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Sherron McLennon – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Educational software can increase cognitive load and reduce learning in the K-12 classroom. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was to compare the pretest/posttest changes in critical thinking skills and cognitive load in fourth-grade students after using multimedia software based on whether the design of the software product…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Critical Thinking
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Mejía Ávila, Doris; Sánchez Agámez, Carlos; Soto Barrera, Viviana Cecilia – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2021
A pilot test for the design and construction of digital lessons for integrated social science teaching is presented in this study. Combing conventional texts, applications made with Google Earth, and images from the web, three lessons for the sixth grade were created: (1) Evolution of Man, (2) Physical Geography of the Earth, and (3) Pre-Columbian…
Descriptors: Material Development, Multimedia Materials, Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Fluck, Andrew E.; Ranmuthugala, Dev; Chin, C. K. H.; Penesis, Irene; Chong, Jacky; Yang, Yang; Ghous, Asim – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The Calculus for Kids project was deliberately designed to use computers in the transformation of curriculum. The intervention used multi-media learning materials to assist teachers and Year 6 (aged 11-12 years) students understand the principles of integral calculus. They used Maple mathematics software to solve real-world problems using these…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6, Calculus
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Guo, Siao-Cing; Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
This study aims to investigate the influence of story creation on young EFL learners' reading performance. Action research was adopted to examine the effects of two different story reading projects in a library setting in Taiwan. Each project comprised a group of 19 young EFL learner from Grades 4 to 6 (aged 10-12). The first group's activities…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation
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