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Kuhnel, Matthias; Seiler, Luisa; Honal, Andrea; Ifenthaler, Dirk – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to test the usability of the MyLA app prototype by its potential users. Furthermore, the Web app will be introduced in the framework of "Mobile Learning Analytics", a cooperation project between the Cooperative State University Mannheim and University of Mannheim. The participating universities focus…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Data Collection, Usability
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Allert, Heidrun; Richter, Christoph; Nejdl, Wolfgang – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
Current cultural, social, and economic trends challenge traditional concepts of learning and lifelong learning. This paper draws on the twofold nature of learning in a knowledge society and explores options for technological support. The concept of Second-Order Learning Objects is introduced as a potential means to foster generative learning.…
Descriptors: Socialization, Lifelong Learning, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies
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Butler, Deborah L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
Reports findings from three studies investigating the efficacy of an instructional model designed to promote self-regulation, the Strategic Content Learning (SCL) approach. Each study comprised multiple in-depth case studies involving postsecondary students with learning disabilities who ranged in age from 19 to 48 years. Implications for theory,…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Talbot, Gilles L. – 1992
This report and a motivation seminar were prepared for teachers in the Social Sciences Department at Champlain Regional College (Quebec) to study motivational dispositions of students who either avoided registering for a course in Quantitative Methods or failed out in important numbers. Teachers' consensus was that students in general seemed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Restructuring, College Faculty, College Students
Riddle, Joy – 1992
A study will be conducted to determine if the learning style of field dependence/independence has any effect on the cognitive outcomes and attitudes of students in a distance education class. The instructional strategies of group and individual learning will be compared to see which one results in greater learning and which one students prefer and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Attitude Change, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
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Smith, Christopher A.; And Others – Biochemical Education, 1995
Describes the process of problem-based learning (PBL), discusses the history of the movement, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of PBL. Explains the advantages of PBL in developing desirable attributes in biochemistry graduates which include being able to generalize, being able to interpret data, and possessing knowledge of relevant…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biochemistry, Classroom Techniques, Discovery Learning