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Lewis, Colleen M. – Computer Science Education, 2011
This study investigates differences between collaboration methods in two summer enrichment classes for students entering the sixth grade. In one treatment, students used pair programming. In the other treatment, students engaged in frequent collaboration, but worked on their own computer. Students in the two treatments did not differ significantly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Research, Tests
Kuo, Elaine W.; Levis, Marc R. – 2002
The purpose of this study is to examine how technology, namely virtual reality (VR), can be developed as a critical pedagogical tool. More specifically, the study explores whether the use of VR can challenge the traditional lecture format and make the classroom a more student-centered environment. In this instance, VR is defined as a set of…
Descriptors: Architecture, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Shyu, Hsin-Yih; Brown, Scott W. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1992
Discussion of learner-controlled instruction focuses on a study of undergraduates that compared learner control with program control in interactive videodisc instruction for making an origami crane. Student performance, self-efficacy concerning the instructional task, time on task, and student attitudes toward the instruction are examined. (32…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Flow Charts
Zhang, Ping – 1997
A graduate distance course on Information Systems Analysis and Design was designed and delivered under the guidance of the following four philosophies: (1) an effective education is a learner-centered education; (2) distance students are more likely to experience situated learning and problem-based learning; (3) enforced learning should enable…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design