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Hong, Zeng-Wei; Chen, Yen-Lin; Lan, Chien-Ho – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
Animated agents are virtual characters who demonstrate facial expressions, gestures, movements, and speech to facilitate students' engagement in the learning environment. Our research developed a courseware that supports a XML-based markup language and an authoring tool for teachers to script animated pedagogical agents in teaching materials. The…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Elementary School Students, Courseware, Animation
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Kiliçkaya, Ferit – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
This study aims to find out whether there are any statistically significant differences in participants' achievements on three different types of instruction: computer-based instruction, teacher-driven instruction, and teacher-driven grammar supported by computer-based instruction. Each type of instruction follows the deductive approach. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
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Casteleyn, Jordi; Mottart, André; Valcke, Martin – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2013
There is abundant educational research indicating that graphic organisers (knowledge maps, concept maps, or mind maps) have a beneficial impact on learning, but hardly any research has examined this in the context of presentations. This study therefore investigated how graphic organisers -- as delivered via presentation software -- affect learning…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Intermode Differences, Multimedia Instruction, Electronic Learning
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Ishikawa, Yasushige; Kondo, Mutsumi; Akahane-Yamada, Reiko; Smith, Craig; Hatakeda, Hiroshi; Wada, Norihisa – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This paper reports on the use of can-do statements (CDS) for the development of learning materials to prepare Japanese university students for the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). These learning materials have been made available on ATR CALL BRIX (http://www.atr-lt.jp/products/brix/index.html), a wwwbased courseware with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Summers, Valerie Brooke – 1988
A computer-assisted instructional program, which was developed for teaching beginning computer maintenance to employees of Unisys, covered external hardware maintenance, proper diskette care, making software backups, and electro-static discharge prevention. The procedure used in developing the program was based upon the Dick and Carey (1985) model…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Equipment Maintenance, Instructional Design
Nelson, Gary D. – 1984
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the contributions of computerized health risk appraisal when used as a supplement to the traditional methods of health instruction. Subjects were a convenience sample of 26 students enrolled in a university level, personal health course. Using a one group pretest posttest design, these subjects were…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Dana, Ann S. – 1997
The theory and practice of the instructional design system includes the categories of design, development, utilization, evaluation, and management; instructional designers and teachers need to determine an appropriate balance of structural knowledge and detailed knowledge acquisition. The purpose of this study was to determine what teachers'…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer System Design, Courseware, Design Requirements