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Self-Regulated Workplace Learning: A Pedagogical Framework and Semantic Web-Based Environment
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Siadaty, Melody; Gasevic, Dragan; Jovanovic, Jelena; Pata, Kai; Milikic, Nikola; Holocher-Ertl, Teresa; Jeremic, Zoran; Ali, Liaqat; Giljanovic, Aleksandar; Hatala, Marek – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Self-regulated learning processes have a potential to enhance the motivation of knowledge workers to take part in learning and reflection about learning, and thus contribute to the resolution of an important research challenge in workplace learning. An equally important research challenge for the successful completion of each step of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Workplace Learning
The Effectiveness of Education Technology for Enhancing Reading Achievement: A Meta-Analysis
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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2011
The present review examines research on the effects of technology use on reading achievement in K-12 classrooms. Unlike previous reviews, this review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards. In addition, methodological and substantive features of the studies are investigated to examine the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement
Commercial Software Programs Approved for Teaching Reading and Writing in the Primary Grades: Another Sobering Reality
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Lovell, Meridith; Phillips, Linda – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
This article reports the results of a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the suitability of 13 commercially available, authorized software programs for teaching reading and writing in the primary grades. These programs were assessed on interface design, content, instructional design, whether manufacturers' educational claims were supported…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Needs, Computer Software, Reading Instruction
Enhancing the Academic Skills of Adolescent Students with Learning Disabilities through Computer-Assisted Instruction.
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Wilson, Lex – 1993
A study was conducted at the Cumberland Campus of Nova Scotia Community College to determine the effect of a computer-based learning system on the academic and personal growth of adolescents with learning disabilities. Eleven learning disabled students, with an average age of 16.1 years, and one observer were chosen to participate in an 8-week…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
The INVEST Program: A Computer-Based System for Adult Academic Upgrading. A Pilot Project.
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Wilson, Alexander M. – 1992
A study was conducted for the Cumberland Campus of Nova Scotia Community College to determine whether a heterogeneous group of adult learners could make significant gains in academic achievement using a computer-based learning system, and how such gains compared to those associated with more traditional learning approaches. A sample of 15…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Assisted Instruction (ILS) for Adults.
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Moore, Andrew – 1993
In 1991, the Cumberland Campus of Nova Scotia Community College established a literacy research and development project to survey local industries and the community regarding training needs and to develop workplace and community-based programs to meet those needs. One effort involved the implementation of a computer-assisted learning program to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction