This study aims to reveal the factors associated with sight-singing skills. A correlational research model was used in this research. The sample of the research consists of 41 music teacher candidates. The second- and third-grade students were given 30 seconds before tonal and rhythm sight-singing tests and then asked to do the first performances.…

Mindfulness is an important metric of human functioning that has been a topic of cultural and academic attention over the past 30 years (Spijkerman et al., 2016) and can help to elevate one's awareness and internal psychological experience (Wielgosz et al., 2019). To date, there remains an absence of literature examining perceptions of mindfulness…

This article examines effective instructional strategies for K-12 teacher education in an online university setting with a diverse, global student population enrolled in a K-12 teacher education program. Student learning can be constructed with three distinct design features that provide a framework for an instructional vision and direction for…

Metacognition and critical thinking are crucial elements in the educational process. The following article examines the use of a quiz/poll classroom assessment technique (CAT) in a 100-level Christian worldview classroom (CWV-101) designed to stimulate student engagement with the course principles in a self-reflective and non-threating…

This study was a phenomenological study examining the experiences of faculty teaching in an online learning environment in order to identify the factors that could produce job burnout and stress in master's programs in education. The challenges and related stress-producing factors were also explored to identify best practices for online faculty…

Online students often experience feelings of isolation and a lack of a sense of community from the institutions they attend (Palloff & Pratt, 1999). However, by implementing a variety of multimedia tools into the online classroom, students can hear and possibly even see their instructors. In this present study, a combination of live video…

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) have been used in traditional university classrooms as a strategy to check for student understanding (Angelo & Cross, 1993). With the emergence of online learning and its popularity for non-traditional students, it is equally important that instructors in the online environment check for student…

Online learning is integrated into nearly every type of college, university or workplace. It is more difficult for online instructors to assess the social-emotional components of learning due to a lack of face-to-face interaction. The following concept paper explores the emotional awareness levels of faculty teaching online courses and discusses…

Psychology Feud, a classroom-based adaptation of the popular American television game show, provides an innovative, engaging opportunity for students to examine popular beliefs and misconceptions concerning general psychological information in a nonthreatening atmosphere. The game can be integrated into introductory psychology courses to (a)…