Learning in Higher Education Journal of Volume Seven Issue One Spring 2011 Contents A Modified Jigsaw Learning Activity Ginny Q. Zhan ....................................................................................................................... 1 Effects of Computerized Formative Assessment on Student Learning in Economics George D Santopietro .............................................................................................................. 7 Teaching Linear and Non-Linear Programming: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach Samuel E. Enajero .................................................................................................................17 Task Pacing Behaviors in Student Teams: An Experimental Study Jun He ................................................................................................................................... 27 MBAs’ Written Message Creation Technology and Preparation Joy Roach-Duncan ................................................................................................................ 39 What Does the Management Major Need to Know? Robert Desman, Ph.D., Douglas R. Moodie, Deborah B. Roebuck, & Samia Siha ........... 49 The Unintended Consequences of Developmental Courses Phyllis Flott ........................................................................................................................... 67 Perceived Classroom Management Problems of Teacher Candidates Cynthia J. Hutchinson & Jody S. Piro .................................................................................. 73 Persistence in Learning: Expectations and Experiences of African American Students in Predominately White Universities Brenda White Wright, Don Good, & Jim Lampley ............................................................ 81 Spring 2011 The Journal of Learning in Higher Education Volume 7 Issue 1