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Lamb, Richard L.; Annetta, Len – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The purpose of the study was to review the efficacy of online chemistry simulations in a high school chemistry class and provide discussion of the factors that may affect student learning. The sample consisted of 351 high school students exposed to online simulations. Researchers administered a pretest, intermediate test and posttest to measure…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Learning Modules
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Scott, Kimberly A.; White, Mary Aleta – Urban Education, 2013
This article investigates the motivations of African American and Latino girls ("N" = 41) who navigate urban Southwest school districts during the day, but voluntarily attend a 2-year, culturally responsive multimedia program after school and into the summer. Understanding that girls from economically disadvantaged settings are indeed…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Females, Minority Group Students, Disadvantaged Youth
Bellflower, Julie V. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Any student seeking a high school diploma from the public school system in one U.S. state must pass the state's high school graduation test. In 2009, only 88% of students at one high school in the state met the basic proficiency requirements on the science portion of the test. Because improved science education has been identified as an explicit…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Science Achievement, Exit Examinations, Statistical Analysis
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers of the 12th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2016, which was organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, April 9-11, 2016. The Mobile Learning 2016 Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Telecommunications
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Franklin, Teresa J. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
Higher education and in particular Colleges of Education are viewed as falling behind in the use of technology for teaching and learning (Lederman & Niess, 2000). With today's student population identified as digital natives and the evening news discussing the potential of virtual worlds as new learning environments, an examination of the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Social Systems, Internet, Social Media