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Tarkin, Aysegul; Uzuntiryaki-Kondakci, Esen – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of case-based instruction over traditional instruction in improving 11th grade students' understanding of electrochemistry concepts, attitudes toward chemistry, chemistry self-efficacy beliefs, and motivation to learn chemistry. In total, 113 students (47 males and 66 females) from three high schools…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Chemistry, Student Attitudes
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Boyle, Robert W.; Farreras, Ingrid G. – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2015
This experiment tested the effect that calculator use had on 200 randomly assigned college students' mathematical performance. The purposes of the current experiment were twofold: to measure the level of mathematical preparation of current college students, and to test whether calculators improve mathematical performance in such students as it…
Descriptors: Calculators, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Mathematics Achievement
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Kirvan, Rebecca; Rakes, Christopher R.; Zamora, Regie – Computers in the Schools, 2015
The present study investigated whether flipping an algebra classroom led to a stronger focus on conceptual understanding and improved learning of systems of linear equations for 54 seventh- and eighth-grade students using teacher journal data and district-mandated unit exam items. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to compare scores on…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Homework, Educational Technology
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Bouchet, Francois; Harley, Jason M.; Trevors, Gregory J.; Azevedo, Roger – Journal of Educational Data Mining, 2013
In this paper, we present the results obtained using a clustering algorithm (Expectation-Maximization) on data collected from 106 college students learning about the circulatory system with MetaTutor, an agent-based Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) designed to foster self-regulated learning (SRL). The three extracted clusters were validated and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Individualized Instruction