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Horton, Jessica; Hagevik, Rita; Adkinson, Bennett; Parmly, Jilynn – Science and Children, 2013
Technology can be both a blessing and a curse in the classroom. Although technology can provide greater access to information and increase student engagement, if screen time replaces time spent outside, then students stand to lose awareness and connectivity to the surrounding natural environment. This article describes how Google Earth can foster…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Web Sites, Computer Uses in Education
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Kong, Siu Cheung; Yeung, Yau Yuen; Wu, Xian Qiu – Computers & Education, 2009
In order to facilitate senior primary school students in Hong Kong to engage in learning by observation of the phenomena related to electrical circuits, a design of a specific courseware system, of which the interactive human-machine interface was created with the use of an open-source software called the LabVNC, for conducting online…
Descriptors: Observational Learning, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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Campbell, Monica L.; Mechling, Linda C. – Remedial and Special Education, 2009
This investigation examined the effectiveness of teaching letter sounds in a small group arrangement using computer-assisted instruction with SMART Board technology and a 3s constant time delay procedure to three students with learning disabilities. A multiple probe design across letter sound sets and replicated across students evaluate the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Small Group Instruction, Stimuli, Investigations
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Smith, Glenn Gordon; Middleton, James A. – Australian Educational Computing, 2003
This study compared interaction with a computer vs. observation as learning situations for low and high ability student's learning of spatial visualization and geometric transformations. Thirty-two fifth grade boys took the Differential Aptitude Test, Space Relations Subset (DAT), and then participated in the experiment. Pre-test and post-test…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Low Achievement, Observational Learning, Aptitude Tests