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Masterman, Elizabeth; Craft, Brock – Research in Learning Technology, 2013
This article presents the case for a theory-informed approach to designing and evaluating representations for implementation in digital tools to support Learning Design, using the framework of epistemic efficacy as an example. This framework, which is rooted in the literature of cognitive psychology, is operationalised through dimensions of fit…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Cognitive Processes, Epistemology
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Fabricatore, Carlo; Lopez, Ximena – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
This study explored the potential of digital games as learning environments to develop mindsets capable of dealing with complexity in the domain of sustainability. Building sustainable futures requires the ability to deal with the complex dynamics that characterize the world in which we live. As central elements in this system, we must develop the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Problem Solving
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Woollard, John; Wickens, Cathy; Powell, Ken; Russell, Terry – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
E-safety issues have come to the fore of thinking about young people's use of the internet because of their vulnerable position with regard to contact with people who may take advantage of them. The "Byron Review" in the UK makes explicit the steps that need to be taken to protect internet users. Based upon research across four United…
Descriptors: Safety, Foreign Countries, Internet, School Law
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Ip, Barry; Capey, Martin; Baker, Andrew; Carroll, John – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
This paper explores a relatively new area in the design and development of assessment procedures for the evaluation of coursework and student performance on computer and video games degrees. Emphasis is placed on an assessment which involves the development of and interaction in a virtual world, where lecturers and students are represented as…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Video Games, Virtual Classrooms, Computers
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Littleton, Karen; Light, Paul; Joiner, Richard; Messer, David; Barnes, Peter – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1998
Addresses the question of how far superficial aspects of software can affect the performance of girls and boys on computer-based problem-solving tasks. Finds, in two tests, a significant gender by software interaction, with girls' performances being highly influenced by the software version. Suggests that children's response to computers are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
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Kerawalla, Lucinda; Crook, Charles – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2005
Thirty-two families were given six market-leading, educational CD-ROMs each, and usage of them was logged over 11 weeks. These children and their parents were also interviewed on three occasions. Although parents and children were enthusiastic upon receipt of the software and envisaged that it would be a useful learning tool, children's use of…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Use Studies, Parent Attitudes