Using Web-Based Linear Movies and Modularized Slide Shows for Teaching Statistics Courses: A Study of the Relationship between Knowledge Nature and Multimedia Type

Chong-ho Yu; Angela Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2000 (April 2000)

Previous research has indicated that without adequate background knowledge, statistical learners can miss important details and build up more misconceptions through interactive simulations. To rectify this situation, two types of multimedia with...

The Digital Divide: Focused Research Results On Peer Mentoring, Scalability and Occupational Self Efficacy In a Home-Based Technology Integration Program

Sandra Sutton Andrews; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)

The existence of a "digital divide" in which portions of society do not have sufficient access to technology or the information and skills that technology use imparts was of concern for educators and policy makers even before home computers were...

Teaching Teachers on the 'Net: A Study of Web Use in Teacher Education Courses

Sarah E. Irvine; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1849–1853

There has been great emphasis on utilizing the Internet and the World Wide Web as a teaching tool and instructional medium in teacher education programs across the country. This paper describes the elements of web-enhancements to teacher education...

Topics: Schools, Distance Education, Teachers

Impact of Instructional Grouping on Navigation and Student Learning in a Web-Based Learning Environment

Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi; Alex Yu; Sandra Andrews; John S. Babb

Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 1999 (February 1999)

This study examines the effects and interactions of World Wide Web page design on student navigation and decision making in Web-based learning environments. The following research questions are examined via quantitative, qualitative, and exploratory ...

Impact of Asynchronous and Synchronous Internet-Based Communication on Collaboration and Performance among K-12 Teachers

Barbara Ohlund; Sandra Andrews; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1999 (April 1999)

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and their impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rates, and test performance. The study also ...

AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNET-BASED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG K-12 TEACHERS

Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi; Sandra Andrews; Chong Ho Yu; Barbara Ohlund

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1009–1014

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and its impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rate and test performance. Although in this...

Topics: Internet, Attitudes, Communication, Collaboration

Designing On-Line Instruction Using Multidisciplinary Approaches

Sandra Andrews; Samuel A. DiGangi; David Winograd; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Chong-Ho Yu

Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 1999 (February 1999)

Instruction Support (IS) at Arizona State University is a multidisciplinary group integrating academia with information technology. Unique features having to do with the status of computing at the university have led to the establishment of the IS...

Computer-Mediated Instruction for Increasing Regular Education Students' Acceptance of Students with Mental Retardation

Deborah G. Hammond; Stanley H. Zucker; Karen Sullivan Burstein; Samuel A. DiGangi

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Vol. 32, No. 4 (1997) pp. 313–20

The impact of computer-mediated technology on the preparation of 72 third-graders for inclusive classes was explored. Male students in a computer instruction group out-performed males in control and teacher instruction groups with respect to basic...

Impact of Asynchronous and Synchronous Internet-based Communication on Collaboration and Performance among K-12 Teachers

Barbara Ohlund; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000) pp. 405–20

Investigates the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and its impact on teachers' attitudes toward collaboration, activity completion rate, and test performance. Also examines the impact of ...