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Koehler, Natalya A.; Thompson, Ann D.; Correia, Ana-Paula; Hagedorn, Linda Serra – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Our case study is a response to the need for research and reporting on specific strategies employed by software designers to produce effective multimedia instructional solutions. A systemic approach for identifying appropriate software features and conducting a formative evaluation that evaluates both the overall effectiveness of the multimedia…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Learning, Multimedia Instruction, Systems Approach
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Jackson, Alexander T.; Brummel, Bradley J.; Pollet, Cody L.; Greer, David D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
This research examined the effect that a relatively new Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) device, specifically an interactive tabletop, has on elementary students' attitudes toward collaborative technologies, mathematical achievement, and the gender gap in mathematics. Prior research has shown many positive effects of CSCL…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Educational Technology, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
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Wouters, Pieter; van der Spek, Erik D.; van Oostendorp, Herre – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The effectiveness of serious games is often measured with verbal assessment. As an alternative we propose Pathfinder structural assessment (defined as measuring the learners' knowledge organization and compare this with a referent structure) which comprises three steps: knowledge elicitation, knowledge representation and knowledge evaluation. We…
Descriptors: Knowledge Representation, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Guidelines
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Karakostas, Anastasios; Demetriadis, Stavros – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
While adaptive collaboration support has become the focus of increasingly intense research efforts in the CSCL domain, scarce, however, remain the research-based evidence on pedagogically useful ideas on what and how to adapt during the collaborative learning activity. Based principally on two studies, this work presents a compilation of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology
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Huang, Yueh-Min; Liang, Tsung-Ho; Su, Yen-Ning; Chen, Nian-Shing – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
Today various types of tablet computers are used, including iPad and Android Tablets. These individual portable digital devices can be used as e-book readers to support mobile personalized learning. Though many studies have investigated e-books by targeting undergraduate students, yet less attention has been paid to children. Therefore, an…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Elementary School Students, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
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Kay, Robin H.; Knaack, Liesel – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
Learning objects are interactive web-based tools that support the learning of specific concepts by enhancing, amplifying, and/or guiding the cognitive processes of learners. Research on the impact, effectiveness, and usefulness of learning objects is limited, partially because comprehensive, theoretically based, reliable, and valid evaluation…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity, Measures (Individuals)