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'Release Orpheus!': Understanding Historical Time in a Mixed/Augmented Reality Environment through Embodied Learning
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Alkmini Gogou; Kostas Kasvikis – Education 3-13, 2024
The aim of the paper is to analyse and discuss the results of research concerning the development of historical concepts by Greek primary education pupils when engaged in a history game based on ICT. For purposes of the research, an experimental intervention was implemented. It was addressed to 67 pupils aged 10-11 years old, using an application…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, History Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Children
Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators Journal 2009
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Green, Malinda Hendricks, Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
The Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators 2009 Journal includes the following four peer reviewed articles: (1) The Changing Role of Grandparents (Fred D. Hammond, III, Terry E. Spigner, Charolette Myles-Nixon, and Pauline Holloway); (2) Pedagogical Agent Instructional Design Challenges (Jon Martens); (3) Differences in Relatedness across…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Teacher Educators
The Relationship between National Culture and the Usability of an E-Learning System
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Adeoye, Blessing; Wentling, Rose Mary – International Journal on E-Learning, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships between national culture and the usability of an e-learning system. The theoretical frameworks that were used to guide this study were Hofstede's (1980) cultural dimensions, and Nielson's (1993) usability attributes. The sample for this study was composed of 24 international…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Students, Computer Uses in Education, Gender Differences
Better Educational Website Interface Design: The Implications from Gender-Specific Preferences in Graduate Students
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Hsu, Yu-chang – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
This study investigated graduate students gender-specific preferences for certain website interface design features, intending to generate useful information for instructors in choosing and for website designers in creating educational websites. The features investigated in this study included colour value, major navigation buttons placement, and…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Graduate Students, Design Preferences, Gender Differences
The Relationship between National Culture and the Usability of an E-Learning System
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Downey, Steve; Wentling, Rose Mary; Wentling, Tim; Wadsworth, Andrew – Online Submission, 2004
This study sought to measure the relationship between national culture and the usability of an e-Learning system by using Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Nielson's usability attributes. The study revealed that high uncertainty avoidance cultures found the system more frustrating to use. The study also revealed that individuals from cultures…
Descriptors: Professional Training, Gender Differences, Individualism, User Satisfaction (Information)
Usability of Interactive Computers in Exhibitions: Designing Knowledgeable Information for Visitors
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Bernier, Roxane – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
This article investigates three types of content presentation (video documentary, computerized dictionary, and games) within interactive computer use at the Quebec Museum of Civilization. The visitors' viewpoint is particularly relevant for interface designing outcomes, since they argued that terminals require specific content display for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Literacy, Museums