationshi
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About the Authors Nataliya Serdyuko
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Best Practices 183
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The Textbook Elementary Statistics
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discussion in such courses is slow;
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Table 1. A grade list for a class o
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Sloboda, B. W. (2005). Improving th
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The Journal of Research in Innovati
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