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Design and Evaluation of a Microprocessor Course Combining Three Cooperative Methods: SDLA, PjBL and CnBL
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Alorda, B.; Suenaga, K.; Pons, P. – Computers & Education, 2011
This paper reports on the design, implementation and assessment of a new approach course structure based on the combination of three cooperative methodologies. The main goal is to reduce the percentage of non-passed students focusing the learning process on students by offering different alternatives and motivational activities based on working in…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Robotics
Using Podcasts to Replace Lecture: Effects on Student Achievement
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O'Bannon, Blanche W.; Lubke, Jennifer K.; Beard, Jeffrey L.; Britt, Virginia G. – Computers & Education, 2011
This study examined achievement when podcasts were used in place of lecture in the core technology course required for all students seeking teacher licensure at a large research-intensive university in the Southeastern United States. Further, it examined the listening preferences of the podcast group and the barriers to podcast use. The results…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Study Habits, Lecture Method, Achievement Gains
Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Educational Environment Supported by Computer Aided Presentations at Primary School Level
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Kose, Erdogan – Computers & Education, 2009
The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the educational environment supported by computer aided presentations at primary school. The effectiveness of the environment has been evaluated in terms of students' learning and remembering what they have learnt. In the study, we have compared experimental group and control group in…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
Using IT in the Undergraduate Classroom: Should We Replace the Blackboard with PowerPoint?
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Szabo, Attila; Hastings, Nigel – Computers & Education, 2000
Describes three studies that were performed to investigate the efficacy of digital PowerPoint lecturing in undergraduate classrooms. Results revealed that lecture difficulty, but not the method of lecturing, contributed to grade differences, and suggest that the efficacy of PowerPoint lecturing may be case specific rather than universal.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Independent Student Learning Aided by Computers: An Acceptable Alternative to Lectures?
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Dewhurst, David G.; MacLeod, Hamish A.; Norris, Tracey A. M. – Computers & Education, 2000
Discussion of computer-based learning (CBL) in universities focuses on a study in the United Kingdom that measured the effectiveness of replacing lectures with CBL materials. Describes the results of questionnaires used to assess students' perceptions of the usefulness and effectiveness of the CBL materials compared to lectures. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education