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Use of WhatsApp in Higher Education: What's Up with Assessing Peers Anonymously?
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Güler, Çetin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
The aim of this study is to investigate the use of WhatsApp application in anonymous peer assessment in higher education. The mobile phone application WhatsApp was used as both an anonymous and nonanonymous peer assessment tool in a classroom environment. The participants of the study were the students of two classes (sophomores and juniors), half…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Understanding the Effectiveness of Online Peer Assessment: A Path Model
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Lu, Jingyan; Zhang, Zhidong – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Peer assessment has been implemented in schools as both a learning tool and an assessment tool. Earlier studies have explored the effectiveness of peer assessment from different perspectives, such as domain knowledge and skills, peer assessment skills, and attitude changes. However, there is no holistic model describing the effects of cognitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Prior Learning
Assessing and Improving Technology Integration Skills for Preservice Teachers Using the Teacher Work Sample
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Graham, Charles R.; Tripp, Tonya; Wentworth, Nancy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study explores the efforts at Brigham Young University to improve preservice candidates' technology integration using the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) as an assessment tool. Baseline data that was analyzed from 95 TWSs indicated that students were predominantly using technology for productivity and information presentation purposes even though…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Work Sample Tests, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
Effective Use of Computer Aided Instruction in Secondary Schools: A Causal Model of Institutional Factors and Teachers' Roles.
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Teo, Hock-Hai; Wei, Kwok-Kee – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
Examines the impact of contextual factors on teachers' roles and teachers' roles in contributing to the effective use of computer-aided instruction in Singapore's secondary schools. A path modeling approach was adopted whereby factors during different stages of the teaching and learning are examined before the final outcome, the student's learning…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods
The Computer Use Scale: Four Dimensions of How People Use Computers.
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Panero, Jan C.; Lane, David M.; Napier, H. Albert – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
The Computer Use Scale (CUS) measures how people use computers across four dimensions: Enthusiasm, Entertainment, Efficiency, and Communication. The scale was found to be reliable and was able to detect differences among various classes of users. Applications of the scale to computer training, software design, and job placement are discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development
The Effect of Hypermedia Authoring on Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking.
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Liu, Min – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
Describes a study that examined whether engaging elementary school students in hypermedia authoring would promote their creative thinking. Highlights include Logo programming language; the Torrance Tests of Creativity Thinking; performance assessment; interviews and observations; ability levels; collaborative versus individual learning; and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Analysis of Variance, Authoring Aids (Programming)