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Paolucci, Rocco; Jones, Trevor H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Presents a general framework for evaluating the effectiveness of educational technology in enhancing student learning and achievement. Describes the following components and their relationships: instructional objectives, learning domain, learner profile, task characteristics, grouping, delivery system, control, presence, media, connectivity, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media

Everett, Donna R.; Ahern, Terence C. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Discussion of emerging educational technologies focuses on a case study of college students that was conducted to observe the effects of using computer-mediated communication and appropriate groupware as a teaching tool. Highlights include effects on the students, the structure of the classroom, and interpersonal interactions. (Contains 29…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication

Fishman, Barry J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Describes a study of individual differences among high school students that relate to and predict their use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools--e-mail, Usenet news, and a multimedia notebook--to support project-based science learning. Findings indicate that skill and experience with computers, parental education, access to computers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology

Levin, Barbara B. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Examines the content and purposes of four types of exchanges among preservice elementary education majors across three semesters: student to peer, student to keypal, student to instructor, and student to group of peers using Web-based software that supported asynchronous, threaded discussions. The major purposes electronic communications served…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology

Riel, Margaret – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Examines the visions for the redesign of schools and the ways in which computers and communications technology have provided the means for these visions. Highlights include changes in instructional practices, including collaborative learning and interdisciplinary themes; change agents in the redesign of schools; and school organization and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning

Ahern, Terence C.; Repman, Judi – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Discusses uses of technology in distance education and describes a study of college graduate students that illustrated the effects of two different instructional delivery technologies on the nature of interaction in online education systems: one used a synchronous video link-up and one used an asynchronous computer-mediated communication system.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Educational Technology