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Terrence Tianzhi Zhang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Multilingual college students often struggle with writing and revising for academic purposes. This dissertation explored the effectiveness of a Concept-Based Language Instruction (C-BLI) approach to teaching revision processes to college-level multilingual writers. Although a significant body of research exists on effective feedback on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
Razieh Fathi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation describes an experiment to investigate how learners with different levels of background in computer science learn core concepts of computer science, in particular, algorithms. We designed a study to focus on cognitive task analysis for eliciting the empirical mental elements of learning two graph algorithms. Cognitive workload…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Algorithms, Cognitive Development
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Thouësny, Sylvie – Research-publishing.net, 2011
In contrast to standardised assessment, dynamic assessment (DA) simultaneously combines teaching and assessment activities. The key difference between standardised and dynamic approaches lies in the fact that, in the latter, an expert is allowed to provide assistance to a novice during the assessment process. Mediation, whether in the form of…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computational Linguistics
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Babb, Kimberley A.; Ross, Craig – Computers & Education, 2009
The use of PowerPoint slides has become an almost ubiquitous practice in university classrooms, however little research has examined whether the timing of lecture slide availability to students (either before or after lecture) affects classroom behaviour or exam performance. Using a 2 (slide availability condition) x 2 (course type)…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Cognitive Development, College Students, College Instruction
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Kocakaya, Serhat; Gonen, Selahattin – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Computer-Assisted Instruction designed according to 7E model of constructivist learning(CAI7E) related to "electrostatic'' topic on physics student teachers' cognitive development, misconceptions, self-efficacy perceptions and attitudes. The study was conducted in 2006-2007…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Cognitive Development
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Pifarre, Manoli; Cobos, Ruth – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2010
This paper aims to better understand the development of students' metacognitive learning processes when participating actively in a CSCL system called KnowCat. To this end, a longitudinal case study was designed, in which 18 university students took part in a 12-month (two semesters) learning project. The students followed an instructional…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Interaction, Learning Processes, Longitudinal Studies
Kausar, Tayyaba; Choudhry, Bushra Naoreen; Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed – Online Submission, 2008
This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of CAI vs. classroom lecture for computer science at ICS level. The objectives were to compare the learning effects of two groups with class room lecture and computer assisted instruction studying the same curriculum and the effects of CAI and CRL in terms of cognitive development. Hypothesis of…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Research Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Kausar, Tayyaba; Choudhry, Bushra Naoreen; Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2008
This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of CAI vs. classroom lecture for computer science at ICS level. The objectives were to compare the learning effects of two groups with class room lecture and computer assisted instruction studying the same curriculum and the effects of CAI and CRL in terms of cognitive development. Hypothesis of…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Research Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Kaousar, Tayyeba; Choudhry, Bushra Naoreen; Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2008
This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of CAI vs. classroom lecture for computer science at ICS level. The objectives were to compare the learning effects of two groups with classroom lecture and computer-assisted instruction studying the same curriculum and the effects of CAI and CRL in terms of cognitive development. Hypotheses of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Lecture Method, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Brown, Dina – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2006
This article synthesizes research on technology integration in education with specific attention to the effects of computer-mediated environments on cognitive development, technology utilization in schools, and infusing technology in pre-service teacher education. The article identifies inadequate teacher preparation as the critical factor…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Educational Technology