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Direct linkDubé, Adam K.; McEwen, Rhonda N. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Using Luhmann's communication theory and affordance theories, we develop a framework to examine how kindergarten-grade 2 students interact with tablet computers. We assessed whether cognitive ability and device configuration influence how successfully children use tablet computers. We found that children's limited ability to direct their cognitive…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Primary Education, Handheld Devices, Computer Use
Payne, J. Scott – Foreign Language Annals, 2020
Sequencing language production activities based on the inherent cognitive load of each activity type can improve student performance and self-efficacy on high cognitive load language tasks like conversational speech (either face-to-face or via video chat). This ordering according to cognitive difficulty can scaffold learners in their development…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Online Courses, Instructional Design
Download full textHernandez-Nanclares, Nuria; Jimenez-Munoz, Antonio – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in Spain has increased the number of degrees taught through English, although secondary schools do not ensure an appropriate set of linguistic skills for bilingual degrees. A holistic, accountable model for Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-supported learning can give students the adequate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Language of Instruction, English
Jonassen, David H.; Kim, Bosung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Meaningful learning requires deep engagement with ideas. Deep engagement is supported by the critical thinking skill of argumentation. Learning to argue represents an important way of thinking that facilitates conceptual change and is essential for problem solving. In order to appropriately apply argumentation practices to learning, we first…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Guidelines, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Ability
Martens-Baker, Susan – English Journal, 2009
This article describes the Tribal Paradise Project the author and her colleagues designed for their high school students. This project was a bold attempt to bring together the real-world skills of collaboration and online writing into one major, cross-school project. Adapted from the famous "Flimibuff" assignment cited by Ray Saitz on his teacher…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Cooperation, Communication Skills, Thinking Skills
Braddock, David; Rizzolo, Mary C.; Thompson, Micah; Bell, Rodney – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
Cognitive disability entails a substantial limitation in one's capacity to think, including conceptualizing, planning, and sequencing thoughts and actions, remembering, interpreting subtle social cues, and understanding numbers and symbols. Cognitive disabilities include intellectual disabilities and can also stem from brain injury, Alzheimer's…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Technological Advancement, Alzheimers Disease, Mental Retardation
