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Walters, William H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
This paper presents a comparative evaluation of Google Scholar and 11 other bibliographic databases (Academic Search Elite, AgeLine, ArticleFirst, EconLit, GEOBASE, MEDLINE, PAIS International, POPLINE, Social Sciences Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, and SocINDEX), focusing on search performance within the multidisciplinary field of…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Online Searching
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Adams, W.; Reid, S.; LeMaster, R.; McKagan, S.; Perkins, K.; Dubson, M.; Wieman, C. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
Interactive computer simulations with complex representations and sophisticated graphics are a relatively new addition to the classroom, and research in this area is limited. We have conducted over 200 individual student interviews during which the students described what they were thinking as they interacted with simulations. These interviews…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Physics, Educational Technology, Computer System Design
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Houston, Tony – CALICO Journal, 2007
With the advent of web-based programs that automate the scoring of exercises, materials are now being developed from the outset with the capabilities of the web in mind. Materials developed without consideration of the web's capabilities, on the other hand, must be retrofitted. Texts that are retrofitted to the web have the advantage of being…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Web Sites, Courseware
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vultur, Sidonia Otilia; Marincas, Delia Adriana – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2007
In this paper, an evaluation of web sites regarded like projects is discussed. We give an overview of the Web Assessment Index (WAI), by presenting a web sites of Romanian Faculties of Economics case study. The WAI contains five categories: accessibility, access speed, navigability, content and reliability. We analyzed and presented a detailed…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Internet, Foreign Countries, Computer Software Evaluation