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Stacey M. M. Shirra
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M Tabrizi
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M. Antonia Martínez Carreras
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John M. Reveles
California State University, Northridge
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M David Merrill
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Silvia M. Pernsteiner
University of Vienna
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Lauren M. Shea
University of California, Irvine
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M. Julia Baldor
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Lowell M. Glenn
Utah Valley State College
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David M. Antonacci
University of Kansas Medical Center
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An Inventive Use of the WWW as a Teaching and Learning Tool in Mathematics: Structured Web Materials for Courses across the Mathematics Canon
M Padraig M. M. McLoughlin
Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America 2003 (Jan 15, 2003)
The author of this paper submits that students have a natural inquisitiveness; hence, students must be active in learning. Thus, the student must learn to conjecture and prove or disprove said conjecture. Ergo, the purpose of the paper is to submit...
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Teachers' and Students' Perspectives on Teaching and Learning through Virtual Learning Environments
M Limniou; M Smith
European Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 35, No. 6 (December 2010) pp. 645–653
The aim of this investigation was to get an insight into how teachers and students responded to the use of virtual learning environments (VLE) in engineering education and what their expectations were from online courses. Teachers designed their...
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The Actual Use of Embedded Support Devices in Self-Study Materials by Students in a Distance Education Setting
M M. A. Valcke
Distance Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (1993) pp. 55–84
Describes a study conducted at the Dutch Open University to determine students' actual use of embedded support devices (ESD). Topics addressed include a theoretical background; research hypotheses; the use of student interviews; quantitative and...
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A Mobile Phone Faraday Cage
M M. J. French
Physics Education Vol. 46, No. 3 (May 2011) pp. 290–293
A Faraday cage is an interesting physical phenomenon where an electromagnetic wave can be excluded from a volume of space by enclosure with an electrically conducting material. The practical application of this in the classroom is to block the...
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The Evolution of Video Magnification Technology
M M. Uslan
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 90, No. 6 (1996) pp. 465–78
This article traces the development of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, examines types of CCTVs available today, discusses the influence of digital and computer technology in improving CCTVs, and speculates on video magnification technology ...
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Social Networking Theories and Tools to Support Connectivist Learning Activities
M. Pettenati; M. Cigognini
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies Vol. 2, No. 3 (July 2007) pp. 42–60
This article considers the affordances of social networking theories and tools to build new and effective e-learning practices. We argue that “connectivism” (social networking applied to learning and knowledge contexts) can lead to a...
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Computer-Aided Assessment in Mechanics: Question Design and Test Evaluation
M Gill; M Greenhow
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA Vol. 26, No. 3 (2007) pp. 124–133
This article describes pedagogic issues in setting objective tests in mechanics using Question Mark Perception, coupled with MathML mathematics mark-up and the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) syntax for producing diagrams. The content of the...
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The Essence of Curriculum Reform in Higher Education
M M. Chambers
Educational Technology Vol. 10 (1970) p. 5
A discussion of the need for flexibility and freedom of choice" in higher education curriculum. (Author/AA)
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Using Asymptotic Results to Obtain a Confidence Interval for the Population Median
M Jamshidian; M Khatoonabadi
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 38, No. 6 (September 2007) pp. 805–817
Almost all introductory and intermediate level statistics textbooks include the topic of confidence interval for the population mean. Almost all these texts introduce the median as a robust measure of central tendency. Only a few of these books,...
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Technology for Nurture in Large Undergraduate Statistics Classes
M Bulmer; M Rodd
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 36, No. 7 (Oct 15, 2005) pp. 779–787
This paper reports on a practitioner study of a first-year undergraduate service course that aligns a web-based, student-lecturer communication system with the mathematical curriculum. The report presents and analyses data from students' and from...
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Using a meta-analysis activity to make critical reflection explicit in teacher education
M. Watts; M. Lawson
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 25, No. 5 (July 2009) pp. 609–616
This paper describes how the development of critical reflection in student teachers has been made an explicit part of a teacher education programme. Using a rubric presented by Ward and McCotter, (2004) and supported by an online discussion forum,...
