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Browsing to Learn: How Computer and Software Engineering Students Use Online Platforms in Learning Activities
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Araos, Andrés; Damsa, Crina; Gaševic, Dragan – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: The surge of online platforms has generated interest in how specialized platforms support formal and informal learning in various disciplinary domains. Knowledge is still limited regarding how undergraduate students navigate and use platforms to learn. Objectives: This study explores computer and software engineering students' learning…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Learning Activities, Undergraduate Students
Problematic Internet Use and Study Motivation in Higher Education
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Truzoli, Roberto; Viganò, Caterina; Galmozzi, Paolo Gabriele; Reed, Phil – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
The current study explored the relationship between problematic internet use (PIU) and motivation to learn, and examined psychological and social factors mediating this relationship. Two hundred and eighty-five students in an Italian University were recruited for the current study. There was a negative relationship between PIU and motivation to…
Descriptors: Internet, Learning Motivation, College Students, Psychological Patterns
Supporting Middle School Students' Online Reading of Scientific Resources: Moving beyond Cursory, Fragmented, and Opportunistic Reading
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Zhang, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013
The abundant scientific resources on the Web provide great opportunities for students to expand their science learning, yet easy access to information does not ensure learning. Prior research has found that middle school students tend to read Web-based scientific resources in a shallow, superficial manner. A software tool was designed to support…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Information Literacy
Computer Support of Effective Peer Assessment in an Undergraduate Programming Class
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Sitthiworachart, J.; Joy, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
Active learning is considered by many academics as an important and effective learning strategy. Assessment is integrated in learning as a tool for learning, but traditional assessment methods often encourage surface learning (passive learning) rather than deep learning (active learning). Peer assessment is a method of motivating students,…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Programming
What Strategies are Effective for Formative Assessment in an E-Learning Environment?
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Wang, Tzu-Hua – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
The web-based formative assessment developed in this research is named Formative Assessment Module of the Web-based Assessment and Test Analysis System (FAM-WATA). FAM-WATA is a multiple-choice web-based formative assessment module containing six effective strategies: 'repeat the test', 'correct answers are not given', 'query scores', 'ask…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Supporting Students, Student Attitudes, Internet
Using Narratives in Conferences To Improve the CMC Learning Environment.
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Ritchie, Garth; Peters, S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2001
Reports on the use of short stories in Internet discussions to promote student learning. Describes off-campus teacher education students using CMC (Computer Mediated Communication) discussions of short stories and discusses results that show the use of narratives can improve the social environment of online conferences and contribute to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Distance Education, Higher Education