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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Mazer, Joseph P.; Simonds, Cheri J.; Hunt, Stephen K. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012
The assessment of student learning in general education courses is of critical importance in higher education. This study examines the utility of a writing assignment (application essays) in a basic communication course as an effective assessment tool. The authors conducted a content analysis of student portfolios to determine the extent to which…
Descriptors: Mass Media, Content Analysis, Education Courses, Essays
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Linvill, Darren L.; Mazer, Joseph P. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
This study tests a model of students' reflective thinking, perceived ideological bias among university faculty, and reactions to ideological bias in the college classroom. Participants were 187 undergraduates who completed the Reasoning About Current Issues Questionnaire and the Political Bias in the Classroom Survey. Structural equation modeling…
Descriptors: Ideology, Bias, Reflection, College Faculty