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Halverson, Kristy L.; Siegel, Marcelle A.; Freyermuth, Sharyn K. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
Helping students develop criteria for judgment and apply examination skills is essential for promoting scientific literacy. With the increasing availability of the Internet, it is even more essential that students learn how to evaluate the science they gather from online resources. This is particularly true because publishing information on the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Biotechnology, Scientific Literacy, Internet
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Weyten, L.; Rombouts, P.; Catteau, B.; De Bock, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
Symbolic circuit analysis is a cornerstone of electrical engineering education. Solving a suitable set of selected problems is essential to developing professional skills in the field. A new method is presented for automatic validation of circuit equations representing a student's intermediate steps in the solving process. Providing this immediate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Engineering Education
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Vaquero, L. M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
The cloud has become a widely used term in academia and the industry. Education has not remained unaware of this trend, and several educational solutions based on cloud technologies are already in place, especially for software as a service cloud. However, an evaluation of the educational potential of infrastructure and platform clouds has not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Courses, Course Objectives, Computers
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Cheon, Jongpil; Grant, Michael M. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of three different interface types on Web-based instruction: a text-based interface, a graphical interface and a metaphorical interface. In order to determine differences among three interface groups, we compared learning performance, cognitive load, usability, and appeal with various data…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Web Based Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces
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Eliasen, Karen; McKinstry, Jill; Fraser, Beth Mabel; Babbitt, Elizabeth P. – College & Research Libraries, 1997
A study of 170 undergraduates at the University of Washington examined the effect of terminology and screen layout on student ability to select databases from an initial online interface, "Session Manager." Results indicated that student ability to navigate menu screens was improved with expanded terminology and type grouping of online…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Databases, Higher Education