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An Evaluation of a Professional Learning Network for Computer Science Teachers
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Cutts, Quintin; Robertson, Judy; Donaldson, Peter; O'Donnell, Laurie – Computer Science Education, 2017
This paper describes and evaluates aspects of a professional development programme for existing CS teachers in secondary schools (PLAN C) which was designed to support teachers at a time of substantial curricular change. The paper's particular focus is on the formation of a teacher professional development network across several hundred teachers…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Science Teachers, Network Analysis, Social Networks
Analyzing Interactions by an IIS-Map-Based Method in Face-to-Face Collaborative Learning: An Empirical Study
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Zheng, Lanqin; Yang, Kaicheng; Huang, Ronghuai – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study proposes a new method named the IIS-map-based method for analyzing interactions in face-to-face collaborative learning settings. This analysis method is conducted in three steps: firstly, drawing an initial IIS-map according to collaborative tasks; secondly, coding and segmenting information flows into information items of IIS; thirdly,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Program Effectiveness, Research Methodology
eLearning 2.0 and New Literacies: Are Social Practices Lagging behind?
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Lim, Wei-Ying; So, Hyo-Jeong; Tan, Seng-Chee – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
While the growing prevalence of Web 2.0 in education opens up exciting opportunities for universities to explore expansive, new literacies practices, concomitantly, it presents unique challenges. Many universities are changing from a content delivery paradigm of eLearning 1.0 to a learner-focused paradigm of eLearning 2.0. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Models, Internet, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Achieving Solution Success: An Investigation of User Participation Approaches
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Mattia, Angela Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2009
User participation and its relationship to system success have been discussed in the information systems (IS) literature from many theoretical and practical perspectives. In reality, most of this discussion is grounded in empirical research that has yielded mixed results on the importance of user participation and its relationship to system…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Computer System Design, Investigations, Network Analysis
Mining LMS Data to Develop an "Early Warning System" for Educators: A Proof of Concept
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Macfadyen, Leah P.; Dawson, Shane – Computers & Education, 2010
Earlier studies have suggested that higher education institutions could harness the predictive power of Learning Management System (LMS) data to develop reporting tools that identify at-risk students and allow for more timely pedagogical interventions. This paper confirms and extends this proposition by providing data from an international…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Prediction
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (4th, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, July 6-8, 2011)
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Pechenizkiy, Mykola; Calders, Toon; Conati, Cristina; Ventura, Sebastian; Romero, Cristobal; Stamper, John – International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, 2011
The 4th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2011) brings together researchers from computer science, education, psychology, psychometrics, and statistics to analyze large datasets to answer educational research questions. The conference, held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 6-9, 2011, follows the three previous editions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Logical Thinking, Profiles, Tutoring