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A Case Study of Design and Usability Evaluation of the Collaborative Problem Solving Instructional Platform System
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Chao, Jen-Yi; Chao, Shu-Jen; Yao, Lo-Yi; Liu, Chuan-His – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
This study used Focus Group to analyze user requirements for user interface so as to understand what capabilities of the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Instructional Platform were expected by users. After 12 focus group interviews, the following four functions had been identified as essential to the CPS Instructional Platform: CPS…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Usability, Problem Solving, Instructional Systems
Outsourcing Systems Development for e-Learning Applications
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Brodahl, Cornelia; Oftedahl, Heidi – International Journal on E-Learning, 2012
This study investigated outsourcing of the development of visual, animated and interactive learning objects for mathematics education by a Norwegian university to software vendors in China. It sought to understand the challenges in this outsourcing engagement and competences needed to meet the challenges. The authors tested outsourcing strategies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Systems Development, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Games
Methodologies, Tools and New Developments for E-Learning
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Pontes, Elvis, Ed.; Silva, Anderson, Ed.; Guelfi, Adilson, Ed.; Kofuji, Sergio Takeo, Ed. – InTech, 2012
With the resources provided by communication technologies, E-learning has been employed in multiple universities, as well as in wide range of training centers and schools. This book presents a structured collection of chapters, dealing with the subject and stressing the importance of E-learning. It shows the evolution of E-learning, with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Virtual Classrooms, Program Effectiveness
Machine Learning and Tutoring System. Centre for Information Technology in Education Report No. 61.
Devi, Roshni – 1989
This paper summarizes some of the current approaches to student modelling in Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) and proposes ways in which learning algorithms can be applied in ITS. The role of machine learning in tutoring systems is described, including student modelling, teaching strategies, and collaborative learning. The PIXIE system and the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Expert Systems
Dialogue and Teaching Styles. Centre for Information Technology in Education Report No. 62.
Elsom-Cook, Mark – 1989
Because interaction is the only observable information people have about teaching processes, it follows that the primary aspect of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) is interaction, and that future work on domains or student models should be driven by the needs identified in the study of interaction. This paper begins by examining the idea of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries
Guidelines and Support Materials for the Acquisition of Computer-Based Adult Literacy Systems.
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National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1994
This document contains guidelines and support materials to assist potential purchasers of computer-based adult literacy (CBAL) systems as they consider which specific system to purchase. Included in the document are the following: guidelines and evaluation criteria (written in question form) pertaining to seven areas affecting the purchasing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction