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Students' Usability Evaluation of a Web-Based Tutorial Program for College Biology Problem Solving
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Kim, H. S.; Prevost, L.; Lemons, P. P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
The understanding of core concepts and processes of science in solving problems is important to successful learning in biology. We have designed and developed a Web-based, self-directed tutorial program, "SOLVEIT," that provides various scaffolds (e.g., prompts, expert models, visual guidance) to help college students enhance their…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Scientific Concepts, Web Based Instruction
Epistemic Activities and Collaborative Learning: Towards an Analytical Model for Studying Knowledge Construction in Networked Learning Settings
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Zenios, Maria – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide an analytical model for studying knowledge creation among geographically dispersed students in an online postgraduate programme by using the concept of epistemic activity. Rooted in qualitative methodologies, it takes a case study approach which strengthens the grounding of theory on social learning by using…
Descriptors: Socialization, Computer Mediated Communication, Models, Cooperative Learning
Quality in E-Learning--A Conceptual Framework Based on Experiences from Three International Benchmarking Projects
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Ossiannilsson, E.; Landgren, L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
Between 2008 and 2010, Lund University took part in three international benchmarking projects, "E-xcellence+," the "eLearning Benchmarking Exercise 2009," and the "First Dual-Mode Distance Learning Benchmarking Club." A comparison of these models revealed a rather high level of correspondence. From this finding and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Global Approach
Web-Based Collaborative Inquiry Learning.
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Chang, Kuo-Eng; Sung, Y-T; Lee, C-L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2003
Proposes a Web-based collaborative inquiry learning system and describes a study of undergraduates at the National Taiwan Normal University based on a model system that investigated students' learning processes. Discusses the use of concept maps to anchor and represent knowledge during the inquiry process. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inquiry