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Evaluating the Impact of a Quiz Question within an Educational Video
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Rice, Paul; Beeson, Paul; Blackmore-Wright, James – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
Educational videos are becoming more prevalent within a higher education context and the use of videos is now taken for granted. However, the full impact videos have on learning is under researched and not fully known. This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of quiz questions embedded throughout a video. Students from different…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Video Technology, Multiple Choice Tests, Outcomes of Education
Learning from versus Learning with Technology: Supporting Constructionist Reading Comprehension Learning with iPad Applications
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Moon, Andria L.; Francom, Gregory M.; Wold, Cheryl M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Approaches to using devices in the classroom can be classified as learning "with" technology or learning "from" technology (Howland et al., 2011). Though the benefits of constructionist, learning "with" technology learning experiences has been discussed (e.g., Baytak & Land, 2011; Levinsen, 2008), few studies have…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
New Methods of Mobile Computing: From Smartphones to Smart Education
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Sykes, Edward R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Every aspect of our daily lives has been touched by the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices. We have experienced an exponential growth of mobile computing--a trend that seems to have no limit. This paper provides a report on the findings of a recent offering of an iPhone Application Development course at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada. It…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
An Experimental Investigation of Videotaped Lectures in Online Courses
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Evans, Heather K. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Lecture videos are often praised as a great medium of instruction in online education. There is a lack of research, however, that tests whether videos are superior to other teaching tools in online classes. This article examines whether videos are better than lecture notes and still slides in an online introductory political science course. The…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Online Courses
The Use of eReaders in the Classroom and at Home to Help Third-Grade Students Improve Their Reading and English/Language Arts Standardized Test Scores
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Union, Craig D.; Union, Lori Walker; Green, Tim D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This study explored the effects of a portable technology intervention, the Nook Simple Touch eReader, on student performance in Reading and English/Language Arts when included as an integral part of the teaching and learning process in an elementary third-grade classroom. This study used the participating students' end-of-year second-grade scores…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Grade 3, Technology Uses in Education
Successful Technology Integration: Student Test Scores Improved in an English Literature Course through the Use of Supportive Devices
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Maninger, Robert M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Educators are under increasing pressure to raise student achievement on state-mandated exams, and they are at the same time expected to increase the use of technology in their classrooms. Although the number of classrooms incorporating computers has increased, technology integration has been less than successful. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Grade 9, Technology Integration, Reading Tests