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Anael Kuperwajs Cohen; Alannah Oleson; Amy J. Ko – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
Collaboration is an important aspect of computing. In a classroom setting, working with others can increase a student's motivation to attempt more challenges, reduce the difficulty of complicated concepts, and bring about greater overall success. Despite extensive research in other domains, there has been minimal exploration within computing on…
Descriptors: College Students, Help Seeking, Student Behavior, Programming
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Cherner, Todd; Halpin, Peter – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2021
Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that is gaining traction in K12 education. Whereas well-designed and engaging VR experiences may be considered educational, teacher educators with content-area expertise are uniquely positioned to analyze the actual content provided by those experiences when determining VR's educational value.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Simulation, Preservice Teachers
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Francke, Helena; Gamalielsson, Jonas; Lundell, Björn – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2017
Introduction: The study describes the conditions for long-term preservation of the content of the institutional repositories of Swedish higher education institutions based on an investigation of how deposited files are managed with regards to file format and how representatives of the repositories describe the functions of the repositories.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Preservation, Higher Education
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Rubaii, Nadia – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: This purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which accreditation of public affairs programs can be a tool to advance social equity, diversity, and inclusion. The paper is presented in the context of the widespread acceptance of the importance of addressing social inequalities in Latin America and the critical role that public…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Public Affairs Education, Standards, Social Differences
Quitano, Elwin Champaco – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The answer to effective formal principal preparation reform across the nation has been to adopt and implement the "Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium" (ISLLC) standards, which in most instances begins with graduate program courses and field training within higher learning institutions. Close adherence to Standard 5, a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Ethics, Elementary Secondary Education, Poverty
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Escobar Alméciga, Wilder Yesid; Evans, Reid – HOW, 2014
The purpose of the present pedagogical experience was to address the English language writing needs of university-level students pursuing a degree in bilingual education with an emphasis in the teaching of English. Using mentor texts and coding academic writing structures, an instructional design was developed to directly address the shortcomings…
Descriptors: Mentors, Academic Discourse, Writing Skills, English (Second Language)
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Husband, Gary – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2015
This paper presents the initial findings of a research project that aims to investigate the impact of teacher training for lecturers in post-compulsory education on engagement with continuing professional development (CPD) for learning and teaching. The majority of colleges and universities operating in the UK now ensure that all teaching staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Postsecondary Education, Professional Continuing Education
Lane, Iris – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Academic dishonesty in postsecondary education can often transfer to dishonesty in the workplace. Dishonest behavior by students undermines the integrity of the entire institution, including its faculty. The purpose of this study was to explore faculty perceptions of goal orientation and its impact on student cheating behavior, faculty experiences…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Cheating, Case Studies
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Carey, Miriam – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012
This study examines the cultivation of intentionality and integration in a foundation level General Education class: Communities and Societies. Three research tasks were set within the context of a grounded theoretical approach: codification of indicators for both intentionality and integration, and an examination of student learning logs.…
Descriptors: Intention, Teaching Methods, Group Discussion, Small Group Instruction
Mendoza, Cynthia – ProQuest LLC, 2009
There is limited information on changes to accreditation standards and practices, especially related to diversity. The narrow focus of prior studies and the public's limited understanding of accreditation and its criteria have contributed to this gap in the literature. This qualitative study used intellectual biography as its framework to narrate…
Descriptors: Biographies, Accreditation (Institutions), Accountability, African Americans
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Hu, Xiangen, Ed.; Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Hershkovitz, Arnon, Ed.; Paquette, Luc, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2017
The 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2017) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Optics Velley Kingdom Plaza Hotel, Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. This years conference features two invited talks by: Dr. Jie Tang, Associate Professor with the Department of Computer…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Graphs, Data Use
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Bush, Michael D.; Browne, Jeremy M. – CALICO Journal, 2004
Reporting in 1971 on research related to computer-based methods for teaching the Arabic writing system, Bunderson and Abboud cited the potential that computers have for language learning, a largely unfulfilled potential even in 2004. After a review of the relevant historical background for the justification of computer-aided language learning…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Written Language, Instructional Materials, Instructional Design
Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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Stav, John B.; Tsalapatas, Hariklia – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2004
NS-eCMS is developing an open web-based content management, communication, and collaboration eLearning platform that addresses the specialized requirements for distance education in natural sciences. The federated architecture enables straightforward development, exchange, and publication of material through open standards like XML/MathML. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Natural Sciences, Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education