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Liquan Chen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Through the sports group teaching of school students, this paper uses the evaluation method to construct the ability evaluation model, collects the changes of language ability, and tests the students' understanding ability, expression ability, action language, and group cooperation. Following the teaching for three months, the average value of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teaching Methods, Multimedia Instruction, Sustainable Development
Shawn M. Donnelly – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of IXL Math online software in raising student achievement on the New York State Math exam, with special focus on effects by student gender, ethnicity and disability status. The study includes an analysis of the relationship between scale scores and time spent using the IXL system, number…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Learning, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
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Liliarti, Nina; Kuswanto, Heru – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The research aimed to produce an Android-based learning media with local cultural content in the form of the othok-othok toy ship to improve the competence of diagrammatic and argumentative representation in Physics. 4D methods were used with a control and an experimental class in the first grade of a Senior High School. The learning media…
Descriptors: Physics, Persuasive Discourse, Visual Aids, High School Students
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Carey, Cayelan C.; Gougis, Rebekka Darner – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Ecosystem modeling is a critically important tool for environmental scientists, yet is rarely taught in undergraduate and graduate classrooms. To address this gap, we developed a teaching module that exposes students to a suite of modeling skills and tools (including computer programming, numerical simulation modeling, and distributed computing)…
Descriptors: Climate, Concept Teaching, Computer Simulation, Environmental Education
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Davies, Thomas; Korte, Leon; Cornelsen, Erin – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Numerous articles found in education literature discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using "presentation" software to deliver critical course content to students. Frequently the perceived value of the use of software such as PowerPoint is dependent upon how it is used, for instance, the extent to which bells and whistles are…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Acceleration (Education), Courseware, Accounting
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Robinson, Leroy – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2017
As the marketplace for higher education changes, attracting and retaining students is of utmost importance. Providing successful course delivery methods (e.g. face-to-face, fully online, hybrid) offers an opportunity for universities to differentiate from each other. This research investigates the relationships involved in student acceptance of…
Descriptors: Success, Online Courses, Delivery Systems, Courseware
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Islim, Omer Faruk; Cagiltay, Kursat – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
This descriptive study aims to investigate the instructional effectiveness of Open Educational Resources (OER). It was conducted with 1196 university students who were enrolled in a general chemistry course with an experimental laboratory section. These students voluntarily used OER for their lab activities. Data were collected via a printed,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Case Studies, Open Source Technology, Educational Resources
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Mykhnenko, Vlad – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
This article provides evidence from a 4-year longitudinal study on the comparative use of illustrative video podcasts during Economic Geography lectures vis-à-vis traditional educational methods in order to guide pedagogic practice and future research on the relative merits of technology-enhanced learning in higher education. Key benefits derived…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Longitudinal Studies
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Azman, Adam M.; Esteb, John J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
A coin-flipping analogy and free corresponding web app have been developed to facilitate student understanding of the origins of spin-spin splitting. First-order splitting patterns can easily be derived and understood. "Complex" splitting patterns (e.g., doublet of quartets), are easily incorporated into the analogy. A study of the…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Logical Thinking, Courseware, Teaching Methods
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Eryilmaz, Selami; Adalar, Hayati; Icinak, Abdullah – European Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The changes and innovations in information and communication technologies influence the economic and social lives of the societies to a great degree. The countries accordingly take new decisions to benefit effectively from these technologies. The new media system scrolling traditional educational paradigms has also required changes in educational…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Database Management Systems
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Cox, Helen; Kelly, Kimberle; Yetter, Laura – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2014
This curriculum and instruction paper describes initial implementation and evaluation of remote-sensing exercises designed to promote post-secondary climate literacy in the geosciences. Tutorials developed by the first author engaged students in the analysis of climate change data obtained from NASA satellite missions, including the LANDSAT,…
Descriptors: Climate, Spatial Ability, Technology Uses in Education, Navigation (Information Systems)
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Cosgun Ögeyik, Muhlise – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
In English language teaching settings, the type of lecture is important since students should be exposed to instantly recognisable linguistic features in the target language through interaction. This quasi-experimental study was designed to compare the effectiveness of PowerPoint presentations (PPP) and conventional lecture/discussion sessions on…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Conventional Instruction, Lecture Method, Instructional Effectiveness
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Nisbet, Deanna; Austin, Dayna – Journal of Adult Education, 2013
Applications, or apps, that are available for both smart phones and tablets can be an effective tool for promoting vocabulary development among adult learners in English as a second language programs. An app is a software program for a mobile phone or computer operating system. Examples of such apps are provided along with practical…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, English Language Learners
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Sullivan, Rebecca M. – College Teaching, 2013
Despite the author's initial skepticism, a classroom set of iPads has reinforced a student-directed approach to writing instruction, while also supporting an inclusive classroom. Using the iPads, students guide their writing process with access to the learning management system, electronic information resources, and an online text editor. Students…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Writing Processes, Instructional Effectiveness, Writing Instruction
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Burgess, Stephen R.; Murray, Ashley B. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2014
The use of traditional and smart phone flashcards was examined in two Introductory Psychology college classes. Student use of flashcards of some type increased significantly when they were provided by the instructor. Flashcards available via smartphone app were not used by many students even when provided by the instructor. The results are…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Introductory Courses, Psychology, College Students
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