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Lin, Chun-Yi – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to develop an instructional theory for using a class wiki to support collaborative learning in higher education. Although wikis have been identified in theory as one of the most powerful emerging technologies to support collaborative learning, challenges have been revealed in a number of studies regarding student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Cooperative Learning, Web Sites, Web 2.0 Technologies
Paechter, Manuela; Maier, Brigitte; Macher, Daniel – Computers & Education, 2010
Within only a few years, the use of e-learning has increased rapidly in Austria. In certain subjects, up to 60% of university students report using e-learning platforms at least "sometimes" or "frequently" (Unger & Wroblewski, 2006). Yet, which aspects of e-learning do students consider important for their learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries

Barak, Moshe; Waks, Shlomo; Doppelt, Yaron – Learning Environments Research, 2000
Presents a framework for helping low-achieving pupils through reinforcement in technology at high school. Findings indicated an improvement in pupils' self-efficacy and increased motivation to study at the present and in the future. In the pupils' eyes, the main features were construction activities, team projects and free study, and the major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, High Schools

Stoney, Sue; Oliver, Ron – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1998
Discusses the eight learner attributes of immersion, reflection, play and flow, collaboration, learner control, curiosity, fantasy, and challenge, which were identified as being important in bringing about motivation and engagement in adult learners. Describes the interactive multimedia learning environment, "Principles of Financial Investment,"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Computer Software Development, Cooperative Learning

DiSessa, Andra A.; And Others – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1991
A cooperative activity involving eight sixth grade students over five days focused on inventing static representations of motion. In generating, critiquing and refining numerous representations, strong metarepresentational competence was found. An intricate blend of the children's conceptual and interactional skills, their interest in and sense of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Group Dynamics

Gibbs, Graham; And Others – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Considers the fact that despite increased class size and limited instructional resources the overall performance of students in geography in the United Kingdom has improved. This is attributed to changes in teaching, learning, and assessment methods. Small, workshop-based discussion seminars and active learning have replaced traditional lecture…
Descriptors: Class Size, Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Environment