Language: English
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Simulation as a Home Learning Environment--Students' Views
M Ronen; M Eliahu
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 15, No. 4 (1999) pp. 258–68
Describes a pilot study aimed at exploring the possibility of introducing simulation-based homework into junior high school ninth grade science classes studying electric circuits. Analyzes students' views in relation to their prior computer...
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Information Technologies in Education: The Perceptions of School Principals and Senior Administrators
M M. Marche
Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 4 (1987) pp. 28–31
Informal survey of 59 principals and senior administrators revealed differences in their perceptions of seven issues: (1) impact of information technologies on staff effectiveness; (2) communicating educational needs to technologists; (3) resistance ...
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An Evaluation of PC-Based Optical Character Recognition Systems
E M. Schreier; M M. Uslan
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 85, No. 3 (1991) pp. 131–35
The review examines six personal computer-based optical character recognition (OCR) systems designed for use by blind and visually impaired people. Considered are OCR components and terms, documentation, scanning and reading, command structure,...
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An Assessment of the Impact of Time Management Training on Student Success in a Time-Intensive Course
M M. Goodwin; M E. Califf
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching Vol. 18, No. 1 (2007) pp. 19–41
Workload has been found to be a major course-related factor that affects student dropout rates. A heavy workload combined with a lack of time can create problems for students with courses that, by their very nature, require extensive work outside of ...
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Path Analysis Development Based on Balanced Scorecard in Order to Identify Causal Relationships of Science and Technology Indices (Case Study in Iran University of Science & Technology)
M. Jafari; M. Tootooni; M. Jafari Eskandari
Journal of Applied Research and Technology Vol. 11, No. 6 (December 2013) pp. 813–822
The main aim of this paper is to investigate the causal relationships among science and technology indices used by universities. This is investigated using workflow automation and interactive planning in order to take control of competitive...
Language: English
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Pedagogy of the Connected: Facilitating e-Educative Transformation
M Sunwood
TCC Worldwide Online Conference 2009 (2009) pp. 174–183
In 1970, Paulo Freire brought to the world’s attention the destructive nature of the “banking” model of education and the “culture of silence” this methodology promotes. Freire demonstrated how dialogue with others and reflection on our...
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Reflecting on Teaching and Learning Issues in Distance Learning
M J.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1996 (1996) pp. 798–801
The following ethnographic study describes reflections on two distinct settings and their initial experiences with distance learning. Research based upon the work of Papert (1980), O’Neil (1995), Dwyer (1990), Perelman (1988), Lortie (1975),...
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Development of an Integrated GIS and Land Use Planning Course: Impacts of Hybrid Instructional Methods
M Kamruzzaman
Journal of Geography in Higher Education Vol. 38, No. 3 (2014) pp. 323–347
This study reports an action research undertaken at Queensland University of Technology. It evaluates the effectiveness of the integration of geographic information systems (GIS) within the substantive domains of an existing land use planning course ...
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Computer Graphics Exercises in an Undergraduate Mechanics Course
M Cox
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 5, No. 4 (1974) pp. 691–697
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Conceptions of a Sequence Formed in Secondary Schools
M Przenioslo
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 37, No. 7 (Oct 15, 2006) pp. 805–823
The paper is based on research carried out on secondary school students and students commencing their university studies in mathematics. The basic purpose of the research was to investigate the understanding of the concept of a sequence and to...
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Data Analysis and the Technological Turn: Contrasting Attitudes and Discourses in E-learning
M Madiba
South African Journal of Higher Education Vol. 21, No. 7 (2007) pp. 882–892
This article reports on how computer software (NVIVO) was used to analyse data for a research project on design issues in e-learning. The aim of the project was to study how South African higher education has incorporated new e-learning in the...
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Changing models for researching pedagogy with information and communications technologies
M. Webb
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 29, No. 1 (February 2013) pp. 53–67
This paper examines changing models of pedagogy by drawing on recent research with teachers and their students as well as theoretical developments. In relation to a participatory view of learning, the paper reviews existing pedagogical models that...
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Semantics of User Interface for Image Retrieval: Possibility Theory and Learning Techniques
M Crehange
Information Processing and Management Vol. 25, No. 6 (1989) pp. 615–27
Discusses the need for a rich semantics for the user interface in interactive image retrieval and presents two methods for building such interfaces: possibility theory applied to fuzzy data retrieval, and a machine learning technique applied to...
