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Melissa A. Shepherd; Elizabeth J. Richardson – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2024
Statistical software is commonly used in undergraduate social sciences statistics courses. Due to the increase in online/hybrid courses and the cost of SPSS, instructors may wish to switch to another statistical software. We cover seven programs: Excel, Google Sheets, jamovi, JASP, PSPP, R, and SOFA. We compare programs using the following…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Statistics, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews
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Sharifov, Mahammad; Safikhanova, Samaya; Mustafa, Abdulsalam – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2021
Online learning has become increasingly popular as education continues to revolutionise with existing and evolving technologies. Institutions and organisations alike are utilising online learning to meet the demands of learners for a more convenient and adaptable Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) system to sustain a progressive pedagogy. An…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Integrated Learning Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Nascimento, Debora M. C.; Almeida Bittencourt, Roberto; Chavez, Christina – Computer Science Education, 2015
Context: It is common practice in academia to have students work with "toy" projects in software engineering (SE) courses. One way to make such courses more realistic and reduce the gap between academic courses and industry needs is getting students involved in open source projects (OSP) with faculty supervision. Objective: This study…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Software, Open Source Technology, Literature Reviews
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Gu, X.; Blackmore, K. L. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
This paper presents the results of a systematic review of agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) applications in the higher education (HE) domain. Agent-based modelling is a "bottom-up" modelling paradigm in which system-level behaviour (macro) is modelled through the behaviour of individual local-level agent interactions (micro).…
Descriptors: Simulation, Higher Education, Role, Models
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Amiel, Tel; Soares, Tiago Chagas – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
We present an analysis of 50 repositories for educational content conducted through an "audit system" that helped us classify these repositories, their software systems, promoters, and how they communicated their licensing practices. We randomly accessed five resources from each repository to investigate the alignment of licensing…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Educational Resources, Certification, Conflict
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Cripps, Michael J. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2011
Single sourcing through a content management system (CMS) is altering technical communication practices in many organizations, including institutions of higher education. Open source software (OSS) solutions are currently among the most popular content management platforms adopted by colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. The…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Public Colleges, Case Studies, Open Source Technology