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Flint, Steve; Stewart, Terry – Journal of Food Science Education, 2010
A web-based virtual laboratory exercise in identifying an unknown microorganism was designed for use with a cohort of 3rd-year university food-technology students. They were presented with a food-contamination case, and then walked through a number of diagnostic steps to identify the microorganism. At each step, the students were asked to select 1…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Outcomes of Education, Science Laboratories, Microbiology
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Yen, Yung-Chin; Ho, Rong-Guey; Chen, Li-Ju; Chou, Kun-Yi; Chen, Yan-Lin – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the efficiency, precision, and validity of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) could be improved by assessing confidence differences in knowledge that examinees possessed. We proposed a novel polytomous CAT model called the confidence-weighting computerized adaptive testing (CWCAT), which combined a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Item Response Theory
Panettieri, Joseph C. – Campus Technology, 2008
Conventional and hosted applications thrive, but open source ERP (enterprise resource planning) is coming on strong. In many ways, the evolution of the ERP market is littered with ironies. When Oracle began buying up customer relationship management (CRM) and ERP companies, some universities worried that they would be left with fewer choices and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Free Enterprise System
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Shih, Wen-Chung; Tseng, Shian-Shyong; Yang, Chao-Tung – Computers & Education, 2008
Grid computing environments with abundant resources can support innovative e-Learning applications, and are promising platforms for e-Learning. To support individualized and adaptive learning, teachers are encouraged to develop various teaching materials according to different requirements. However, traditional methodologies for designing teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Developed Materials, Material Development, Educational Technology, Computer Software
Desouza, Romualdo T.; McClean, Cheryl L.; Berger, Paulette – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Over the past decade, at both the university and high school levels, chemistry instructors have become keenly aware of an increasing number of students who are proving to be unable to solve complex problems. Today's students have grown up with technology, and most would prefer to do their homework using a digital tool rather than pencil and paper.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Adoption (Ideas)
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Dion Goh; Brendan Luyt; Alton Chua; See-Yong Yee; Kia-Ngoh Poh; How-Yeu Ng – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2008
Portals have become indispensable for organizations of all types trying to establish themselves on the Web. Unfortunately, there have only been a few evaluative studies of portal software and even fewer of open source portal software. This study aims to add to the available literature in this important area by proposing and testing a checklist for…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Internet, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
Ozdamli, Fezile – Online Submission, 2007
Distance education is becoming more important in the universities and schools. The aim of this research is to evaluate the current existing Open Source Learning Management Systems according to Administration tool and Curriculum Design. For this, seventy two Open Source Learning Management Systems have been subjected to a general evaluation. After…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Database Management Systems, Distance Education, Online Systems
Holub, Patricia A. – Technology & Learning, 2007
The average school district loses more than $80,000 per year because of lost or damaged IT assets, according to a QED survey cosponsored by Follett Software Company. And many districts--59 percent--still use manual systems to track assets. Enter asset management systems. Software for managing assets, when implemented properly, can save time,…
Descriptors: Automation, Management Information Systems, Facility Inventory, Computer Software Evaluation
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Ioannou, Andri; Hannafin, Robert – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
Course management systems (CMSs) support thousands of courses at colleges and universities worldwide, delivering fully online courses as well as supplementing traditional face-to-face instruction. While quite a few studies have focused on the numerous benefits and technological advantages of CMSs, there is a paucity of empirical work focused on…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Database Management Systems, Courseware, College Students
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Aycock, John; Aycock, Alan – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008
Wikipedia is a well-known online encyclopedia, whose content is contributed and edited by volunteers. Its use by students for their research is, to be polite, controversial. Is Wikipedia really evil, or is it a teaching opportunity in disguise, a representation of some deeper cultural change? We present first-hand accounts from two different…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Encyclopedias, Computer Science, Web Sites
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Harper, Kelly A.; DeWaters, Jamie – Internet and Higher Education, 2008
Researchers increasingly suggest that accessibility remains a prominent issue across the World Wide Web (www). This study raises awareness about issues of access in higher education. This qualitative research design utilized a listserv that invited university based webmasters to use freeware to evaluate the overall accessibility of their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Guidelines, Web Sites, Computer System Design
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Kinchin, Ian M.; Chadha, Deesha; Kokotailo, Patricia – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2008
As university lecturers select and sequence materials for their teaching, a linear structure emerges by default. Such a structure is made explicit within PowerPoint presentations and may even be amplified as PowerPoint invites the lecturer to reduce content to a bulleted format. Such linear sequences have been related to passive, surface…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
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Nikolic, B.; Radivojevic, Z.; Djordjevic, J.; Milutinovic, V. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
Courses in Computer Architecture and Organization are regularly included in Computer Engineering curricula. These courses are usually organized in such a way that students obtain not only a purely theoretical experience, but also a practical understanding of the topics lectured. This practical work is usually done in a laboratory using simulators…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Evaluation Criteria, Science Laboratories, Computer Software
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Tucker, Michael; Hill, Grant – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
Creating a physical education department web site is an excellent way to promote a positive image of the program, because students and parents are able to find important information and improve the lines of communication. A well-designed physical education web site can even encourage students to increase their physical activity levels. Improved…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers
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Alvino, Serena; Asensio-Perez, Juan I.; Dimitriadis, Yannis; Hernandez-Leo, Davinia – Distance Education, 2009
Distance and blended collaborative learning settings are usually characterized by different "social structures" defined in terms of groups' number, dimension, and composition; these structures are variable and can change within the same activity. This variability poses additional complexity to instructional designers, when they are…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Educational Principles, Cooperative Learning, Case Studies
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