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The Role of DAISY Digital Talking Books in the Education of Individuals with Blindness: A Pilot Study
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Argyropoulos, Vassilios; Paveli, Afroditi; Nikolaraizi, Magda – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The present study is characterized as pilot and investigates the impact that different aural renderings have on blind individuals' comprehension. In specific, the present research attempts to compare the effective or active listening of participants with blindness when they use different media; that is, digital talking scripts through synthetic…
Descriptors: Blindness, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Computer Software
Determining Virtual Environment "Fit": The Relationship between Navigation Style in a Virtual Field Trip, Student Self-Reported Desire to Visit the Field Trip Site in the Real World, and the Purposes of Science Education
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Tutwiler, M. Shane; Lin, Ming-Chao; Chang, Chun-Yen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
In this study, a follow-up analysis of the data reported in Lin et al. ("Learn Media Technol." doi: 10.1080/17439884.2011.629660 , 2011), we investigated the relationship between student use of a virtual field trip (VFT) system and the probability of students reporting wanting to visit the national park site upon which the VFT was modeled,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teamwork, Prior Learning, Educational Objectives
Computer-Based Learning of Neuroanatomy: A Longitudinal Study of Learning, Transfer, and Retention
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Chariker, Julia H.; Naaz, Farah; Pani, John R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
A longitudinal experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of new methods for learning neuroanatomy with computer-based instruction. Using a three-dimensional graphical model of the human brain and sections derived from the model, tools for exploring neuroanatomy were developed to encourage "adaptive exploration". This is an…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Neurological Organization, Computer Assisted Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
The Analysis of Navigation Patterns in CALL.
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Desmarais, Lise; Laurier, Michel; Renie, Delphine – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1998
Information about how learners navigate in a multimedia learning environment is necessary for evaluation. Verbalization of learners using the program Vi-Conte was used to create navigational patterns. Researchers found the type of navigation often related to specific learner variables. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, French, Multimedia Instruction
Learning to Navigate the Internet.
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Day, Roger – Teaching Education, 1994
Chronicles one professor's use of several electronic resources currently available to teacher educators, focusing on his earlier use of microcomputers and CD-ROM for secondary mathematics education and examining his current use of such Internet resources as electronic discussion groups, gopher services, and file transfers. (SM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion Groups, Higher Education
Preservice Teachers' Navigations through HyperCard Stacks: Responses to the Stages of Writing Development.
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Williams, Nancy L.; Matthew, Kathryn I. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1995
Assessed preservice teachers' responses to information about the process of writing via HyperCard stacks. Subjects were provided with the opportunity to examine children's writing development by viewing samples of their early writing, invented spelling, and composition. The program enhanced understanding with its combination of text and authentic…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Education Majors, Educational Change
Increasing the Level of Instructional Demand on Students Using Web Browsers in Schools.
Rath, Alex – Educational Technology, 1997
Discusses problems with two common Web-browsing instructional activities and suggests ways that teachers can improve lessons to develop students' critical thinking skills. Focuses on search-and-print and Web page design activities. (AEF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy