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Lim, Cher Ping; Tay, Lee Yong; Hedberg, John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Two grade 5 classes (11-12-year-olds) were introduced through an inquiry-based pedagogy to scientific ideas and concepts within a 3D game-like multi-user virtual environment (MUVE). This article explores how a particular set of strategies and conditions might encourage and sustain the use of the MUVE, Quest Atlantis (QA), as a problem-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Educational Innovation, Grade 5
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Boyd, Aimee M.; Jackson, Melinda L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
This article discusses the effectiveness of a theoretical-based integrated learning environment (ILE) for training non-traditional learners to perform the skills required to be successful in entry-level jobs. The ILE places instruction in a real-world, workplace context with realistic settings, characters, and storylines. The multimedia interface…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Arvaja, Maarit; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena; Hakkinen, Paivi; Etelapelto, Anneli – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
This study aimed to find out how and on what level the students of two separate secondary schools shared and constructed knowledge on imperialism by interacting through historical role characters in a Web-based environment. Furthermore, the study aimed to find out how social and contextual features affected the nature of knowledge sharing and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Secondary School Students, Foreign Policy, Historical Interpretation