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Yilmaz, Ramazan; Kilic-Cakmak, Ebru – Computers & Education, 2012
This study examined the impacts of educational interface agents with different attributes on achievement, attitude and retention of elementary school students in their science and technology courses. The study was implemented in four different eighth- grade classes (aged 13-14) of an elementary school. Four different types of educational software,…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Quasiexperimental Design
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Sanchez, Jaime; Olivares, Ruby – Computers & Education, 2011
This paper presents the results obtained with the implementation of a series of learning activities based on Mobile Serious Games (MSGs) for the development of problem solving and collaborative skills in Chilean 8th grade students. Three MSGs were developed and played by teams of four students in order to solve problems collaboratively. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Learning Activities
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Yeh, Kuan-Hue; She, Hsiao-Ching – Computers & Education, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the difference in effectiveness between two on-line scientific learning programs--one with an argumentation component and one without an argumentation component--on students' scientific argumentation ability and conceptual change. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Two classes of 8th grade…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Persuasive Discourse, Chemistry