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Ioannidou, Andri; Repenning, Alexander – Online Submission, 2010
The comprehension of interdependent complex systems, which is part of state and national standards, is an enormous challenge for learners. In traditional physiology teaching materials, which structure the human body into decoupled subsystems (e.g., respiratory and cardiovascular) isolated in separate chapters, there is a ubiquitous absence of…
Descriptors: Physiology, Human Body, Science Instruction, Science Education
Khlaisang, Jintavee – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate proper website and courseware for e-learning in higher education. Methods used in this study included the data collection, the analysis surveys, the experts' in-depth interview, and the experts' focus group. Results indicated that there were 16 components for website, as well as 16 components for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Design Requirements
Garcia Laborda, Jesus; Magal Royo, Teresa; Enriquez Carrasco, Emilia – Online Submission, 2010
This paper presents the results of writing processing among 260 high school senior students, their degree of satisfaction using the new trial version of the Computer Based University Entrance Examination in Spain and their degree of motivation towards written online test tasks. Currently, this is one of the closing studies to verify whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, High Stakes Tests, Student Motivation
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Gonzalez, Jose A.; Jover, Lluis; Cobo, Erik; Munoz, Pilar – Computers & Education, 2010
Background: e-status is a web-based tool able to generate different statistical exercises and to provide immediate feedback to students' answers. Although the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is becoming widespread in undergraduate education, there are few experimental studies evaluating its effects on learning. Method: All…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Study, Introductory Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Romeo, Geoff; Gronn, Donna; McNamara, Sue; Teo, Yiong Hwee – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
The purpose of this study was to field-test several conferencing technologies in regional schools in Victoria to determine whether the technologies are appropriate for the needs of the university supervisor, trainee teachers and supervising teachers with regard to practicum placements. The study also explored the potential of technology for other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Johnson, L.; Adams, S.; Cummins, M. – New Media Consortium, 2012
The internationally recognized "NMC Horizon Report" series and regional "NMC Technology Outlooks" are part of the NMC Horizon Project, a comprehensive research venture established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in education around the globe. This volume, the "NMC…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Advisory Committees, Creative Activities, Global Approach
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Dyckhoff, Anna Lea; Zielke, Dennis; Bultmann, Mareike; Chatti, Mohamed Amine; Schroeder, Ulrik – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Learning Analytics can provide powerful tools for teachers in order to support them in the iterative process of improving the effectiveness of their courses and to collaterally enhance their students' performance. In this paper, we present the theoretical background, design, implementation, and evaluation details of eLAT, a Learning Analytics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Semi Structured Interviews, Usability
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Frossard, Frederique; Barajas, Mario; Trifonova, Anna – Digital Education Review, 2012
This study presents an innovative pedagogical approach where teachers become game designers and engage in creative teaching practices. Within co-design training workshops, 21 Spanish primary and secondary school teachers have developed their own Game-Based Learning (GBL) scenarios, especially tailored to their teaching contexts and students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Secondary School Teachers, Creative Teaching
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Tarng, Wernhuar; Chang, Mei-Yu; Ou, Kuo-Liang; Yu, Kein-Fu; Hsieh, Kuen-Rong – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2012
The goal of this study is to develop a virtual farm for educational applications. Users can play the role of a farmer by planting vegetables and raising poultry on the virtual farm to observe their growth through online learning activities. The virtual farm possesses educational and entertaining functions, and it is designed by simulating the real…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Science, Agricultural Occupations
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Talon, Benedicte; Sagar, Mouldi; Kolski, Christophe – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2012
Training professionals to design and produce interactive systems requires the use of well thought-out training scenarios. Indeed, it is essential to consider pedagogical forms whose objective is providing learners with field experience. It is also necessary to motivate learners to learn about subjects that sometimes seem distant from their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Interaction
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Granic, Andrina; Cukusic, Maja – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
This paper presents a comprehensive usability study conducted within the context of a Europe-wide project. The design of the evaluated e-learning platform is based on an innovative approach to the education of young Europeans by integrating into the curricula of a Europe-wide network of 14 schools different state-of-the-art technologies in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response)
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Konstantinidis, Andreas; Papadopoulos, Pantelis M.; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Demetriadis, Stavros – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
This paper presents the rationale behind the utilization of a Moodle Learning Management System for the facilitation of a blended learning approach in the Informatics department. The authors present and analyze the steps followed in order to replace the prior decentralized organizational structure of the courses, which consisted of a multitude of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Information Science, Departments
Sousa, Morgan Margaret – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The impetus for this project stemmed from a curiosity about two particular areas in the history of usability research. For one, I began research for this project with a desire to learn about patterns in the theory, practice, attitude, and perception about usability work, both in academic contexts and in corporate contexts, with a focus on the…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Testing, Usability, Meta Analysis
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Kazanidis, Ioannis; Satratzemi, Maya – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2009
Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems provide personalized educational content to learners. However most of them do not support the functionality of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and the reusability of their courses is hard work. On the other hand some LMS support SCORM specifications but do not provide adaptive features. This article…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Hypermedia, Educational Technology, Computer Managed Instruction
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Soules, Aline; Golomb, Liorah – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
In this article, the authors compared the MLA International Bibliography database (MLAIB) across five vendor platforms to determine how and why seemingly comparable searches produced varying results. A number of tests were conducted using a variety of fields, terms, and parameters, and examples of results are provided. The authors' findings are…
Descriptors: Online Vendors, Navigation (Information Systems), Online Searching, Search Strategies
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