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Höhnle, Steffen; Fögele, Janis; Mehren, Rainer; Schubert, Jan Christoph – Journal of Geography, 2016
In spite of various actions, the implementation of GIS (geographic information systems) in German schools is still very low. In the presented research, teaching experts as well as teaching novices were presented with empirically based constraints for implementation stemming from an earlier survey. In the process of various group discussions, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Information Systems, Teacher Education, Continuing Education
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Usener, Claus A.; Majchrzak, Tim A.; Kuchen, Herbert – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2012
Purpose: To overcome the high manual effort of assessments for teaching personnel, e-assessment systems are used to assess students using information systems (IS). The purpose of this paper is to propose an extension of EASy, a system for e-assessment of exercises that require higher-order cognitive skills. The latest module allows assessing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing
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Mertens, Robert; Ketterl, Markus; Brusilovsky, Peter – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: Social navigation is an emerging trend for navigation in hypermedia. With social navigation, users can be guided through large volumes of learning content by cues which integrate the browsing history of past users. Earlier papers have shown that social navigation is suitable for navigation not only in classic hypermedia but also in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Cues, Questionnaires
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Frackmann, Edgar – Higher Education Management, 1992
The Higher Education Information System (HIS) is Germany's publicly financed service institution serving higher education. One of its functions is to act as a clearinghouse for computer software for higher education. The evolution, role and mission, founding principles, and services of HIS in this capacity are explained. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Educational History