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Effects of Planning on Task Load, Knowledge, and Tool Preference: A Comparison of Two Tools
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Bonestroo, Wilco J.; de Jong, Ton – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
Self-regulated learners are expected to plan their own learning. Because planning is a complex task, it is not self-evident that all learners can perform this task successfully. In this study, we examined the effects of two planning support tools on the quality of created plans, planning behavior, task load, and acquired knowledge. Sixty-five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Preferences, Planning
Designing a Moodle Course with the CADMOS Learning Design Tool
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Katsamani, Maria; Retalis, Symeon; Boloudakis, Michail – Educational Media International, 2012
CADMOS is a graphical learning design (LD) authoring tool that helps a teacher design a unit of learning in two layers: (i) the conceptual layer, which seems like a concept map and contains the learning activities with their associated learning resources and (ii) the flow layer, which contains the orchestration of these activities. One of CADMOS'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Mapping, Usability, Teacher Developed Materials
Using Concept Maps to Assess the Effect of Graphing Calculators Use on Students' Concept Images of the Derivative at a Point
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Serhan, Derar – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2009
This study used concept maps to investigate the effect of using graphing calculators on students' understanding of the derivative at a point. The study looked for differences between the concept images that are held by students' who are using graphing calculators and the students who are not using them. Seventy one students enrolled in two…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Concept Mapping, Graphing Calculators, Calculus
Students and Teachers Learning to See: Part 1--Using Visual Images in the College Classroom to Promote Students' Capacities and Skills
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Thomas, Elizabeth; Place, Nancy; Hillyard, Cinnamon – College Teaching, 2008
This interdisciplinary analysis examines the use of visual images in the college classroom. The three authors--a community psychologist, a literacy specialist, and a mathematician--share examples and critical reflections that illuminate the strengths and challenges in using this medium to meet teaching and learning goals. The authors highlight one…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Visual Stimuli, Visual Literacy, Charts
Construction and Analysis of Educational Assessments Using Knowledge Maps with Weight Appraisal of Concepts
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Su, C. Y.; Wang, T. I. – Computers & Education, 2010
The rapid advance of information and communication technologies (ICT) has important impacts on teaching and learning, as well as on the educational assessment. Teachers may create assessments utilizing some developed assessment software or test authoring tools. However, problems could occur, such as neglecting key concepts in the curriculum or…
Descriptors: Test Items, Educational Assessment, Course Content, Foreign Countries
If We Build It, Will They Come? Investigating the Relationship between Students' Access to and Use of ICTS for Learning
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Brown, C. L.; Czerniewicz, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2007
Research from a survey of students in higher education institutions in the Western Cape has demonstrated that despite the difficulties being experienced in terms of access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in higher education, students report that they do indeed use computers for their learning. In this paper we explore the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Information, Access to Computers, Social Networks