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Education, Information Technology and Cognitive Science
M Scaife
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 5, No. 2 (1989) pp. 66–71
Discusses information technology and its effects on developmental psychology and children's education. Topics discussed include a theory of child-computer interaction (CCI); programing; communication and computers, including electronic mail;...
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The MicronEye Motion Monitor: A New Tool for Class and Laboratory Demonstrations
M Nissan
Physics Education Vol. 23, No. 1 (1988) pp. 38–41
Describes a special camera that can be directly linked to a computer that has been adapted for studying movement. Discusses capture, processing, and analysis of two-dimensional data with either IBM PC or Apple II computers. Gives examples of a...
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Professional and family responses to mental retardation in East Bengal and Bangladesh, 1770s–1990s
M. Miles
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 18, No. 6 pp. 487–499
Since the 1770s, formal knowledge about conditions later known as mental retardation (learning difficulties/disabilities) slowly accumulated with civil administrators, physicians, psychologists and teachers in East Bengal/Bangladesh. Factors in this ...
Language: English
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Bringing about change in the classroom: strengths and weaknesses of the self-regulated learning approach—EARLI Presidential Address, 2001
M. Boekaerts
Learning and Instruction Vol. 12, No. 6 (2002) pp. 589–604
In an attmpt to help both students and teachers to change their traditional roles in the classroom, educational psychologists have engaged in two types of projects. The first project can be condensed to “understanding the dynamics of self-regulated...
Language: English
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1:1 Online Tuition--A Review of the Literature from a Pedagogical Perspective
M Jopling
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 28, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 310–321
This paper outlines the findings of a review that examined the literature around current practice in one-to-one online tuition in schools and higher education. It summarizes the purposes, contexts, scope, and methods of 17 core studies identified...
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Exploration of the Electromagnetic Environment
M Fullekrug
Physics Education Vol. 44, No. 2 (March 2009) pp. 133–137
The electromagnetic environment is composed of electric and magnetic fields which result from man-made and natural sources. An elementary experiment is described to explore the electromagnetic environment by measuring electric fields in the...
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Effectiveness of Vocabulary Learning via Mobile Phone
M Lu
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 24, No. 6 (December 2008) pp. 515–525
Whereas the penetration of mobile phones in Asian countries keeps climbing, little research has explored the application of the short message service (SMS) in second language learning. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of SMS vocabulary...
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Querying a Hypertext Information Retrieval System by the Use of Classification
M Aboud
Information Processing & Management Vol. 29, No. 3 (1993) pp. 387–96
Presents an information systems navigation approach using a combination of functionalities encountered in classification processes, Hypertext systems, and information retrieval systems. The first version of the SYRIUS system is described, with...
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Engaging Educators in Asking the Right Questions
M J.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1287–1291
In order to understand the purpose of this article, it is necessary to give the reader some back ground understanding of its roots. In the fall of 1997, I participated in a conference at Pennsylvania State University entitled, “Education and...
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Experiments on Interfaces To Support Query Expansion
M Beaulieu
Journal of Documentation Vol. 53, No. 1 (1997) pp. 8–19
Focuses on the user and human-computer interaction aspects of the research based on the Okapi text retrieval system. Three experiments implementing different approaches to query expansion are described, including the use of graphical user interfaces ...
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Student Perceptions of Aspects of Algebraic Function Using Multiple Representation Software
M Yerushalmy
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 7, No. 1 (1991) pp. 42–57
Describes a study of eighth graders that examined the effect of the use of a linked multiple representation software program on student conceptions of algebraic functions, including graphing techniques. Results of classroom observations and paper...
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Computer-Assisted Vocational Life Skills Program for Offenders
M Quigley
Canadian Journal of Counselling Vol. 27, No. 1 (1993) pp. 3–13
Sees deficits in social-cognitive skills as major problem for many offenders. Outlines development of computer-based software package designed to support existing life-skills training programs. Notes program is based on extensive field data...
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A survey of Internet access in a large public university in Bangladesh
M Roknuzzaman
International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 2, No. 3 (Aug 10, 2006) pp. 86–105
The article describes the current state of Internet access and its usage in Rajshahi University, the second largest pubic university in Bangladesh. The study used a questionnaire-based survey method to investigate the infrastructural facilities for...
