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Download full textChen, Bodong – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2015
In this commentary on Van Leeuwen (2015, this issue), I explore the relation between theory and practice in learning analytics. Specifically, I caution against adhering to one specific theoretical doctrine while ignoring others, suggest deeper applications of cognitive load theory to understanding teaching with analytics tools, and comment on…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Theory Practice Relationship, Learning Theories
Direct linkShaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
Sigmund Tobias came to the United States in 1948, after his family had fled to China from the Holocaust in Europe. His Memoir ("Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai") describes that part of his life. He settled in New York, where he completed his B.A. and M.S. in School Psychology from the City College of New York, and a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interviews, Leaders, Computer Games
Rouet, Jean-Francois – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Designers of interactive learning environments face the issue of managing the learner's cognitive load, reducing irrelevant sources while optimizing useful sources of load. I propose a conceptual framework aimed at organizing the contributions of the papers presented in this special issue. The framework identifies three main dimensions, namely…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning, Learning Activities
Higginbotham-Wheat, Nancy – 1990
This review of the literature on five learner control variables in computer-based instruction concludes that: (1) pacing left to learner control has been found ineffective because learners tend to procrastinate or to exit lessons prematurely; (2) sequence, or content flow, has been an ineffective variable left under learner control since…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level, Learner Controlled Instruction, Pacing
Viau, Rolland; Clark, Richard E. – Performance and Instruction, 1987
Discusses new theories of feedback which suggest that all students may not benefit from immediate, positive feedback, depending on their level of ability and the difficulty of the task. Cognitive interpretations of feedback research are reviewed, including motivation to learn, and applications to instructional design are presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level
Maddux, Cleborne D. – Educational Technology, 1992
Discusses whether educators should write their own computer-assisted instructional software, and describes four basic categories of tools teachers can use to produce courseware: (1) traditional programing languages; (2) authoring languages, including hypertext authoring languages; (3) authoring systems; and (4) authoring aids. Each category is…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
