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Direct linkWesthoff, Gerard J. – Language Teaching, 2009
Teachers' competence to estimate the effectiveness of learning materials is important and often neglected in programmes for teacher education. In this lecture I will try to explore the possibilities of designing scaffolding instruments for a "priori" assessment of language learning tasks, based on insights from SLA and cognitive psychology, more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Instructional Materials, Instructional Effectiveness, Test Reliability
Peer reviewedPuntambekar, Sadhana; du Boulay, Benedict – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Describes and evaluates Metacognition in Studying from Texts (MIST), a system that helps students develop metacognitive skills by providing a process-based interface and support for collaboration and reflection. A study of 20 ninth graders determined that high ability students used the interface and intervention productively, but that low ability…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces
Download full textAnandam, Kamala – 1994
In January 1990, project SYNERGY was launched by 19 two-year colleges and 3 four-year colleges coordinated by Miami-Dade Community College, in Florida, with support from IBM and Title III funds. The project was designed to review and compile lists of useful instructional software for basic skill remediation and develop an integrated, adaptive,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development
Peer reviewedGibson, Susan E.; Hart, Susan – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Highlights the experiences of three elementary teachers involved in a computer technology project. Teachers' concerns included computer materials that did not closely match the required curriculum, lack of preparation and training, and the inconsistent level of the success experienced by both students and teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Canadian Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
Coley, Richard; Cradler, John; Engel, Penelope K. – 1997
The purpose of this report is to provide a "snapshot" of the status of technology use in United States schools. The report focuses on the following: school access to technology; student use of computers; evaluating the impact of educational technology; connecting teachers and technology; assessing the content and quality of courseware;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cable Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Vanneman, Alan – Focus on NAEP, 1997
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has been collecting data on student achievement since 1969. It currently maintains three different assessments: long-term trends, cross-sectional national, and cross-sectional state-by-state data. Although the data are available to researchers outside the Federal Government, limited use has…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
