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Carmen C. Pârvu; Dan Alexandru Szabo; Razvan Tudor Ros?culet; George Danut Mocanu – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel Computerized System for Learning, Correction, and Evaluation in Volleyball (S.C.I.C.E.V) in enhancing the technical performance of beginner volleyball players through immediate audio and visual feedback. The purpose is to determine whether real-time, detailed feedback improves…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Team Sports
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Bushra Hamid; Naveed Ikram – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Regarding the caliber of newly-graduated professionals, the software industry expresses discontent. Therefore, software industries spend on training these individuals to improve software development process-related skills. According to various research studies, one reason for the lack of skilled graduates is a gap between industry and academia.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Theory Practice Relationship, Novices, Information Technology
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Dvir, Michal; Ben-Zvi, Dani – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2023
Growing scholarship on the pedagogical applications of statistical modeling is currently taking place to create adaptations of this practice to introduce novices to statistics. These are intended to promote novices' reasoning, and are typically void of formal mathematical procedures and calculations. In this article, we define the potential…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Statistics Education, Novices, Correlation
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Heinsen Egan, Matthew; McDonald, Chris – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background and Context: Students learning the C programming language struggle to debug, and to understand the runtime behaviour of, their programs. Objective: We examine a tool that combines several novice-focused error detection, program visualization, and debugging techniques, to investigate which features students use in real study sessions,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Programming, Novices
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Felienne Hermans – Informatics in Education, 2024
This autoethnographic paper is part of a special issue trying to answer the question "How to design or choose languages for programming novices?" I will describe how my programming language Hedy was created, how the initial design goals were formed, how my perspectives on learning and teaching changed along the way, and how Hedy changed…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Programming Languages, Novices, Computer Science Education
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Yu, Chih-Hung; Wu, Cheng-Chih; Wang, Jye-Shyan; Chen, Hou-Yu; Lin, Yu-Tzu – Educational Technology & Society, 2020
This study proposed a video-based reflective learning approach using motion-tracking sensors to facilitate the learning of tennis skills in a college physical education class by beginning players. The motion-tracking sensors, synchronized with a smartphone video application, were attached to tennis rackets for collecting the students' shot-data.…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Physical Education, Video Technology, Reflection
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Vasilopoulos, Ioannis V.; van Schaik, Paul – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
This article discusses the design and implementation of a new programming tool for Greek novices as a means to improve introductory programing instruction in Greece. We implemented Koios, a new highly interactive and visual programming tool for Greek novices, based on the body of research in the field of psychology of programming. The main…
Descriptors: Novices, Programming, Computer Software, Introductory Courses
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Buddhima Karunarathna, J. A. M. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
In the arena of English for academic purposes, many nonnative speakers of English in different contexts find it difficult to perform well, because academic genre is alien to them. Current study was based on improving writing skills with a special focus on writing of language hedges in argumentative essays through reading journal articles. The…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
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Zarb, Mark; Hughes, Janet – Computer Science Education, 2015
Pair programming is a software development technique with many cited benefits in learning and teaching. However, it is reported that novice programmers find several barriers to pairing up, typically due to the added communication that is required of this approach. This paper will present a literature review discussing the issue of communication,…
Descriptors: Programming, Teamwork, Interpersonal Communication, Guidelines
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Hertz, Brigitte; van Woerkum, Cees; Kerkhof, Peter – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2015
PowerPoint has received much criticism regarding excessive use of text and the lack of contact with the audience. Why presenters use PowerPoint in this way has not been studied so far. Our study using interviews with beginning and advanced presenters shows that some use the program as a speaking note and as a means to draw the attention away from…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Visual Aids, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
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Liebel, Grischa; Burden, Håkan; Heldal, Rogardt – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
Team teaching is advocated in education to offer students multiple explanations to complex concepts and to improve teacher development. However, team teaching is typically associated with high staff cost due to the increased amount of teachers involved. The authors argue that team teaching can be conducted in a cheap way by including novice…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Undergraduate Students, Computer Software, Computer Science Education
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Xianwei, Gao; Samuel, Moses; Asmawi, Adelina – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore critical thinking skills in peer feedback for Business English writing in order to facilitate the quality of peer feedback and quality of Business English writing. "Critical peer feedback" was conceptualized with the integration of "critical thinking" and "peer feedback" in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Models, Critical Thinking
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Ahmadzadeh, Marzieh; Mahmoudabadi, Elham; Khodadadi, Farzad – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2011
Anecdotal evidence shows that in computer programming courses plagiarism is a widespread problem. With the growing number of students in such courses, manual plagiarism detection is impractical. This requires instructors to use one of the many available plagiarism detection tools. Prior to choosing one of such tools, a metric that assures the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Plagiarism, Programming Languages, Computer Software
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Rashkovits, Rami; Lavy, Ilana – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2011
This study discusses and presents various strategies employed by novice programmers concerning exception handling. The main contributions of this paper are as follows: we provide an analysis tool to measure the level of assimilation of exception handling mechanism; we present and analyse strategies to handle exceptions; we present and analyse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming Languages, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
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Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri; Alias, Nor Aziah; Ismail, Zawawi; Osman, Nurulhuda – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The design and development research, first proposed by Brown and Collins in the 1990s, is currently among the well-known methods in educational research to test theory and validate its practicality. The method is also known as developmental research, design research, design-based research, formative research and design-cased and possesses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Semitic Languages, Usability
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