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Snow, Stephen; Wilde, Adriana; Denny, Paul; schraefel, m. c. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Peer-learning that engages students in multiple choice question (MCQ) formulation promotes higher task engagement and deeper learning than simply answering MCQ's in summative assessment. Yet presently, the literature detailing deployments of student-authored MCQ software is biased towards accounts from Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and…
Descriptors: Student Developed Materials, Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning
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Hack, Catherine – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
The use of rubrics for grading and feedback in higher education has increased in response to requirements for consistency and transparency across a diverse range of assessment tasks. There is a growing evidence base demonstrating the reliability of rubrics across different markers and instances. The number of studies describing the impact of…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Higher Education, Grading, Feedback (Response)
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Wu, Po-Han; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Milrad, Marcelo; Ke, Hui-Ru; Huang, Yueh-Min – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Concept maps have been widely employed for helping students organise their knowledge as well as evaluating their knowledge structures in a wide range of subject matters. Although researchers have recognised concept maps as being an important educational tool, past experiences have also revealed the difficulty of evaluating the correctness of a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Concept Mapping, Learning Strategies, Instructional Innovation
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Bogdanovic, Zorica; Barac, Dušan; Jovanic, Branislav; Popovic, Snežana; Radenkovic, Božidar – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
This article discusses the problem of using and delivering educational content from the Moodle learning management system to mobile devices. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the students' habits, motivations and technical possibilities in order to incorporate mobile-learning activities in the e-learning process. A mobile quiz has…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Virtual Classrooms
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Caputi, Peter; Chan, Amy; Jayasuriya, Rohan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
This paper examined the impact of training strategies on the types of errors that novice users make when learning a commonly used spreadsheet application. Fifty participants were assigned to a counterfactual thinking training (CFT) strategy, an error management training strategy, or a combination of both strategies, and completed an easy task…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Training Methods, Transfer of Training, Student Evaluation
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Denton, Philip; Madden, Judith; Roberts, Matthew; Rowe, Philip – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
The national movement towards progress files, incorporating personal development planning and reflective learning, is supported by lecturers providing effective feedback to their students. Recent technological advances mean that higher education tutors are no longer obliged to return comments in the "traditional" manner, by annotating…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pharmaceutical Education, Computer Software, Likert Scales
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Pribela, Ivan; Ivanovic, Mirjana; Budimac, Zoran – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
This paper discusses Svetovid, cross-platform software that helps instructors to assess the amount of effort put into practical exercises and exams in courses related to computer programming. The software was developed as an attempt at solving problems associated with practical exercises and exams. This paper discusses the design and use of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Prevention, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior
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Adcock, Amy B.; Duggan, Molly H.; Watson, Ginger S.; Belfore, Lee A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper describes an assessment of a web-based interview simulation designed to teach empathetic helping skills. The system includes an animated character acting as a client and responses designed to recreate a simulated role-play, a common assessment method used for teaching these skills. The purpose of this study was to determine whether…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Internet, Web Based Instruction
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Shephard, Kerry – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2001
Explores the use of multimedia in assignments that are submitted on compact disks. Examines the sources of media available, including video, still images, and sound; techniques for editing and incorporating media files, including appropriate software; compact disk technology; copyright; assessment criteria; equal opportunity considerations; and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Copyrights