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Aslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Reigeluth et al. ("Educ Technol" 48(6):32-39, 2008) proposed major and secondary functions for educational technology systems for the learner-centered paradigm of education. However, the functions proposed should be formatively evaluated and revised using a variety of cases to develop a better understanding of how technology can support…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mixed Methods Research, Program Evaluation
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Raes, Annelies; Schellens, Tammy – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
This study deals with the implementation of a web-based collaborative inquiry (WISE) project in secondary science education and unravels the contribution and challenges of this learning approach to foster students' motivation to learn science, and its relation with student and class-level characteristics. An empirical mixed methods study in 13…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Inquiry, Secondary School Science
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Laine, Teemu H.; Nygren, Eeva; Dirin, Amir; Suk, Hae-Jung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Lack of motivation and of real-world relevance have been identified as reasons for low interest in science among children. Game-based learning and storytelling are prominent methods for generating intrinsic motivation in learning. Real-world relevance requires connecting abstract scientific concepts with the real world. This can be done by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Science Education
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Voulgari, Iro; Komis, Vassilis; Sampson, Demetrios G. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2014
Over the past decade research has recognised the learning potential of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). MMOGs can be used by the technology-enhanced learning research community to study and identify good educational practices that may inspire engaging, creative and motivating approaches for education and learning. To this end, in this…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
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Davies, Randall S.; Dean, Douglas L.; Ball, Nick – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
The purpose of this research was to explore how technology can be used to teach technological skills and to determine what benefit "flipping" the classroom might have for students taking an introductory-level college course on spreadsheets in terms of student achievement and satisfaction with the class. A pretest posttest…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Introductory Courses, Spreadsheets, Teaching Methods