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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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Hendry, Gillian; Wiggins, Sally; Anderson, Tony – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
As mobile phone technology becomes more advanced, so too does its presence in everyday life. Research has shown, for instance, that students are using their mobile phones in classroom settings, a practice that holds both potential advantages and disadvantages. In group work, these interactions may have consequences for group dynamics in that…
Descriptors: Interaction, Problem Based Learning, Handheld Devices, Tutorial Programs
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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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Ferguson, Leila E.; Braten, Ivar; Stromso, Helge I. – Learning and Instruction, 2012
This study used think-aloud methodology to investigate 51 Norwegian undergraduates' topic-specific epistemic cognition while working with six documents presenting conflicting views on the issue of cell phones and potential health risks. Results showed that students' epistemic cognition was represented by one dimension concerning the certainty and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Protocol Analysis, Epistemology
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Stromso, Helge I.; Braten, Ivar; Britt, M. Anne; Ferguson, Leila E. – Cognition and Instruction, 2013
This study used think-aloud methodology to explore undergraduates' spontaneous attention to and use of source information while reading six documents that presented conflicting views on a controversial social scientific issue in a Google-like environment. Results showed that students explicitly and implicitly paid attention to sources of documents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Information Sources, Critical Reading
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Havik, Else M.; Steyvers, Frank J. J. M.; van der Velde, Hanneke; Pinkster, J. Christiaan; Kooijman, Aart C. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
This study evaluated a protocol that was developed to assess how beneficial electronic travel aids are for persons who are visually impaired. Twenty persons with visual impairments used an electronic travel device (Trekker) for six weeks to conform to the protocol, which proved useful in identifying successful users of the device. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, Program Evaluation, Program Design