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Korkmaz, Sule Çelik – Online Submission, 2017
Equipping prospective teachers (PTs) of young English learners with a variety of child-appropriate materials and techniques is very prominent. Digital Stories (DSs) with their multimodal features enable teachers to meet the needs of 21st century digital native students when learning a foreign language. Thus, the study aims to investigate the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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
Ioannidou, Andri; Repenning, Alexander – Online Submission, 2010
The comprehension of interdependent complex systems, which is part of state and national standards, is an enormous challenge for learners. In traditional physiology teaching materials, which structure the human body into decoupled subsystems (e.g., respiratory and cardiovascular) isolated in separate chapters, there is a ubiquitous absence of…
Descriptors: Physiology, Human Body, Science Instruction, Science Education
Campbell, Stephen R.; Cimen, O. Arda; Handscomb, K. – Online Submission, 2009
A widely recognized concern in elementary school mathematics education is that teachers' understanding of the mathematical curricular content generally appears quite fragmented, sparsely connected, and procedurally oriented. This pilot study applies methods of educational neuroscience to investigate and improve preservice teachers' learning and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Numbers
Alepis, Efthymios; Virvou, Maria – Online Submission, 2010
Mobile computing facilities may provide many assets to the educational process. Mobile technology provides software access from anywhere and at any time, as well as computer equipment independence. The need for time and place independence is even greater for medical instructors and medical students. Medical instructors are usually doctors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Medical Education, Medical Students
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
Bingham, Scott; Humphries, Marshall – Online Submission, 1998
Recent trends in education have pushed for multimedia to be made a part of every effective language program. As a result, language programs around the world are incorporating computer labs into their curricula. However, as many instructors and administrators are unfamiliar with this newer technology, integrating computer assisted language learning…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Language Laboratories, Educational Technology, Multimedia Instruction