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Can Animations Effectively Substitute for Traditional Teaching Methods? Part I: Preparation and Testing of Materials
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Gregorius, Roberto Ma.; Santos, Rhodora; Dano, Judith B.; Gutierrez, Jose J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
Two animations, one focused on the macroscopic phenomena and particulate conception of the three states of matter and the effects of heat on these states, and the other on solution formation and solubility were produced using Adobe Flash MX software. The first was designed for and tested on elementary school (3rd-5th grade) students. The second…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Materials, Chemistry
Can Animations Effectively Substitute for Traditional Teaching Methods? Part II: Potential for Differentiated Learning
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Gregorius, Roberto Ma.; Santos, Rhodora; Dano, Judith B.; Gutierrez, Jose J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
Animations were prepared using Adobe Flash MX and tested on elementary (3rd-5th grade) and secondary chemistry students. A pre- and post-test study was used to compare the learning gains of students who received the animations with those who received textbook reading time and discussion in class. The control and experimental groups were further…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Materials, Chemistry
Improving Literacy and Metacognition with Electronic Portfolios: Teaching and Learning with ePEARL
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Meyer, Elizabeth; Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, C. Anne; Aslan, Ofra; Deault, Louise – Computers & Education, 2010
Can an electronic portfolio that is both a multimedia container for student work and a tool to support key learning processes have a positive impact on the literacy practices and self-regulated learning skills of students? This article presents the findings of a yearlong study conducted in three Canadian provinces during the 2007-2008 school year…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Achievement Tests, Metacognition, Learning Processes
Snapshots of a Culture: How Do American and Turkish Elementary Students Represent Their Cultural Identities Using Technology as a Means of Expression and Communication?
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Simsek, Ali; Nuss, Shirley – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate how elementary students can learn about the culture of another country and how technology can play a role in this process. The sample of the study included 135 fifth grade students from the United States and Turkey. Initial knowledge and information sources of students were assessed at the beginning of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Computer Uses in Education
Composing across Multiple Media: A Case Study of Digital Video Production in a Fifth Grade Classroom
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Ranker, Jason – Written Communication, 2008
This is a qualitative case study of two students' composing processes as they developed a documentary video about the Dominican Republic in an urban, public middle school classroom. While using a digital video editing program, the students moved across multiple media (the Web, digital video, books, and writing), drawing semiotic resources from…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Editing, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
One-to-One Mobile Computing. Literature Review
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Alberta Education, 2006
This literature review is intended to provide practical information; lessons learned and promising practices which have been drawn from recent Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) one-to-one mobile computing research reports and related articles. The information is presented in the form of answers to the following questions: (1) How is one-to-one…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Long Range Planning, Holistic Approach, Computer Software