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Chenglu Li; Wanli Xing; Walter Leite – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
A discussion forum is a valuable tool to support student learning in online contexts. However, interactions in online discussion forums are sparse, leading to other issues such as low engagement and dropping out. Recent educational studies have examined the affordances of conversational agents (CA) powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion, Artificial Intelligence, Safety
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Dohn, Niels Bonderup – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
The ability to code computer programs is considered an important part of literacy in today's society. This paper reports from a case study in two sixth-grade classes where Scratch coding was part of six mathematics lessons. The aim of the study was to investigate how Scratch coding affected students' interest development in coding and in…
Descriptors: Coding, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Student Interests
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Ng, Oi-Lam; Chan, To – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The recent and popular "Maker" movement worldwide has revived conversations about creativity, hands-on "Making," arts and design, humans with tools and digital experiences beyond the flat-screen. However, such conversation mainly revolved outside the realm of formal education. This article presents two learning tasks, one in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Teacher Attitudes
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Foshee, Cecile M.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Atkinson, Robert K. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
US colleges presently face an academic plight; thousands of high school graduates are performing below the expected ability for college-level mathematics. This paper describes an innovative approach intended to improve the mathematics performance of first-year college students, at a large US university. The innovation involved the integration of…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Remedial Mathematics, College Freshmen
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Baki, Adnan; Kosa, Temel; Guven, Bulent – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The study compared the effects of dynamic geometry software and physical manipulatives on the spatial visualisation skills of first-year pre-service mathematics teachers. A pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was used. The Purdue Spatial Visualisation Test (PSVT) was used for the pre- and post-test. There were three treatment groups. The…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis
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Kebritchi, Mansureh – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Even though computer games hold considerable potential for engaging and facilitating learning among today's children, the adoption of modern educational computer games is still meeting significant resistance in K-12 education. The purpose of this paper is to inform educators and instructional designers on factors affecting teachers' adoption of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Computers, Educational Games
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Deacon, Andrew; Jaftha, Jacob; Horwitz, David – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
Powerful applications such as Microsoft Office's Excel and Word are widely used to perform common tasks in the workplace and in education. Scripting within these applications allows unanticipated user requirements to be addressed. We show that such extensibility, intended to support office automation-type applications, is well suited to the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Instruction, Economics