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Download full textBerns, Anke; Valero-Franco, Concepción – Research-publishing.net, 2013
This paper presents the results of an ongoing study which has been carried out with a group of German Foreign Language students at the University of Cadiz since 2012. The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of videogame-like applications on foreign language learning and their motivational potential to increase learning beyond the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Active Learning, Educational Games, Courseware
Murphrey, Theresa Pesl; Rutherford, Tracy A.; Doerfert, David L.; Edgar, Leslie D.; Edgar, Don W. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
Educational technology continues to expand with multi-user virtual environments (e.g., Second Life™) being the latest technology. Understanding a virtual environment's usability can enhance educational planning and effective use. Usability includes the interaction quality between an individual and the item being assessed. The purpose was to assess…
Descriptors: Usability, Virtual Classrooms, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education
Direct linkMcPherson, Rebekah; Tyler-Wood, Tandra; McEnturff Ellison, Amber; Peak, Pamela – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
This study at a large midwestern university evaluated the use of a web-based simulated classroom, simSchool, with pre-service and in-service special education students, to determine if use of the simulated classroom influences students' perceptions of inclusion and teacher preparation. The project used a nonequivalent comparison group,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Inclusion, Special Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Shadiev, Rustam; Kuo, Tony C. T.; Chen, Nian-Shing – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
The aim of this study was to apply Speech-to-Text Recognition (STR) in an effort to improve learning performance in an online synchronous cyber classroom environment. Students' perceptions and their behavioral intentions toward using STR and the effectiveness of applying STR in synchronous cyber classrooms were also investigated. After the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Information Technology, Quasiexperimental Design
Lavolette, Elizabeth; Venable, Melissa A.; Gose, Eddie; Huang, Eric – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
The synchronous tool that is right for developing an online course depends on the context, needs and priorities. This report compares synchronous, virtual classroom systems Elluminate Live! v. 9 and Dimdim v. 4.5. The researchers compared the features of each system in terms of facilitation of communication, presentation of course content and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Masters, Jessica; Madhyastha, Tara; Shakouri, Ali – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
ExplaNet is a web-based, anonymous, asynchronous explanation-sharing network. Instructors post questions to the network and students submit explanatory answers. Students then view and rank the explanations submitted by their peers before optionally resubmitting a final and revised answer. Three classroom evaluations of ExplaNet showed that by…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Use Studies, Instructional Effectiveness
Jelfs, Anne; Kelly, Patrick – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
This paper discusses the evaluation of Web-based tools to support Personal Development Planning (PDP) in order to illustrate issues associated with the introduction and assessment of the effectiveness of online resources. The aims of the evaluation were based on concerns about the very complex situation that offering online resources including PDP…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Open Universities, Instructional Design, Internet
Alston, Antoine J.; English, Chastity Warren – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this descriptive research study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Web-enhanced agricultural education pedagogy as perceived by students in a collegiate agricultural education program. Overall, respondents agreed there were many benefits to Web-enhanced courses and perceived all Web site components under study to be very useful.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Bridge, P.; Appleyard, R. M.; Ward, J. W.; Philips, R.; Beavis, A. W. – Computers & Education, 2007
Due to the lengthy learning process associated with complicated clinical techniques, undergraduate radiotherapy students can struggle to access sufficient time or patients to gain the level of expertise they require. By developing a hybrid virtual environment with real controls, it was hoped that group learning of these techniques could take place…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation
Ellis, L.; Vigar-Ellis, D. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
This article explores whether WebCT, a virtual learning technology, meets organisational and customer goals at Coventry University Business School (CBS). Lecturer and student perceptions about the benefits of WebCT as a teaching and learning resource are examined as well as the goals of WebCT for the university as an organization. CBS students…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies, Computer Software Evaluation, Instructional Material Evaluation
Gnach, Aleksandra; Wiesner, Esther; Bertschi-Kaufmann, Andrea; Perrin, Daniel – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2007
Children and young people are increasingly performing a variety of writing tasks using computers, with word processing programs thus becoming their natural writing environment. The development of keystroke logging programs enables us to track the process of writing, without changing the writing environment for the writers. In the myMoment schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Writing, Writing Processes, Writing Instruction
Sadik, Alaa; Reisman, Sorel – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2004
This article presents sets of observations and recommendations for Web-based distance learning, based on formative and summative performance and opinion data collected from participants involved in the design, development, and utilization of Wired Class, a Web-based learning environment that was developed to teach mathematics to Egyptian secondary…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Educational Environment, Internet
