Vol 2, No 3 (2013)

International Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 2, No. 3, August 2013

Table of Contents

Articles

Promoting University Students’ Collaborative Learning through Instructor-guided Writing Groups
Faustin Mutwarasibo
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Greek University Candidates’ Targets in a Changing, Unstable and Unpredictable Economic Environment
Kalerante E., Mormory P., Mormoris M
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Features of Application of Classroom Response System at the Lectures in Russia and Israel
Boris E. Starichenko, Artem N. Egorov, Roman Yavich
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The Impact of Differentiated Instruction in a Teacher Education Setting: Successes and Challenges
Stephen Joseph, Marlene Thomas, Gerard Simonette, Leela Ramsook
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The Teaching of Inquiry-based Science in Elementary Classrooms: A Bi-national Comparative Reflection of US and Lithuanian Practices
Bobbi Hansen, Sandy Buczynski
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An Illuminative Evaluation on Practical Art, Craft and Design Instruction: The Case of Botswana
Magdeline C. Mannathoko, Thenjiwe E. Major
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Research on Revision of Training Program of the Economics and Management Specialties Based on the Training Mode--- A Case Study from Changchun University of Science and Technology
Dianwei Qi, Shili Yu
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The Role of Motivation, Cognition, and Conscientiousness for Academic Achievement
Margarete Imhof, Tatjana Spaeth-Hilbert
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Assessing the Extent that the Gender and STEM Practice- Oriented Literature is Evidence-Based
Elizabeth G. Creamer, Ryan B. Mutcheson, Michelle Sutherland, Peggy S. Meszaros
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Female Arab Students’ Experience of Acculturation and Cultural Diversity upon Accessing Higher Education in the Northern Galilee-Israel
Brenda Geiger
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Effect of Learning Communities on Student Attitudes and Corresponding Behaviors: A Mediated Test of Involvement Theory
Daniel Bonilla, Kimberly K. Buch, Cindy Wolf Johnson
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Teaching Quality Management Model for the Training of Innovation Ability and the Multilevel Decomposition Indicators
Xingjiang Lu, Chen Yao, Jianmin Zheng
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Implicit Beliefs about English Language Competencies in the Context of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Comparison of University Students and Lecturers in Namibia
Laura A. Otaala, Ilse E. Plattner
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Effectiveness of the Remedial Courses on Improving EFL/ESL Students’ Performance at University Level in the Arab World
Fadel H. M. Al Othman, Khaled M. Shuqair
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Critical Thinking in College Freshmen: The Impact of Secondary and Higher Education
Marie Evens, An Verburgh, Jan Elen
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