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Designing Instructional Technology from an Emotional Perspective.
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Astleitner, Hermann; Leutner, Detlev – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2000
Presents strategies for making instructional technology more emotionally sound. Discusses fear, envy, anger, sympathy, and pleasure, and describes 20 instructional strategies that can be used to decrease negative emotions and increase positive emotions including computer-assisted instruction, multimedia, linked information, social networks on the…
Descriptors: Anger, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Emotional Response
Conceptualizing a Hypermedia Design for Language Learning.
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Gay, Geri; Mazur, Joan – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Discussion of the philosophies and theories of language learning focuses on the development of a hypermedia language program. Levels of knowledge analysis are discussed, communicative language proficiency is described, learner interactions with the hypermedia program are examined, and the relationships of communication and culture are discussed.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Epistemology
Collaborative Design in a Networked Multimedia Environment: Emerging Communication Patterns.
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Gay, Geri; Grosz-Ngate, Maria – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Describes a study that investigated the activities of engineering students working on a collaborative design project in a distributed multimedia environment. Topics discussed include learning as a social process; face-to-face and video communication; problem-solving techniques; use of interactive media; the construction of knowledge; and group…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning
Using Multimedia as a Cognitive Tool.
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Toomey, Ron; Ketterer, Kim – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Provides an account of how three elementary school teachers, two in Australia and one in the United States, used multimedia to enhance student learning. Topics include a historical context of trends in school computing, computer-enhanced learning, reflective learning, concept development, cooperative learning, and learning planning skills.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Trends
Students as Hypermedia Authors: Themes Emerging from a Qualitative Study.
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Turner, Sandra V.; Dipinto, Vito M. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
In this study, seventh-grade students used hypermedia software, a graphics scanner, and a videodisc player to create multimedia research reports for science. Topics addressed include skill development, student and teacher opinions on time spent learning the software, student interactions, how students organized information, content-specific…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware, Grade 7
The Effectiveness of Digital Audio in Computer-Based Training.
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Barron, Ann E.; Kysilka, Marcella L. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Discussion of digital audio in computer-based training (CBT) focuses on a study at the University of Central Florida that was conducted to determine whether the addition of audio to CBT had positive effects on undergraduates' cognitive achievement levels and to analyze its effect on time required to complete a lesson. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction