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Kinchin, Ian M.; Chadha, Deesha; Kokotailo, Patricia – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2008
As university lecturers select and sequence materials for their teaching, a linear structure emerges by default. Such a structure is made explicit within PowerPoint presentations and may even be amplified as PowerPoint invites the lecturer to reduce content to a bulleted format. Such linear sequences have been related to passive, surface…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
van Gelder, Tim – 2001
Critical thinking is highly valued but difficult to teach effectively. The Reason! project at the University of Melbourne (Australia) has developed the Reason!Able software as part of a general method aimed at enhancing critical thinking skills. Students using Reason!Able appear to make dramatic gains. This paper describes: (1) the challenge…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1990
The purpose of this guide is to assist teachers in planning and organizing for the use of computers as part of their everyday mathematics curriculum. Mathematics was chosen as the subject area to demonstrate how students can be taught problem-solving skills and strategies with the computer. However, this computer integration guide provides…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation