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Witteman, M. J.; Segers, E. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
The modality learning effect proposes that learning is enhanced when information is presented in both the visual and the auditory domains (e.g. pictures and spoken information) compared with presenting information solely in the visual channel (e.g. pictures and written text). Most of the evidence for this effect comes from adults in a laboratory…
Descriptors: Intervention, Individual Differences, Elementary School Students, Adults
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Hathaway, Dawn; Norton, Priscilla – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2012
Few online high schools report requiring online education for their teachers, and few programs exist to prepare teachers to teach online (Smith, Clark, & Blomeyer, 2005). Professional development for online teachers continues to be a concern, and evaluative research that examines the effectiveness of various types of professional development is…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Professional Development, Intermode Differences, Electronic Learning
Johnson, Genevieve Marie; Buck, George H. – Online Submission, 2007
Students in an introductory educational psychology course used two WebCT communication tools (synchronous chat and asynchronous discussion) to discuss four case studies. In response to the item, "I learned the case studies best when using," 39 students selected synchronous chat and 51 students selected asynchronous discussion. Students who…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Intermode Differences