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Son, Barbara; Simonian, Mark – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2016
Multimedia learning tools can assist and help motivate students by supplementing traditional teaching modalities with learner-centered learning through application and practice. The overall effectiveness of multimedia learning has been documented (Son & Simonian, 2013; Son & Goldstone, 2012; Zhang, 2005). How are effective multimedia…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Economics Education, Multimedia Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Sewasew, Daniel; Mengestle, Missaye; Abate, Gebeyehu – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The aim of this study was to compare PPT and traditional lecture method in material understandability, effectiveness and attitude among university students. Comparative descriptive survey research design was employed to answer the research questions raised. Four hundred and twenty nine participants were selected randomly using stratified sampling…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Lecture Method, Conventional Instruction
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Walczak, Mary M.; Van Wylen, David G. L. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2014
In designing St. Olaf College's Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, we attempted to create learning spaces to accommodate classes of 50-100 students and a variety of teaching pedagogies. In this study, we compared three different 72-seat classrooms furnished with half-round tables for four, straight tables, or a serpentine shaped…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, College Faculty, College Students, School Space
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Derntl, M.; Neumann, S.; Griffiths, D.; Oberhuemer, P. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2012
IMS Learning Design (LD) is the only available interoperability specification in the area of technology enhanced learning that allows the definition and orchestration of complex activity flows and resource environments in a multirole setting. IMS LD has been available since 2003, and yet it has not been widely adopted either by practitioners or by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Computer Software
Kisicki, Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The use of educational technologies as a tool to improve academic achievement continues to increase as more technologies becomes available to students. However, teachers are entering the classroom not fully prepared to integrate technology into their daily classroom teaching because they have not been adequately prepared to do so. Teacher…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graduate Study, College Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Melton, Bridget F.; Bigham, Lauren E.; Bland, Helen W. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2013
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the feasibility of an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) technique in a health behavior change intervention offered within university general health courses. A six-week health behavior change project was used with two groups: video journaling and traditional (pencil and paper) group. Research…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Chuang, Yeu-Hui; Tsao, Chiung-Wen – Computers & Education, 2013
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using mobile phone short message service (SMS) to enhance knowledge of medications among nursing students. A quasi-experimental design was used. A convenience sample of 111 nursing students who were taking a pharmacology course at a university in southern Taiwan received an invitation to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Drug Therapy, Pharmacology
Toom, Anna – Online Submission, 2013
In this work, a new method of teaching psychology based on the union of scientific, artistic, and information-technological knowledge is presented. The author teaches Cognitive Development in Early Childhood analyzing Anton Chekhov's short story "Grisha" and uses both traditional and computerized instructional methodology. In the authors' two…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Kazlauskas, Alanah; Robinson, Kathy – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Twenty-first century students are expected to utilise emerging technologies such as lecture podcasts as learning tools. This research explored the uptake of podcasts by undergraduate students enrolled in two very different cognitively challenging subjects in the second year of the nursing programme and in the first year of a business programme.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Undergraduate Students, Internet, Lecture Method
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Simoni, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This paper describes an initial study of using tablet PCs and interactive course software in integrated circuit (IC) design courses. A rapidly growing community is demonstrating how this technology can improve learning and retention of material by facilitating interaction between faculty and students via cognitive exercises during lectures. While…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Classroom Techniques
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Sanna, A.; Lamberti, F.; Paravati, G.; Demartini, C. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2012
Computer-based assessment of exams provides teachers and students with two main benefits: fairness and effectiveness in the evaluation process. This paper proposes a fully automatic evaluation tool for the Graphic and Virtual Design (GVD) curriculum at the First School of Architecture of the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. In particular, the tool is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Source Technology, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Graphics
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Porcaro, David – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2011
Purpose: Many educators have advocated constructivist-based pedagogies as a way to develop the skills needed in knowledge societies. However, many countries have a tradition of instructivist-based practices, which rely on didactic lectures, rote memorization and high-stakes exams. The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the reactions to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
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Govaere Jan, L. J.; de Kruif, Aart; Valcke, Martin – Computers & Education, 2012
In view of supporting the study of the complex domain of equine obstetrics, a Foal"in"Mare multimedia package with 3D designs has been developed. The present study centers on questions as to the most optimal implementation of the multimedia package in veterinary education. In a pretest-posttest cross-over design, students were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Veterinary Medical Education, Self Efficacy, Curriculum Implementation, Skill Development
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Sugar, William; Hoard, Brent; Brown, Abbie; Daniels, Lee – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
In an effort to document necessary multimedia production competencies of Instructional Design and Technology graduates, a recent analysis of over 7 months' worth of Instructional Design and Technology job advertisements (n = 615) were conducted. Specific job skills from these postings were categorized and analyzed. The data set includes three job…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Design, Job Skills, Competence
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Sloan, Roberta H. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2013
An eTextbook and iPad were used in a pilot program, and the impact on the course was assessed to guide the development of a college policy. Students in the course completed three questionnaires to provide feedback about their perceptions of the eTextbook and iPad. During the pilot program, students' perceptions of the usefulness, ease of use, and…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology, Computer Science Education
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