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Direct linkClarke, Peter J.; Davis, Debra; King, Tariq M.; Pava, Jairo; Jones, Edward L. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2014
As software becomes more ubiquitous and complex, the cost of software bugs continues to grow at a staggering rate. To remedy this situation, there needs to be major improvement in the knowledge and application of software validation techniques. Although there are several software validation techniques, software testing continues to be one of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Professional Personnel, Engineering, Testing
Download full textPrvinchandar, Sunita; Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd – English Language Teaching, 2014
This study compared the effectiveness of two types of computer software for improving the English writing skills of pupils in a Malaysian primary school. Sixty students who participated in the seven-week training course were divided into two groups, with the experimental group using the StyleWriter software and the control group using the…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Courseware, Writing Improvement, Elementary School Students
Yeh, Kuan-Hue; She, Hsiao-Ching – Computers & Education, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the difference in effectiveness between two on-line scientific learning programs--one with an argumentation component and one without an argumentation component--on students' scientific argumentation ability and conceptual change. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Two classes of 8th grade…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Persuasive Discourse, Chemistry
Wang, Ling – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2008
This study developed an interactive multimedia-based software program for Optics instruction, which was expected to overcome the imperfection of traditional optical labs. The researcher evaluated the effectiveness of the program through an experimental study that compared the learning outcomes of the students who used and did not use the software.…
Descriptors: Optics, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Intermode Differences
Garcia, Penny Ann – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
The classroom teacher's comfort and familiarity with computers and software influences student-computer use in the classroom. Teachers remain mired in repetitive introduction of basic software mechanics and rarely progress with students to advanced concepts or complex applications. An Online Assistant (OLA) was developed to accompany the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Familiarity, Computer Uses in Education