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Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Open and Distance Learning: A Discriminant Function Approach
M. Suriya
Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 6, No. 1 (1997) pp. 29–39
The present study aims at analysing the global efforts towardsapplication of information technology in the manpower development activities. It attempts to evaluate (i) the quantum of investment on education and IT related activities, (ii) the growth ...
Language: English
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Revolution in Communication Technologies: Impact on Distance Education
M. Rajesh
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (2015) pp. 62–88
Information and Communication Technologies have transformed the way the world lives and thinks. Education, especially, Distance Education is no different. While the technologies per se are an important factor, the social milieus in which these...
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Towards a Consolidated Model for a Collaborative Courseware Authoring System
M Dobson
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 9, No. 1 (1993) pp. 34–50
Discusses collaborative authoring, computer-supported collaborative work and the reuse of multimedia courseware; describes a consolidated model, Open Systems for the Collaborative Authoring and Reuse (OSCAR) of courseware, that was drawn from other...
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Research Report: Cost-Effectiveness of Curriculum Revision
M Mulder
Journal of European Industrial Training Vol. 15, No. 7 (1991) pp. 8–16
Evaluation of the cost effectiveness of a revised curriculum using computer-based training (CBT) in the Dutch postal service found cost savings and satisfactory training results, implying that CBT is an effective strategy for complex work...
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Imparting Basics in Technology through an Instructional System for Computerised Process Control
M Barak
Research in Science and Technological Education Vol. 8, No. 1 (1990) pp. 53–67
Described is the design and evaluation of a learning unit which includes the basics of computerized feedback control. Included are sample topics, descriptions of the achievement measures, and conclusions of the study. (CW)
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Teaching Digital Natives: Identifying Competencies for Mobile Learning Facilitators in Distance Education
M Makoe
South African Journal of Higher Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (2012) pp. 91–104
The use of mobile technologies in education has had a major impact on the pedagogy as known and understood by many academics in distance education institutions. Teaching using new technologies requires a variety of skills that are different from...
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Augmented Word-Processing: The Influence of Task Characteristics and Mode of Production on Writers' Cognitions
M Bryson
To characterize the influence of various constraints on students' composing processes, a study investigated the (1) type of instructions students received prior to their composing and revising sessions, (2) mode of production--whether a computer or...
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Open Access, Open Source and Digital Libraries: A Current Trend in University Libraries around the World
M Krishnamurthy
Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems Vol. 42, No. 1 (2008) pp. 48–55
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the open access and open source movement in the digital library world. Design/methodology/approach: A review of key developments in the open access and open source movement is provided. Findings:...
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Measuring the Impact of IT on Learning
M Hammond
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 10, No. 4 (1994) pp. 251–60
Considers the impact of information technology (IT) on children's learning in schools with particular reference to two studies that examined the value of using IT. Discussion includes the difficulties of evaluating IT effectiveness and some...
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SWIM: A "Natural" Interface for the Scientifically Minded Language Learner
M Zock
Computers and the Humanities Vol. 23, No. 4 (1989) pp. 411–22
Describes a computer program under development that is to be used as a tool for theory builders, teachers, and students in language learning. This is an interactive program and not only helps the learning of a language but also provides analysis on...
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A Note on Reverse Derivations
M Samman
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan 15, 2006) pp. 98–101
In this note, the notion of reverse derivation is studied. It is shown that in the class of semiprime rings, this notion coincides with the usual derivation when it maps a semiprime ring into its centre. However, we provide some examples to show...
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Integration, Continuity and a Connection with Probability Density Functions
M Samuels
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 37, No. 3 (Apr 15, 2006) pp. 349–352
This note considers functions of two variables which are continuous on a possibly unbounded closed region in [vertical bar]R[squared], and the functions of one variable obtained by integrating out the other variable over this region. The question of ...
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A longitudinal investigation of the impact of faculty reflective practices on students' evaluations of teaching
Tiffany M
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 44, No. 2 (Mar 01, 2013)
Though there have been many studies conducted that emphasise faculty reflection as a crucial feature of professional practice, there appears to have been little empirical evidence to support the proposition that reflective practice improves the...