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Honeymoon with IWBs: A Qualitative Insight in Primary Students' Views on Instruction with Interactive Whiteboard
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Sad, Suleyman Nihat; Ozhan, Ugur – Computers & Education, 2012
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the views of primary students about interactive whiteboard [IWB] use in their classes from attitudinal and pedagogical perspectives. Research was designed as an empirical approach to "phenomenology." Data was collected from fifty primary students (fourth to eighth) through focus group interviews.…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Needs
Educational Interface Agents as Social Models to Influence Learner Achievement, Attitude and Retention of Learning
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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
Does Supporting Multiple Student Strategies Lead to Greater Learning and Motivation? Investigating a Source of Complexity in the Architecture of Intelligent Tutoring Systems
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Waalkens, Maaike; Aleven, Vincent; Taatgen, Niels – Computers & Education, 2013
Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) support students in learning a complex problem-solving skill. One feature that makes an ITS architecturally complex, and hard to build, is support for strategy freedom, that is, the ability to let students pursue multiple solution strategies within a given problem. But does greater freedom mean that students…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Problem Solving, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
3D Visualization Types in Multimedia Applications for Science Learning: A Case Study for 8th Grade Students in Greece
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Korakakis, G.; Pavlatou, E. A.; Palyvos, J. A.; Spyrellis, N. – Computers & Education, 2009
This research aims to determine whether the use of specific types of visualization (3D illustration, 3D animation, and interactive 3D animation) combined with narration and text, contributes to the learning process of 13- and 14- years-old students in science courses. The study was carried out with 212 8th grade students in Greece. This…
Descriptors: Animation, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Case Studies
Problem Solving and Collaboration Using Mobile Serious Games
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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
Predictors of Creative Computing Participation and Profiles of Experience in Two Silicon Valley Middle Schools
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Barron, Brigid; Walter, Sarah E.; Martin, Caitlin Kennedy; Schatz, Colin – Computers & Education, 2010
Examination of the "digital divide" has increasingly gone beyond the study of differences in physical access to computers to focus on individuals' use of technological tools for empowered and generative uses. In this research study, we investigated the relationship between access to tools and experience with creative production…
Descriptors: Creativity, Middle Schools, Family Income, Computer Uses in Education
Too Much Computer and Internet Use Is Bad for Your Grades, Especially If You Are Young and Poor: Results from the 2001 Brazilian SAEB
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Wainer, Jacques; Dwyer, Tom; Dutra, Rodrigo Silveira; Covic, Andre; Magalhaes, Valdo B.; Ferreira, Luiz Renato Ribeiro; Pimenta, Valdiney Alves; Claudio, Kleucio – Computers & Education, 2008
This work presents the analysis of the 2001 Brazilian Basic Education Evaluation System (SAEB) achievement exam. The SAEB tested 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students, in mathematics and reading (Portuguese). We classified the students into seven socioeconomic classes, and for each class, compared the test results according to frequency of computer…
Descriptors: Ownership, Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 4