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Mochizuki, Toshio; Nishimori, Toshihisa; Tsubakimoto, Mio; Oura, Hiroki; Sato, Tomomi; Johansson, Henrik; Nakahara, Jun; Yamauchi, Yuhei – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019
This paper describes the development of a software program that supports argumentative reading and writing, especially for novice students. The software helps readers create a graphic organizer from the text as a knowledge map while they are reading and use their prior knowledge to build their own opinion as new information while they think about…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Materials, Concept Mapping
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Koehler, Natalya A.; Thompson, Ann D.; Correia, Ana-Paula; Hagedorn, Linda Serra – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Our case study is a response to the need for research and reporting on specific strategies employed by software designers to produce effective multimedia instructional solutions. A systemic approach for identifying appropriate software features and conducting a formative evaluation that evaluates both the overall effectiveness of the multimedia…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Learning, Multimedia Instruction, Systems Approach
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Gogus, Aytac – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
Cognitive scientists investigate mental models (how humans organize and structure knowledge in their minds) so as to understand human understanding of and interactions with the world. Cognitive and mental model research is concerned with internal conceptual systems that are not easily or directly observable. The goal of this research was to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Karakostas, Anastasios; Demetriadis, Stavros – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
While adaptive collaboration support has become the focus of increasingly intense research efforts in the CSCL domain, scarce, however, remain the research-based evidence on pedagogically useful ideas on what and how to adapt during the collaborative learning activity. Based principally on two studies, this work presents a compilation of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology
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Choi, Ikseon; Lee, Kyunghwa – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
This design-based research study is aimed at two goals: (1) developing a feasible case-based instructional model that could enhance college students' ill-structured problem solving abilities, while (2) implementing the model to improve teacher education students' real-world problem solving abilities to deal with dilemmas faced by practicing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Transfer of Training, Problem Solving, Educational Environment
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Botturi, Luca – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
The last decade has brought about a major change in higher education. Course design has developed from a craftsmanship-like process to a structured production, which involves interdisciplinary teams and requires more complex communication skills. This conceptual article introduces E[superscript 2]ML--Educational Environment Modeling Language--a…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Communication Skills, Interdisciplinary Approach, Computer Assisted Instruction