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Wikis for a Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Module for Secondary School Science
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DeWitt, Dorothy; Alias, Norlidah; Siraj, Saedah; Spector, Jonathan Michael – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Collaborative problem solving (CPS) can support online learning by enabling interactions for social and cognitive processes. Teachers may not have sufficient knowledge to support such interactions, so support needs to be designed into learning modules for this purpose. This study investigates to what extent an online module for teaching nutrition…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Problem Solving, Cooperation, Secondary School Science
Effectiveness of the Biology PTechLS Module in a Felda Science Centre
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Alias, Norlidah; DeWitt, Dorothy; Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul; Gelamdin, Rashidah Begum; Rauf, Rose Amnah Abd; Siraj, Saedah – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
The PTechLS module combines learning styles with the use of technology to increase students' learning experience, especially in learning abstract concepts. The PTechLS module prototype was developed by Norlidah Alias (2010). The aim of this study is to evaluate the implementation effectiveness of the Biology PTechLS module in a Felda Learning…
Descriptors: Biology, Learning Modules, Program Implementation, Fidelity
An Evaluation of Gas Law Webquest Based on Active Learning Style in a Secondary School in Malaysia
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Alias, Norlidah; DeWitt, Dorothy; Siraj, Saedah – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
In this study, the PTEchLS WebQuest on Gas Laws was evaluated. It was designed for Form Four students with active learning styles. The focus of the evaluation was on the usability and effectiveness of the PTechLS WebQuest. Data were collected from interviews and students' achievement scores. Two teachers and eight students volunteered to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Active Learning, Secondary School Science
The Effectiveness of Synthetic Phonics in the Development of Early Reading Skills among Struggling Young ESL Readers
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Jamaludin, Khairul Azhar; Alias, Norlidah; Mohd Khir, Roselina Johari; DeWitt, Dorothy; Kenayathula, Husaina Banu – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
A quasi-experimental research design was used to investigate the effectiveness of synthetic phonics in the development of early reading skills among struggling young English as a second language (ESL) readers in a rural school. The pretest and posttest, adapted from the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) for Preschool Students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Phonics