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Halimeh Khattib; Dorit Alt – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Digital technology has broadened educational opportunities in science, positioning gamification as a pivotal tool. However, its full potential in enhancing science education has not been thoroughly explored. Addressing this research gap, this study delves into the less examined aspects of gamification within science education. Employing a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Science Education, Gamification
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2015
For the thirty-eighth time, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Online Courses
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Simpson, Elizabeth; Clem, Frances A. – Middle School Journal (J1), 2008
During the fall 2005 semester, an eighth grade teacher in a Laramie, Wyoming, middle school made an urgent plea for more progressive tools for a beginning computers course. Janet Johnson, a veteran teacher returning to the classroom after a hiatus of 10 years, was frustrated with the apparent lack of motivation and engagement by the students. She…
Descriptors: Video Games, Pilot Projects, School Districts, Grade 8
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Sardone, Nancy B.; Devlin-Scherer, Roberta – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2008
Multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) are new to formal educational settings as teaching and learning tools but are growing in popularity. MUVEs simulate real-world problems. They have an ability to reach students in ways that are familiar as they resemble videogames where players assume roles, work in teams, and gather data. MUVEs include…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Science Instruction
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Rosas, Ricardo; Nussbaum, Miguel; Cumsille, Patricio; Marianov, Vladimir; Correa, Monica; Flores, Patricia; Grau, Valeska; Lagos, Francisca; Lopez, Ximena; Lopez, Veronica; Rodriguez, Patricio; Salinas, Marcela – Computers & Education, 2003
Describes a study of economically disadvantaged first and second graders in Chile that evaluated the effects of the introduction of educational videogames into the classroom on mathematics and reading comprehension. Investigated effects on learning, motivation, and classroom dynamics; teachers' expectations of change; and technological transfer.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Games, Elementary Education