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Hickey, Daniel T.; Chartrand, Grant T.; Andrews, Christopher D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This article explores the complex question of how instruction should be "framed" (i.e., contextualized). Reports from the US National Research Council reveal a broad consensus among experts that most instruction should be framed with problems, examples, cases, and illustrations. Such framing is assumed to help learners connect new…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Lai, Chiu-Lin; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Mobile technology has been increasingly applied to educational settings in the past decade. Although researchers have attempted to investigate both students' and teachers' preferences regarding mobile learning, few studies have investigated the differences between the two, an understanding of which is important for developing effective mobile…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Secondary School Teachers, High School Students, Structural Equation Models
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Howard, Bruce C.; McGee, Steven; Shin, Namsoo; Shia, Regina – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2001
Discussion of the triarchic theory of intelligence focuses on a study of ninth graders that explored the relationships between student abilities and the cognitive and attitudinal outcomes that resulted from student immersion in a computer-based inquiry environment. Examines outcome variables related to content understanding, problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 9
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Squire, Kurt D.; Johnson, Christine B. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2000
Examines three distance learning programs conducted over Vision Athena, an interactive television distance learning system. Emphasis in each project was on using interactive television to engage secondary school students in communities of practice in designed, or intentional, learning environments. Discusses the changing role of teachers,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Educational Television