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P. Rose, Simon; Habgood, M. P. Jacob; Jay, Tim – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
The recent shift in compulsory education from ICT-focused computing curricula to informatics, digital literacy and computer science, has resulted in children being taught computing using block-based programming tools such as Scratch, with teaching that is often limited by school resources and teacher expertise. Even without these limitations,…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, Game Based Learning, Educational Games
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Weng, Cathy; Rathinasabapathi, Abirami; Weng, Apollo; Zagita, Cindy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
This study aimed to explore whether the integration of virtual reality and augmented reality used in a specially designed science book could improve the students' science concept learning outcomes. A true experimental research design was conducted to check the effectiveness of the specially designed book in terms of learners' achievement. The…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Textbooks
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Rosen, Yigal – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
The study described here is among the first of its kind to investigate systematically the effect of learning with integrated animations on transfer of knowledge and on motivation to learn science and technology. Four hundred eighteen 5th and 7th grade students across Israel participated in a study. Students in the experimental group participated…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Animation, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Falvo, David A.; Suits, Jerry P. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study investigates the effects of using both specific labels and diagrammatic arrows in the animation of salt dissolution. Four different versions of the animation served as treatments that were developed based upon principles of educational technology and cognitive psychology. The researchers studied the effects of spatial ability (high or…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Educational Technology, Spatial Ability
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Nevalainen, Seppo; Sajaniemi, Jorma – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
When visualization tools utilized in computer programming education have been evaluated empirically, the results have remained controversial. To address this problem, we have developed a model of short-term effects of program animation, and used it in a series of experiments. In the current experiment, we varied visual representation of an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Animation, Programming
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Clark, Richard E.; Choi, Sunhee – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
The point of Choi and Clark (2006) was that after many well-designed studies, they have no evidence for either the learning or the motivational benefits of pedagogical agents. In their study, they found compelling evidence that when agents are found to enhance learning, a less expensive and less distracting pedagogical method has equal or greater…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Aesthetics, Criticism
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Veletsianos, George – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
Choi and Clark (2006) argue that learning is attributed to the instructional method rather than the specific medium used to deliver instruction (i.e., the pedagogical agent). Additionally, they consider pedagogical agents as unnecessarily expensive tools, whose instructional affordances can be replicated by less expensive options. In this response…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Aesthetics, Criticism
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Choi, Sunhee; Clark, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2006
This study compared the use of an animated pedagogical agent (agent) with an electronic arrow and voice narration (arrow and voice) in a multimedia learning environment where 74 college level English as a Second Language (ESL) students learned English relative clauses. No significant differences in learning or performance were found between the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, English (Second Language), Sentence Structure, Educational Media
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Baylor, Amy L.; Ryu, Jeeheon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
The purpose of this experimental study was to test the role of image and animation on: a) learners' perceptions of pedagogical agent persona characteristics (i.e., extent to which agent was person-like, engaging, credible, and instructor-like); b) agent value; and c) performance. The primary analysis consisted of two contrast comparisons: 1)…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Economics Education, Preservice Teachers, Outcomes of Education