The Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching published by National University is an annual peer-reviewed web-based publication of scholarship and research focused on new, effective instructional approaches and methods. This journal publishes original research articles by National University faculty, while also welcoming submissions from outside the University. The journal’s mission is to collect and disseminate advanced research-based information on teaching and learning, particularly focusing on innovative methodologies and technologies applied primarily but not exclusively in higher education, to improve educational practice and enhance student learning outcomes.

Volume 8, Issue 1 (March 2015)

Editor’s Column

General Issues

• The Age of Accountability in Education: Modernist Approaches to School Reform – R. D. Nordgren

Mathematics Instruction

• Mathematical Modeling as a Teaching Method of Mathematics – Michael Gr. Voskoglou
• The Necessity to Reform Mathematics Education in the Ukraine – Olena V. Semenikhina and Marina G. Drushlyak

Education and Business Training

• The Nexus between Education and Training: Implications for the Adult Learner – Thomas M. Green, Chandrika M. Kelso, and Don Zillioux

Technology-Based Teaching and Learning

• Technology Integration in the Resource Specialist Program Environment.
  Research-based strategies for technology integration in complex learning environments – Jennifer Courduff and Amanda Szapkiw

• Collaborative Academic-Government Agile Development of a Cloud Prototype
  Fire Retardant Drop Log Application for Wildfire Management – Bryan K. Allen, Gordon W. Romney, Pradip Peter Dey and Miles D. Romney

• Communication, Collaboration and Relationships in the Online College Class:
  Instructors’ Perceptions – Peter Serdyukov and Cynthia Sistek-Chandler

• Economics, Engagement and Deeper Learning: Game Design Methodology Approach – Nelson Altamirano

Language Education

• Adopting a New Identity: A Technique to Improve Writing Skill – Mojgan Rashtchi and Vida Karami

Assessment and Evaluation

• What Does Indirect Assessment Tell Us? – Nataliya Serdyukova
• Improving the Uniformity and Consistency of the End-of-Course Evaluation Response Mappings to Numerical Quantities by the use of Fine-Grained Answers and Guidelines – Subra Subramania

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