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Mphahlele, Amanda; McKenna, Sioux – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2019
Plagiarism needs to be addressed to maintain academic standards and to safeguard the integrity of the academic project. With the evolving digital world, conventional methods of addressing plagiarism are gradually being dismissed in favour of new technologies. Unfortunately, there is a general misunderstanding about what such technologies do. This…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Misconceptions, Higher Education, Public Colleges
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Smith, Erika E. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2012
More than a decade after Prensky's influential articulation of digital natives and immigrants, disagreement exists around these characterizations of students and the impact of such notions within higher education. Perceptions of today's undergraduate learners as tech-savvy "digital natives" (Prensky, 2001a), who both want and need the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Research, Research Needs
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Bossu, Carina; Bull, David; Brown, Mark – Distance Education, 2012
This article discusses the role of open and distance learning to widen participation and promote social inclusion within Australian higher education, as well as the benefits that open educational resources (OER) could bring to that context. It also explores some of the most relevant social inclusion policies and related initiatives developed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Informal Education, Distance Education
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Sanger, Michael J.; Brecheisen, Dorothy M.; Hynek, Brian M. – American Biology Teacher, 2001
Investigates whether viewing computer animations representing the process of diffusion and osmosis affects students' conceptions. Discusses the difficulties of implementing computer animations in the classroom. (Contains 27 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Animation, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education
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Jensen, Murray S.; And Others – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1996
Describes the development, use, and evaluation of the "Osmosis Program" as a teaching tool to elicit and challenge college students' understanding about diffusion and osmosis. Results showed students using the program performed better on a diffusion and osmosis assessment test than students not using the program. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Students, Computer Software Evaluation
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Sanger, Michael J.; Greenbowe, Thomas J. – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Investigates the effects of both computer animations of microscopic chemical processes occurring in a galvanic cell and conceptual-change instruction based on chemical demonstrations on students' conceptions of current flow in electrolyte solutions. Finds that conceptual change instruction was effective at dispelling student misconceptions but…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education
Hillstock, Laurie G. – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
At present, with new technologies emerging daily and the growing need for more flexibility in scheduling, there seems to be an overall drive towards the need for distance learning. According to PBS Campus, 67% of colleges and universities agree that online education is a critical, longterm strategy for their institution. As a result, 49% of…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Appropriate Technology, Distance Education, Higher Education
Gonzalez, Barbara L. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to characterize the prior conceptions of molecular structure that organic chemistry students expressed as they learned to interpret nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, and to describe the problem-solving strategies that students employ as they determine molecular structure. The two questions that frame this study…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Curriculum, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
Moreau, Mary Jane – 2001
This narrative account describes issues confronted by third grade students, their teacher candidates, and their experienced teacher as they sought to implement a knowledge building approach. Data come from the class database, videotape recordings, and the teacher's narrative account of the year. There is particular emphasis on the teacher's…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Pallrand, George J. – 1988
This investigation focuses upon the question of: (1) how naive subjects organize and represent knowledge when solving problems; (2) how previous experience of a novice is used in solving a problem; (3) what kinds of information and knowledge are sought as well as overlooked by novices when solving problems; (4) what kinds of strategies novices…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Graduate Students
Murray, Tom; And Others – 1988
This paper evaluates the strengths and limitations of a computer tutor designed to help students understand physics concepts. The tutor uses a teaching strategy called "bridging analogies" that previous research has demonstrated to be successful in one-to-one tutoring. The strategy is designed to remedy misconceptions by appealing to existing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Osborne, Jonathan – Physics Education, 1987
Points out two areas of difficulty in teaching Newtonian dynamics. Describes several alternatives to physics learning using new technology. Details the use of the LOGO computer language in teaching simple Newtonian environments. Suggests the potential for creating new learning experiences in dynamics with new technology. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Ranney, Michael; Thagard, Paul – 1988
Students of reasoning have long tried to understand how people revise systems of beliefs. This paper maintains that people often change their beliefs in ways driven by considerations of explanatory coherence. In this report, a computational model is described of how experimental subjects revise their naive beliefs about physical motion. First,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, College Science
Tall, David – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1990
Discussed are possible reasons behind the inconsistencies in the learning of calculus. Implicated are students' beliefs, mathematical paradigms including concept image and concept definition, language use, and curriculum sequencing. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Calculus, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Dissonance
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Clement, Russell W.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Replicates a classic psychology laboratory experiment where students either endorsed or refuted personal statements and estimated how other people would respond. Students always overestimated an affirmative response on the statements they endorsed, thus illustrating the false consensus effect. Includes a list of the statements and statistical…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Computer Uses in Education, Conformity, Congruence (Psychology)
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