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Kenan Gökdag; Meriç Özgeldi; Ilker Yakin – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
This study investigates sixth-grade students' explorations of tessellations with Scratch through the mathematical aesthetics. For this purpose, the study analyzed the students' explorations by considering the roles of mathematical aesthetics identified by Sinclair (2004): generative, evaluative, and motivational role. Six middle-school students…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Aesthetics, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts
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Christian Tarchi; Ruth Villalón; Nina Vandermeulen; Lidia Casado-Ledesma; Anna Paola Fallaci – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
In university settings, writing argumentative essays from reading conflicting source texts is a common task for students. In performing this synthesis task, they must deal with conflicting claims about a controversial issue as they develop their own positions. Argumentative synthesis is characterized by writers' back-and-forth moves between…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Persuasive Discourse, Essays, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Kondoro, Aron; Maro, Salome; Mtebe, Joel; Haßler, Björn; Proctor, Jamie – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2023
The last two decades have seen the growing adoption of mobile devices to enhance the quality of teachers' continuous professional development (TCPD) in low-income countries. Using mobile devices, typically not designed for educational use, presents new usability challenges, preventing teachers from effectively accessing learning materials in…
Descriptors: Usability, Faculty Development, Learning Management Systems, Handheld Devices
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Beach, Pamela; Minuk, Alexandra; Favret, Elena – Online Learning, 2022
This study examines the strategies used by teachers during a series of self-directed online learning (SDOL) experiences. Over a period of four months, the authors met with 12 practicing elementary teachers three separate times. During the meetings, the teacher participants informally used the internet for their professional learning in literacy.…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Protocol Analysis, Learning Experience, Elementary School Teachers
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Stanislav Pozdniakov; Roberto Martinez-Maldonado; Yi-Shan Tsai; Vanessa Echeverria; Zachari Swiecki; Dragan Gaševic – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2025
Recent research on learning analytics dashboards has focused on designing user interfaces that offer various forms of "visualization guidance" (often referring to notions such as "data storytelling" or "narrative visualization") to teachers (e.g., emphasizing data points or trends with colour and adding annotations),…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Learning Analytics, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Giang Thi Linh Hoang; Neomy Storch – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2024
Research has suggested that the type of feedback learners receive can impact on whether learners understand the feedback, the extent to which they engage with it, and whether they incorporate it in their revised drafts. However, to date, only a small number of studies have investigated learner engagement with corrective feedback provided by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Processing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Nikolaeva, Sofiya; Korol, Tetiana – Advanced Education, 2021
Purpose: The article strives for the enhancement of the efficiency of translation competence assessment in philologists' university training with the help of the triangulation method. It is deemed in the concurrent involvement of different assessment agents (teacher, peer and self) into integrated and collaborative translation performance…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Video Technology, Translation, Peer Evaluation
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Lin, Yu-Tzu; Wu, Cheng-Chih; Hou, Ting-Yun; Lin, Yu-Chih; Yang, Fang-Ying; Chang, Chia-Hu – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
This study explores students' cognitive processes while debugging programs by using an eye tracker. Students' eye movements during debugging were recorded by an eye tracker to investigate whether and how high- and low-performance students act differently during debugging. Thirty-eight computer science undergraduates were asked to debug two C…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Programming, Computer Software, Computer Science Education
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Samaie, Mahmoud; Mansouri Nejad, Ali; Qaracholloo, Mahmoud – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Social networking applications such as WhatsApp have been extensively used for language research; however, they have rarely been applied for language assessment purposes. To explore the efficiency of WhatsApp for assessment purposes, 30 Iranian English learners doing self- and peer-assessments on WhatsApp are studied. The changes and the reasons…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Computer Software, Social Networks
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Jalloul, Farah; EL-Daou, Badrie – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2016
Objective: The study aimed at investigating the effect of scaffolding strategies as thinking out loud and verbalization of instructions strategies on the generalization skills of language-related concepts in mildly intellectual disabled students. Method: Twenty-seven subjects in three treatments were trained in solving a pattern of the Thurston…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Wu, Jun-Chieh; Chen, Cheng-Chi; Chen, Hsin-Chia – Design and Technology Education, 2012
The internal design thinking behaviour of designers in the concept development has been an important issue of cognitive psychology. In this study, the design thinking process designers have in applying digital media and traditional paper in the early concept development stage was explored. Special focus was made on the structure and procedure of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Problem Solving, Freehand Drawing
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Nikolaraizi, Magda; Vekiri, Ioanna; Easterbrooks, Susan R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2013
A mixed research design was used to examine how deaf students used the visual resources of a multimedia software package that was designed to support reading comprehension. The viewing behavior of 8 deaf students, ages 8-12 years, was recorded during their interaction with multimedia software that included narrative texts enriched with Greek Sign…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Literacy, Visual Literacy, Sign Language
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Winne, Philip H. – Educational Psychologist, 2010
Articles in this special issue present recent advances in using state-of-the-art software systems that gather data with which to examine and measure features of learning and particularly self-regulated learning (SRL). Despite important advances, there remain challenges. I examine key features of SRL and how they are measured using common tools. I…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Computer Software, Data Collection, Self Control
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Vlachopoulos, Panos; Cowan, John – Distance Education, 2010
This article reports a grounded theory study of the moderation of asynchronous online discussions, to explore the processes by which tutors in higher education decide when and how to moderate. It aims to construct a theory of e-moderation based on some key factors which appear to influence e-moderation. It discusses previous research on the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teacher Role, Computer Mediated Communication, College Faculty
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Kay, Robin – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2007
A comprehensive, formal comparison of resources used to learn computer software has yet to be researched. Understanding the relative strengths and weakness of resources would provide useful guidance to teachers and students. The purpose of the current study was to explore the effectiveness of seven key resources: human assistance, the manual, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Computer Software, Resources
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