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Improving Students' Problem Solving in a Virtual Chemistry Simulation through Metacognitive Messages
Download full textBeal, Carole R.; Stevens, Ronald H. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
Recent assessments indicate that American students do not score well on tests of scientific problem solving, relative to students in other nations. IMMEX is a web-based virtual environment that provides students with opportunities to solve science problems by viewing information resources through a suite of menu options, developing a hypothesis…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Chemistry, Problem Solving, Educational Technology
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Direct linkSheard, Reed – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
When the author was brought on as CIO of Westmont College in October 2008, the president, Board of Trustees, and campus environment made it clear that technology needed a major overhaul to meet the college's growing requirements. Also, these changes needed to happen without significantly increasing the IT budget or staff. Marketing Charts…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Finance, Innovation
Levine, Linda J.; Burgess, Stewart L.; Laney, Cara – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Two experiments investigated the effects of sadness, anger, and happiness on 4- to 6-year-old children's memory and suggestibility concerning story events. In Experiment 1, children were presented with 3 interactive stories on a video monitor. The stories included protagonists who wanted to give the child a prize. After each story, the child…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Psychological Patterns, Child Development, Memory
Parhami, Behrooz – Computer Science Education, 2008
We observe that recruitment efforts aimed at alleviating the shortage of skilled workforce in computer engineering must be augmented with strategies for retaining and motivating the students after they have enrolled in our educational programmes. At the University of California, Santa Barbara, we have taken a first step in this direction by…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, College Freshmen, Internet, Academic Persistence
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
The "I CAN Learn[R] Pre-Algebra" and "Algebra" computerized curricula are designed to cover mathematics and problem-solving skills for ethnically diverse, inner-city students in grades 6-12. The curricula are designed to equip students with the skills they need to meet district, state, and national math objectives through an…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Intervention, Computer Software, Program Effectiveness
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1985
This document offers a perspective on the use of computers in education to assist California educators with the design and implementation of educational activities that encourage the effective and creative use of computers and computer software throughout the school curriculum. It is organized in six strands, each identifying a basic core of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
