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Development of an Online Graph-Oriented Collaborative Argumentation Tool for Middle School Students: A Faculty Expert's Perspective
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Pi-Sui Hsu; Silvia Ginting; Margot Van Dyke – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2018
The objective of this design case was to describe the development of an online graph-oriented tool to support the representation of collaborative argumentation for middle school students from a faculty expert's perspective and discuss the processes that were instrumental in developing the tool. Supported by the professional staff in the Digital…
Descriptors: Graphs, Persuasive Discourse, Middle School Students, Expertise
Capturing Qualitative Data: Northwestern University Special Libraries' Acknowledgments Database
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Stigberg, Sara; Guittar, Michelle; Morse, Geoffrey – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Assessment and supporting data have become of increasing interest in librarianship. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of the Northwestern University Library Acknowledgments Database tool, which gathers and documents qualitative data, as well as its component reporting function. This collaborative project and resulting…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Database Design, Library Development, Program Implementation
Frances: A Tool for Understanding Computer Architecture and Assembly Language
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Sondag, Tyler; Pokorny, Kian L.; Rajan, Hridesh – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2012
Students in all areas of computing require knowledge of the computing device including software implementation at the machine level. Several courses in computer science curricula address these low-level details such as computer architecture and assembly languages. For such courses, there are advantages to studying real architectures instead of…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Computer Simulation, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces
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Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2008
Data integration is one of the single most challenging tasks any district can face. Fortunately for school districts throughout the country with data scattered in disparate systems, an open specification known as the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) is mitigating that challenge. SIF has emerged as a cornerstone of K-12 data warehousing,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Software, School Districts, Educational Cooperation
Computer Tutors Put Vets on the Net!
Dittmer, Arlis – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Provides an overview and evaluation of an Illinois public library project that gave large-group workshops about the Internet and Web page construction, and encouraged intergenerational programming, new library users, and cooperation between adolescents and veterans. Provides the Web address for "Vets on the Net," a Web site for veterans.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer System Design, Cooperation, Design Requirements
A Learning Assessment System: Development of Assessment Instruments plus Scoring and Reporting Procedures.
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Marsh, Larry P.; Anderson, Paul S. – 1989
This manual is intended to provide Illinois school districts with guidance in developing learning assessment plans and using testing materials as part of the school improvement program mandated by the 1985 educational reform legislation for Illinois. Designed primarily to be a series of "how to" booklets, the manual is divided into six…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Educational Improvement