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Statistical Profiles of Highly-Rated Learning Objects
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Cechinel, Cristian; Sanchez-Alonso, Salvador; Garcia-Barriocanal, Elena – Computers & Education, 2011
The continuously growth of learning resources available in on-line repositories has raised the concern for the development of automated methods for quality assessment. The current existence of on-line evaluations in such repositories has opened the possibility of searching for statistical profiles of highly-rated resources that can be used as…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Educational Resources, Classification, Automation
Evaluation of Fostering Students' Creativity in Preparing Aided Recalls for Revision Courses Using Electronic Revision and Recapitulation Tools 2.0
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Christ, Oliver; Weber, Christoph; Sato, Toshihiko – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
In this study, the electronic revision and recapitulation tools 2.0 (EREP 2.0) were used to foster creative moments while creating aided recalls (ARs) (pictures electronic notes etc.). Creative and critical thinking is associated with vital skills which enable students to deal with often complex knowledge domains through an informal way of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comprehension, Creativity, Classification
Query Classification and Study of University Students' Search Trends
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Maabreh, Majdi A.; Al-Kabi, Mohammed N.; Alsmadi, Izzat M. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: This study is an attempt to develop an automatic identification method for Arabic web queries and divide them into several query types using data mining. In addition, it seeks to evaluate the impact of the academic environment on using the internet. Design/methodology/approach: The web log files were collected from one of the higher…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Web Sites, Search Engines, Classification
Flickr's Potential as an Academic Image Resource: An Exploratory Study
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Angus, Emma; Stuart, David; Thelwall, Mike – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2010
Many web 2.0 sites are extremely popular and contain vast amounts of content, but how much of this content is useful in academia? This exploratory paper investigates the potential use of the popular web 2.0 image site Flickr as an academic image resource. The study identified images tagged with any one of 12 subject names derived from recognized…
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Content Analysis, Internet, Scientific and Technical Information
Selecting a Virtual World Platform for Learning
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Robbins, Russell W.; Butler, Brian S. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
Like any infrastructure technology, Virtual World (VW) platforms provide affordances that facilitate some activities and hinder others. Although it is theoretically possible for a VW platform to support all types of activities, designers make choices that lead technologies to be more or less suited for different learning objectives. Virtual World…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Barriers, Educational Objectives, Teaching Methods
Semantic Social Network Portal for Collaborative Online Communities
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Neumann, Marco; O'Murchu, Ina; Breslin, John; Decker, Stefan; Hogan, Deirdre; MacDonaill, Ciaran – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The motivation for this investigation is to apply social networking features to a semantic network portal, which supports the efforts in enterprise training units to up-skill the employee in the company, and facilitates the creation and reuse of knowledge in online communities. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Semantics, Social Networks