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Woolson, Maria Alessandra – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2012
Middleverse de EspaƱol (MdE) is an evolving platform for foreign language (FL) study, aligned to the goals of ACTFL's National Standards and 2007 MLA report. The project simulates an immersive environment in a virtual 3-D space for the acquisition of translingual and transcultural competence in Spanish meant to support content-based and…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Virtual Classrooms, Computer System Design, Computer Simulation
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Ieronutti, Lucio; Chittaro, Luca – Computers and Education, 2007
Web-based education and training provides a new paradigm for imparting knowledge; students can access the learning material anytime by operating remotely from any location. Web3D open standards, such as X3D and VRML, support Web-based delivery of Educational Virtual Environments (EVEs). EVEs have a great potential for learning and training…
Descriptors: Architecture, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Database Design
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Wolfram, Dietmar – Information Processing and Management, 1992
This second report on a two-part study on the application of informetrics to information retrieval (IR) system design used models of database contents in a factorial simulation study at the University of Western Ontario. The study explored whether different file structures were better suited for different informetric environments. (32 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design