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New Tools for New Literacies Research: An Exploration of Usability Testing Software
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Asselin, Marlene; Moayeri, Maryam – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2010
Competency in the new literacies of the Internet is essential for participating in contemporary society. Researchers studying these new literacies are recognizing the limitations of traditional methodological tools and adapting new technologies and new media for use in research. This paper reports our exploration of usability testing software to…
Descriptors: Homework, Research Tools, Protocol Analysis, Internet
Spatial Learning Using Locomotion Interface to Virtual Environment
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Patel, K. K.; Vij, S. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2012
The inability to navigate independently and interact with the wider world is one of the most significant handicaps that can be caused by blindness, second only to the inability to communicate through reading and writing. Many difficulties are encountered when visually impaired people (VIP) need to visit new and unknown places. Current speech or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Simulated Environment
Assessing the Educational Values of Digital Games
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Hong, J-C.; Cheng, C-L.; Hwang, M-Y.; Lee, C-K.; Chang, H-Y. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
In recent years, digital games have assumed an important place in the lives of children and adolescents. Effective content design is crucial to the success of digital game-based learning. Therefore, the tool for assessing the effectiveness of game design is accordingly very important for parents and teachers, so that they may encourage or…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Focus Groups, Spatial Ability, Skill Development
Learning While Exercising for Science Education in Augmented Reality among Adolescents
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Hsiao, Kuei-Fang; Chen, Nian-Shing; Huang, Shih-Yu – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
Because of a shortage of physical exercise, concerns about adolescents have recently been raised in Taiwan. In educational environments where student exercise has been limited by scheduling constraints and the lack of physical exercise has become a vital problem, "learning while exercising" may be part of a possible solution. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exercise, Science Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction
Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies
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Baek, Youngkyun; Whitton, Nicola – IGI Global, 2013
In K-12 classrooms, as well as on the college and university level, the incorporation of digital games has played a vital role in the educational system. While introducing teachers to new fields, these digital games have been designed and implemented for the classroom and have shown positive results at a variety of educational levels. Cases on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
Media Education and Video Games: An Action-Research Project with Adolescents in an Out-of-school Educational Context
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Felini, Damiano – Online Submission, 2008
Background: The penetration of video games in media consumption behaviors is statistically very significant all over the world. Education and media education cannot ignore this phenomenon, as it is so relevant for such a considerable part of the population, especially youth. The application of media education principles and goals to video games is…
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Popular Culture, Media Literacy