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Çakiroglu, Ünal – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem statement: Although there is agreement on the potential of project based learning (PBL) and virtual manipulatives (VMs), their positive impact depends on how they are used. This study was based on supporting the use of online PBL environments and improving the efficacy of the instructional practices in PBL by combining the potentials of…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Comparative Analysis, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Al Rukban, Mohammad Othman; Khalil, Mahmoud Salah; Al-Zalabani, Abdulmohsen – Educational Research and Reviews, 2010
Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) has adopted a problem based learning (PBL) curriculum. This study investigates the educational environment in the school; it also compares the educational environment prevailing in problem based learning curriculum with that of conventional and outcome based curricula. A cross sectional study…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Medical Students, Medical Schools, Problem Based Learning
Ellis, Ainslie – 2001
The traditional form of collaborative learning has been via face-to-face groups working together. The online forum can provide a different collaborative learning environment, due to its student-centric, asynchronous, written form. As a result of an investigation into the differences between face-to-face and online asynchronous communication,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction
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Austin, Mary B. – Computers and Education, 1994
Discussion of multimedia instruction focuses on a pilot study that compared the relative effectiveness of three interactive media formats in a DVI/RTV (Digital Video Interactive/Real Time Video) computer-mediated instructional lesson for a military communications system. Hypotheses tested are discussed, and the educational importance is…
Descriptors: Communications, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment
Zillesen, P. G. van Schaick; And Others – 1991
Instructional feedback given to the learners during computer simulation sessions may be greatly improved by integrating educational computer simulation programs with hypermedia-based computer-assisted learning (CAL) materials. A prototype of a learning environment of this type called BRINE PURIFICATION was developed for use in corporate training…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Sivin-Kachala, Jay; Bialo, Ellen R. – 1994
This report summarizes the educational technology research conducted from 1990 through 1994. It is based on 133 research reviews and reports on original research projects from both published and unpublished sources. This research varied in methodology: some studies used a technique for synthesizing and analyzing data from many different studies;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
Hodge-Hardin, Sherri – 1997
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in math achievement of students taught in an interactive television (ITV) class setting with the instructor present (host site), students receiving instruction via television at an off-campus location (remote site), and students taught in a traditional classroom setting. The…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analysis of Covariance, Audiovisual Communications, College Mathematics
Parker, Mary Jo – 1999
This study investigated the following research questions: (1) Does the use of a shared, intranet environment improve learner problem-solving ability in science? (2) Does the use of a shared, intranet environment increase learner metacognitive reflection? and (3) Do gender differences emerge with the use of a shared, intranet science environment…
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication