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Application Programming Interface Documentation: What Do Software Developers Want?
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Meng, Michael; Steinhardt, Stephanie; Schubert, Andreas – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2018
The success of an application programming interface (API) crucially depends on how well its documentation meets the information needs of software developers. Previous research suggests that these information needs have not been sufficiently understood. This article presents the results of a series of semistructured interviews and a follow-up…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Interfaces, Documentation, Computer Software
An App for the Cathedral in Freiberg--An Interdisciplinary Project Seminar
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Kröber, Cindy; Münster, Sander – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
This project seminar aims at creating and evaluating a manual for interdisciplinary projects as part of a learning process. Working together, pedagogies and students from different disciplines assess tools and recommendations for successful collaborations while developing an app for the cathedral in Freiberg. As part of the project the students…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Seminars, Learning Processes, Cooperative Learning
Bridging the Gap between Expert-Novice Differences: The Model-Based Feedback Approach
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Ifenthaler, Dirk – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
The study adds to the body of knowledge about different types of feedback. Feedback is considered a fundamental component for supporting and regulating learning processes. Especially in computer-based and self-regulated learning environments, the nature of feedback is of critical importance. Hence, this study investigates different types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Concept Mapping, Learning Processes
Usability Testing and Expert Inspections Complemented by Educational Evaluation: A Case Study of an e-Learning Platform
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Granic, Andrina; Cukusic, Maja – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
This paper presents a comprehensive usability study conducted within the context of a Europe-wide project. The design of the evaluated e-learning platform is based on an innovative approach to the education of young Europeans by integrating into the curricula of a Europe-wide network of 14 schools different state-of-the-art technologies in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response)
Combining Design Patterns and Elements of Social Computing for the Design of User Centered Online Help Systems
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Heckner, Markus; Schworm, Silke; Wolff, Christian – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2010
Many current (online) help systems fail because users refuse to use them or, even if they do so, they do not perceive them as helpful. There is an obvious gap between the intentions of the help content authors and the achievement of objectives concerning the perceived usefulness by help users. Problems may be divided into psychological and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Prior Learning, Psychology, Internet
Managing & Re-Using Didactical Expertise: The Didactical Object Model
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Pawlowski, Jan M.; Bick, Markus – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
The DIN Didactical Object Model extends the approaches of existing Educational Modeling Languages introducing specifications for contexts and experiences. In this paper, we show how the Didactical Object Model can be used for sharing didactical expertise. Educational Modeling Languages change the design paradigm from content orientation towards…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Teaching Methods, Expertise, Foreign Countries