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Belland, Brian R.; Gu, Jiangyue; Kim, Nam Ju; Turner, David J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Science educators increasingly call for students to address authentic scientific problems in science class. One form of authentic science problem--socioscientific issue--requires that students engage in complex reasoning by considering both scientific and social implications of problems. Computer-based scaffolding can support this process by…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Ethnography, Grade 7, Cooperative Learning
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Woo, Matsuko Mukumoto; Chu, Samuel Kai Wah; Li, Xuanxi – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
This study investigated the use of a wiki for collaborative writing among primary levels five (P5) and six (P6) students (n = 119) in a Chinese primary school in Hong Kong where English is taught as a second language (L2). Three classes of students and their English subject teachers participated in a three-month English language writing programme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Interviews, Content Analysis
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Lee, Victor R.; Thomas, Jonathan M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
This paper describes an iteration of a design-based research project that involved integrating commercial physical activity data (PAD) sensors, such as heart rate monitors and pedometers, as technologies that could be used in two fifth grade classrooms. By working in partnership with two participating teachers and seeking out immediate resources…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Metabolism, Physical Activities, Educational Technology
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Cviko, Amina; McKenney, Susan; Voogt, Joke – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
PictoPal is the name of a technology-rich curriculum with a focus on emergent literacy of Dutch kindergarteners. A case study design was used to examine teacher technology integration within PictoPal along with their perceptions about teaching/learning, technology and technology-based innovations. Observations were undertaken on pupils' engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Technology, Kindergarten
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Bennett, Sue – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Case-based learning has long been used to bring students into contact with the complexity of real-world situations. Despite this popularity and considerable history, research into how case analysis can support future problem-solving has been limited. The study reported in this paper investigated learners' understanding of multimedia instructional…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Educational Strategies, Graduate Students, Problem Solving
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Pifarre, Manoli; Cobos, Ruth – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
The aim of this study was to examine the development of the metacognitive knowledge of a group of higher education students who participated actively in an experiment based on a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning environment called KnowCat. Eighteen university students participated in a 12-month learning project during which the KnowCat…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Educational Environment, College Students, Cooperative Learning