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Beeli-Zimmermann, Sonja – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2014
Because of the impact that mathematical beliefs have on an individual's behaviour, they are generally well researched. However, little mathematical belief research has taken place in the field of adult education. This paper presents preliminary results from a study conducted in this field in Switzerland. It is based on Ernest's (1989) description…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Teacher Attitudes
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Annetta, Leonard A.; Slykhuis, David; Wiebe, Eric – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
Microsoft PowerPoint™ has become the generic name used when describing slideware applications. This study analyzed the gender differences of participant attitudes and perceptions of various components of PowerPoint™ presentations. Preservice science teachers (none licensed, mostly undergraduates) viewing PowerPoint™ presentations of science…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Preservice Teachers, Computer Software, Student Attitudes
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Wright, June L. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1992
Parents and children interacted with computer-based representations of a park, one with animated picture graphics and one with digitized full motion video. Children who interacted with the digitized representation replayed the program more and showed a stronger cognitive focus on the representation than did the other children. (LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development, Early Childhood Education
Inoue, Yukiko – 1998
Virtual reality (VR) is a new computational paradigm that redefines the interface between human and computer. VR may result in a significant improvement over traditional instruction because it is not only a multimedia interactive tool but also a learning environment extremely close to reality. Few empirical studies have been done on the use of VR…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Geography