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Investigating Readers' Mental Maps of References in an Online System
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Yang, Yu-Fen; Wong, Wing-Kwong; Yeh, Hui-Chin – Computers & Education, 2009
Referential identification and resolution are considered the keys to help readers grasp the main idea of a text and solve lexical ambiguities. The goal of this study is to design a computer system for helping college students who learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL) develop mental maps of referential identification and resolution in reading.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Knowledge Representation, Concept Mapping
"Don't" Do This--Pitfalls in Using Anti-Patterns in Teaching Human-Computer Interaction Principles
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Kotze, Paula; Renaud, Karen; van Biljon, Judy – Computers & Education, 2008
This paper explores the use of design patterns and anti-patterns in teaching human-computer interaction principles. Patterns are increasingly popular and are seen as an efficient knowledge transfer mechanism in many fields, including software development in the field of software engineering, and more recently in the field of human-computer…
Descriptors: Man Machine Systems, Knowledge Representation, Computer Software, Computers
Development and Evaluation of a Compartmental Picture Archiving and Communications System Model for Integration and Visualization of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Data to Facilitate Student Learning in an Integrative Health Clinic
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Chow, Meyrick; Chan, Lawrence – Computers & Education, 2010
Information technology (IT) has the potential to improve the clinical learning environment. The extent to which IT enhances or detracts from healthcare professionals' role performance can be expected to affect both student learning and patient outcomes. This study evaluated nursing students' satisfaction with a novel compartmental Picture…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Visualization, Biomedicine
Alternatives in Evaluating Multimedia in Secondary School Science Teaching
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Cronje, J. C.; Fouche, J. – Computers & Education, 2008
While different approaches to evaluation will yield different results, depending on the purpose of the evaluation this article describes an evaluation approach that was aimed at investigation of the mental models of users of the programme. The study was driven by questions about the differences in mental models of the instructional designers and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Energy, Evaluation Methods
A Computer Environment for Beginners' Learning of Sorting Algorithms: Design and Pilot Evaluation
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Kordaki, M.; Miatidis, M.; Kapsampelis, G. – Computers & Education, 2008
This paper presents the design, features and pilot evaluation study of a web-based environment--the SORTING environment--for the learning of sorting algorithms by secondary level education students. The design of this environment is based on modeling methodology, taking into account modern constructivist and social theories of learning while at…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics, Social Theories, Secondary School Students
The Evaluation and Influence of Interaction in Network Supported Collaborative Concept Mapping.
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Chiu, Chiung-Hui; Huang, Chun-Chieh; Chang, Wen-Tsung – Computers & Education, 2000
This study of inservice and preservice teachers investigated group interaction processes in networked supported collaborative concept mapping and the influence these group interaction processes had upon group concept mapping performance. Results showed that group concept mapping performance was significantly correlated to the quantity of group…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Concept Mapping, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education