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Dai, Chih-Pu; Ke, Fengfeng; Dai, Zhaihuan; Pachman, Mariya – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), or student instructors, are the crucial force in college for undergraduates' learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) disciplines. However, professional development of student instructors is often neglected. Providing adequate and appropriate teacher training for student instructors is a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, STEM Education, Computer Simulation
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Tsekleves, Emmanuel; Cosmas, John; Aggoun, Amar – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
Serious games and game-based learning have received increased attention in recent years as an adjunct to teaching and learning material. This has been well echoed in the literature with numerous articles on the use of games and game theory in education. Despite this, no policy for the incorporation of serious games in education exists to date.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Program Implementation, Educational Games, Stakeholders
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Jia, Jiyou; Chen, Weichao – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
In this paper, we present the comprehensive version of CSIEC (Computer Simulation in Educational Communication), an interactive web-based human-computer dialogue system with natural language for English instruction, and its tentative application and evaluation in English education. First, we briefly introduce the motivation for this project,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Natural Language Processing, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Lim, Cher, P.; Nonis, Darren; Hedberg, John – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Based on the exploratory study of a 3D multiuser virtual environment (3D MUVE), known as Quest Atlantis (QA), in a series of Primary Four (10- to 11-year-olds) Science lessons at Orchard Primary School in Singapore, this paper examines the issues of learning engagement and describes the socio-cultural context of QA's implementation. The students…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Primary Education