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An Examination of the Impact of Computer-Based Animations and Visualization Sequence on Student Understanding of Hadley Cells in Atmospheric Circulation
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Harris, Daniel Wyatt – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research examining animation use for student learning has been conducted in the last two decades across a multitude of instructional environments and content areas. The extensive construction and implementation of animations in learning resulted from the availability of powerful computing systems and the perceived advantages the novel medium…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Animation, Earth Science, Scientific Concepts
Multiple Teaching Approaches, Teaching Sequence and Concept Retention in High School Physics Education
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Fogarty, Ian; Geelan, David – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2013
Students in 4 Canadian high school physics classes completed instructional sequences in two key physics topics related to motion--Straight Line Motion and Newton's First Law. Different sequences of laboratory investigation, teacher explanation (lecture) and the use of computer-based scientific visualizations (animations and simulations) were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction
A CS1 Pedagogical Approach to Parallel Thinking
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Rague, Brian William – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Almost all collegiate programs in Computer Science offer an introductory course in programming primarily devoted to communicating the foundational principles of software design and development. The ACM designates this introduction to computer programming course for first-year students as CS1, during which methodologies for solving problems within…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Introductory Courses, Sequential Approach, Programming Languages
Presentation Sequence and Example Difficulty: Their Effect on Concept and Rule Learning in Computer-Based Instruction.
Litchfield, Brenda C.; And Others – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
Describes study that examined the effects of presentation sequence of examples and example difficulty on undergraduate learning with computer-based instruction. Establishing example difficulty according to a generalization formula versus subject matter experts is discussed, and effects on time on task and the number of examples required are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level, Generalization
An Evaluation of a Methodology for Cognitively Structuring and Adaptively Sequencing Exercise Content for Embedded Training. Technical Report TR89-035.
Williams, Kent E.; And Others – 1989
As part of a broad effort to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of embedded training environments, research was conducted using a Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) console emulator. Objectives were to: (1) develop methodological guidelines for specifying the instructional content of training exercises to be embedded in NTDS consoles; (2)…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Armed Forces, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Inventing the Virtual Textbook: Changing the Nature of Schooling.
Siegel, Martin A.; Sousa, Gerald A. – Educational Technology, 1994
Discussion of the educational effectiveness of textbooks focuses on a model of a virtual textbook that relies on hypermedia. Highlights include changing roles of teachers, students, and content; systemwide features of the virtual textbook, including interface and object-oriented design; classroom environment; sequencing; and a prototype. (Contains…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis, Educational Change