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Sociomaterial Entanglement in One-to-One Computing Classrooms: Exploring Patterns of Relations in Teaching Practices
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Meyer, Bente; Bergström, Peter; Wiklund-Engblom, Annika – Education Inquiry, 2021
Although many studies have investigated teaching in one-to-one computing classrooms, not many have considered the material dimension as equally important to the human dimension. Thus, by using a sociomaterial perspective, we aim to broaden the discussion about emergent teaching practices in Nordic classrooms where students use tablets as personal…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries
A Vygotskian Perspective on Parent-Child Talk During iPad Story Sharing
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Kucirkova, Natalia; Sheehy, Kieron; Messer, David – Journal of Research in Reading, 2015
This study explores the themes in the talk of two mothers and daughters as they share a self-created story with an iPad app. Vygotsky's theory of learning is applied to inform a thematic analysis and help interpret the learning potential within the observed parent-child exchanges. A deductive-inductive thematic analysis identified three recurring…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Mothers, Daughters, Parent Child Relationship
Explicit Input Enhancement: Effects on Target and Non-Target Aspects of Second Language Acquisition
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Gascoigne, Carolyn – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
Many recent studies have examined the effectiveness of various types of input enhancement. The following study expands this line of inquiry to include technological applications of language learning by comparing the effectiveness of the computer application of diacritics to a traditional pen-and-paper process among beginning students of French and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Computer Oriented Programs, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning
The Student as Knowledge Engineer: A Constructivist Model for Science Education.
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Morelli, Ralph – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1990
An experiment applied the theories of knowledge engineering and expert systems to science instruction for junior high school students. The model encourages a more creative, constructivist approach to teaching certain science concepts and skills while fostering improvement of logical thinking, communication, and independent learning skills. Results…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, Expert Systems
A Re-Appraisal of Assessment Practices in the Light of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Act.
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Sutherland, L.; Peckham, G. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1998
Implementation of the 1995 South African Qualifications Act necessitates a shift in the student-assessment model. Faculty must cope with increasingly underprepared students. Computer-assisted assessment is one alternative, but engaging the learner in the assessment process, through authentic and collaborative assessment processes, may be the best…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods
Schooling & Technology. Volume 2: The New Education: Student, Teacher, Unlimited Information.
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Thomas, Sheilah N. – 1983
The use of computer technology brings profound changes that demand a need for rethinking the role of public education. This report's purpose is to assist educators in shaping the future role and nature of the public schools. The report centers on two aspects of the change: the economic context and the evolving educational process. The work world…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs