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Lunsford, M. Leigh; Pendergrass, Marcus – PRIMUS, 2016
Online homework systems, which deliver homework assignments to students and provide real-time feedback on their responses, have the potential to increase student learning in college mathematics classes. However, current research on their effectiveness is inconclusive, with some studies showing gains in student achievement, whereas others report…
Descriptors: Homework, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Mathematics
Braseby, Anne M. – IDEA Center, Inc., 2014
Use of the word "flipped" has become the latest buzzword in the educational world. This paper explores the different uses of the term "flipped," examines the research to date, and discusses how and why teachers are starting to use the new model. It offers suggestions for activities both inside and outside of the classroom to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Video Technology
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Brame, Cynthia J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Educational videos have become an important part of higher education, providing an important content-delivery tool in many flipped, blended, and online classes. Effective use of video as an educational tool is enhanced when instructors consider three elements: how to manage cognitive load of the video; how to maximize student engagement with the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Video Technology, Teaching Methods
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Lewin, Cathy; Luckin, Rosemary – Computers & Education, 2010
This paper compares and contrasts two projects in order to better understand the complex issues surrounding the use of technology to support parental involvement with schools and their children's learning. The Becta-funded ICT Test Bed evaluation (2002-2006) had the intention of saturating schools (in three areas of social deprivation) with a…
Descriptors: Homework, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
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Kerawalla, Lucinda; O'Connor, Jeanette; Underwood, Joshua; duBoulay, Benedict; Holmberg, Joe; Luckin, Rose; Smith, Hilary; Tunley, Hilary – Educational Media International, 2007
In this study we assess whether and how the Homework System was effective in creating greater continuity of understanding between home and school. Children in a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class (aged 5-6 years old) were taught numeracy using the Homework System on tablet PCs, and they were assigned activities to carry out on the tablet PC for…
Descriptors: Homework, Numeracy, Learning Experience, Home Study
Atamturk, Nurdan – Online Submission, 2007
Educational technology has been gaining importance in English language teaching since with the help of technological tools teaching and learning became more effective. This study which is descriptive in nature, is designed to investigate the present attitudes of ELT students towards the Internet in doing homework, their technological literacy and…
Descriptors: Homework, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Literacy
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Aypay, Ahmet; Erdogan, Mehmet; Sozer, Mehmet A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences among schools using student responses in the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study-1999 (TIMSS-99) data. Schools were classified into two groups based on eighth grade students' overall achievement in science. Two different discriminant function analyses were performed to distinguish…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Projection Equipment, Discriminant Analysis, Foreign Countries