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Karabulut-Ilgu, Aliye; Yao, Suhan; Savolainen, Peter; Jahren, Charles – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
The flipped-classroom approach has gained increasing popularity and interest in engineering education. The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) student perspectives on the flipped-classroom approach in a transportation-engineering course and (b) how students used the in-class time dedicated to collaborative problem solving. To this end,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework, Video Technology
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Güler, Çetin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
The aim of this study is to investigate the use of WhatsApp application in anonymous peer assessment in higher education. The mobile phone application WhatsApp was used as both an anonymous and nonanonymous peer assessment tool in a classroom environment. The participants of the study were the students of two classes (sophomores and juniors), half…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
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List, Alexandra; Grossnickle, Emily M.; Alexander, Patricia A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
To complete any academic tasks using information from the Internet, undergraduate students first have to select the appropriate sources. However, the types of justifications that undergraduates provide for source selection and how these justifications may be impacted by task characteristics have been underexamined. This study explored…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Sources, Information Seeking, Evaluation Criteria
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Kim, Heesung; Ke, Fengfeng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
The pedagogical and design considerations for the use of a virtual reality (VR) learning environment are important for prospective and current teachers. However, empirical research investigating how preservice teachers interact with transformative content representation, facilitation, and learning activities in a VR educational simulation is still…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Preservice Teachers, Student Experience
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Thompson, Meredith Myra; Braude, Eric John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
The assessment of learning in large online courses requires tools that are valid, reliable, easy to administer, and can be automatically scored. We have evaluated an online assessment and learning tool called Knowledge Assembly, or Knowla. Knowla measures a student's knowledge in a particular subject by having the student assemble a set of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Critical Thinking
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Asoodar, Maryam; Atai, Mahmood Reza; Vaezi, Shahin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
This article reports a mixed-method research probing the effect of utilizing a blog-buddy system on English for academic purposes learners' writing performance. Sixty Iranian undergraduate engineering students at Iran University of Science and Technology Virtual Campus participated in this study. Our analysis of the students' writings indicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Journals, Electronic Journals, Web Sites