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Ashford-Rowe, Kevin H.; Holt, Marnie – Online Submission, 2011
The "emerging educational institutional decision-making matrix" is developed to allow educational institutions to adopt a rigorous and consistent methodology of determining which of the myriad of emerging educational technologies will be the most compelling for the institution, particularly ensuring that it is the educational or pedagogical but…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Demissie, Tesfaye; Ochonogor, Chukunoye E.; Engida, Temechegn – Online Submission, 2011
Many students have difficulty in learning abstract and complex lessons of chemistry. This study investigated how students develop their understandings of abstract and complex lessons in chemistry with the aid of visualizing tools: animation, simulation and video that allow them to build clear concepts. Animation, simulation and video enable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Garcia Laborda, Jesus; Magal Royo, Teresa; Enriquez Carrasco, Emilia – Online Submission, 2010
This paper presents the results of writing processing among 260 high school senior students, their degree of satisfaction using the new trial version of the Computer Based University Entrance Examination in Spain and their degree of motivation towards written online test tasks. Currently, this is one of the closing studies to verify whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, High Stakes Tests, Student Motivation
Bahar, Mehmet; Aydin, Fatih; Karakirik, Erol – Online Submission, 2009
In this article, Structural communication grid (SCG), an alternative measurement and evaluation technique, has been firstly summarised and the design, development and implementation of a computer based SCG system have been introduced. The system is then tested on a sample of 154 participants consisting of candidate students, science teachers and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
Powell, Phillip – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the processes of evaluation, selection, adoption and diffusion of a course management system (CMS). This study incorporated a cross-case analysis using a multiple case study approach, which included two institutions, each having six participants. The participants were placed into three categories: faculty,…
Descriptors: College Administration, Administrators, Web Based Instruction, College Faculty
Kok, Ayse – Online Submission, 2008
With the rapid advances in technology, several online learning tools come onto the stage. Being an online learning delivery tool to support a full range of teaching and learning activities conducted by educational institutions Moodle facilitates online content creation and collaboration by entailing various social and communication tools that…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discussion Groups, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience
Felini, Damiano – Online Submission, 2008
Background: The penetration of video games in media consumption behaviors is statistically very significant all over the world. Education and media education cannot ignore this phenomenon, as it is so relevant for such a considerable part of the population, especially youth. The application of media education principles and goals to video games is…
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Popular Culture, Media Literacy
Aydin, Emin – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this study is to review the changes that computers have on mathematics itself and on mathematics curriculum. The study aims at investigating different applications of computers in education in general, and mathematics education in particular and their applications on mathematics curriculum and on teaching and learning of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah Md; Hamid, Mohd Zaidi Bin Abdul – Online Submission, 2005
Scientific research shows that the process of remembering done in the human brain is faster when people receive many emphasizes in various forms for a short period. The concept of interactivity in multimedia helps the human brain to improve the process of learning. In addition, different approaches of multimedia make lessons very entertaining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Higher Education, Student Attitudes