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Wood, C.; Jackson, E.; Hart, L.; Plester, B.; Wilde, L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
This paper reports on an intervention study that considered the impact of text messaging on 9- to 10-year-old children's literacy skills. One hundred and fourteen children who had never owned a mobile phone before were recruited and randomly allocated to either the intervention or control conditions. All children were pre- and post-tested on a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Spelling, Intervention, Phonological Awareness
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Yuan, Y.; Lee, C. -Y.; Wang, C. -H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study develops virtual manipulative, polyominoes kits for junior high school students to explore polyominoes. The current work conducts a non-equivalent group pretest-post-test quasi-experimental design to compare the performance difference between using physical manipulatives and virtual manipulatives in finding the number of polyominoes.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
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Bolman, Catherine; Tattersall, C.; Waterink, W.; Janssen, J.; van den Berg, B.; van Es, R.; Koper, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
This article investigates the usability of a navigation support tool, which guides learners by generating advice on the next best step to take in a self-study e-learning course. The article draws on log data and responses from online questionnaires to provide insights into learners' evaluation of the tool, their adherence to the advice and their…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Self Efficacy, Distance Education, Independent Study