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Debbah, Amina; Ben Ali, Yamina Mohamed – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2014
In the e-learning systems, a learning path is known as a sequence of learning materials linked to each others to help learners achieving their learning goals. As it is impossible to have the same learning path that suits different learners, the Curriculum Sequencing problem (CS) consists of the generation of a personalized learning path for each…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Curriculum, Computer System Design, Heuristics
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Efendioglu, Akin – Computers & Education, 2012
The main purpose of this study is to design a "Courseware Development Model" (CDM) and investigate its effects on pre-service teachers' academic achievements in the field of geography and attitudes toward computer-based education (ATCBE). The CDM consisted of three components: content (C), learning theory, namely, meaningful learning (ML), and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Control Groups, Geography, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Chang, Chia-Lin; Su, Yelin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
This study examined whether using localized interface designs would make a difference in users' learning results and their perceptions of the interface design in a classroom learning environment. This study also sought to learn more about users' attitudes toward the localized interface features. To assess the impact of using localized interfaces…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Computer Software
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Doubleday, Eldridge G.; O'Loughlin, Valerie D.; Doubleday, Alison F. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2011
An increasing number of instructors are seeking to provide students with online anatomy resources. Many researchers have attempted to identify associations between resource use and student learning but few studies discuss the importance of usability testing in resource design and modification. Usability testing provides information about ease of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Testing, Online Courses, Anatomy
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Yang, Jie Chi; Chien, Kun Huang; Liu, Tzu Chien – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Energy education has been conducted to equip learners with relevant energy conservation knowledge for many years. However, learners seldom put the knowledge into practice and even have few ideas about how to reduce energy consumption. To this end, there is a need to address this issue to improve the efficiency of energy education. One of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies, Energy Conservation
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Hsu, Pi-Shan; Chang, Te-Jeng; Wu, Ming-Hsiung – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2009
The level of learners' expertise has been used as a metric and diagnostic mechanism of instruction. This metric influences mental effort directly according to the applications of cognitive load theory. Cognitive efficiency, an optimal measurement technique of expertise, was developed by Kalyuga and Sweller to replace instructional efficiency in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Measurement Techniques, Expertise, Cognitive Processes