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Pi-Sui Hsu; Silvia Ginting; Margot Van Dyke – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2018
The objective of this design case was to describe the development of an online graph-oriented tool to support the representation of collaborative argumentation for middle school students from a faculty expert's perspective and discuss the processes that were instrumental in developing the tool. Supported by the professional staff in the Digital…
Descriptors: Graphs, Persuasive Discourse, Middle School Students, Expertise
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Waalkens, Maaike; Aleven, Vincent; Taatgen, Niels – Computers & Education, 2013
Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) support students in learning a complex problem-solving skill. One feature that makes an ITS architecturally complex, and hard to build, is support for strategy freedom, that is, the ability to let students pursue multiple solution strategies within a given problem. But does greater freedom mean that students…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Problem Solving, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
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Henry, Paul; Semple, Hugh – Journal of Geography, 2012
GIS has shown promise in Project Based Learning (PBL) environments, but many obstacles exist in its integration into school curriculums. This article discusses the development and utilization of an online GIS tool that was created to illustrate that the perceptual gap between relevance and ease of use of GIS software can be bridged at the K-12…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Earth Science, Computer Software, Active Learning
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Howard, A. M.; Park, Chung Hyuk; Remy, S. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2012
The robotics field represents the integration of multiple facets of computer science and engineering. Robotics-based activities have been shown to encourage K-12 students to consider careers in computing and have even been adopted as part of core computer-science curriculum at a number of universities. Unfortunately, for students with visual…
Descriptors: Robotics, Computer Interfaces, Federal Aid, Pilot Projects
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Ardito, Carmelo; Lanzilotti, Rosa – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
Distance education has experienced profound changes due to the introduction of new technologies, especially mobile devices of different types. It is necessary to define new learning techniques which are able to capture students' attention and to engage them in their learning activities, reducing problems like distraction generated by the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Educational Games, Distance Education