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Hung, Wei-Chen; Smith, Thomas J.; Harris, Marian S.; Lockard, James – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
This study adopted design and development research methodology (Richey & Klein, "Design and development research: Methods, strategies, and issues," 2007) to systematically investigate the process of applying instructional design principles, human-computer interaction, and software engineering to a performance support system (PSS) for behavior…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Research Methodology, Advance Organizers, Teaching Methods
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Pirnay-Dummer, Pablo; Ifenthaler, Dirk; Spector, J. Michael – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Effective and efficient measurement of the development of skill and knowledge, especially in domains of human activity that involve complex and challenging problems, is important with regard to workplace and academic performance. However, there has been little progress in the area of practical measurement and assessment, due in part to the lack of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Internet, Educational Assessment
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Ifenthaler, Dirk – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
The demand for good instructional environments presupposes valid and reliable analytical instruments for educational research. This paper introduces the "SMD Technology" (Surface, Matching, Deep Structure), which measures relational, structural, and semantic levels of graphical representations and concept maps. The reliability and validity of the…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Educational Research, Semantics, Validity
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McKenney, Susan; van den Akker, Jan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2005
In this article, we explore the potential of the computer to support curriculum materials development within the context of secondary level science and mathematics education in southern Africa. During the four-year course of the study, a computer program was developed named CASCADE-SEA, which stands for Computer Assisted Curriculum Analysis,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Articulation (Education), Research and Development, Computer Software