Search results for author:"Richard Joiner"
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The effects of communication medium on argumentation and the development of critical thinking
Richard Joiner; Sarah Jones
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 39, No. 8 (2003) pp. 861–871
The aim of this paper is to compare the effects of different communication media on the quality of arguments and the development of argumentative reasoning. The study involved 73 undergraduate students. It consisted of a pre-test, an intervention...
Language: English
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Tracing success: graphical methods for analysing successful collaborative problem solving
Richard Joiner; Kim Issroff
Computers & Education Vol. 41, No. 4 (December 2003) pp. 369–378
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the use of trace diagrams for analysing collaborative problem solving. The paper describes a study where trace diagrams were used to analyse joint navigation in a virtual environment. Ten pairs of undergraduates...
Language: English
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The Effect of Gender on Children's Software Preferences
Richard W. Joiner
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 14, No. 3 (1998) pp. 195–98
A study of 16 boys and 16 girls aged 10-11 investigated gender stereotyped, gender neutral, and abstract versions of problem-solving software. Found that boys preferred the male stereotyped version, whereas girls showed no significant preference for ...
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Thinking with a Theory: Theory-Prediction Consistency and Young Children's Identification of Causality
Paul Howard-Jones; Richard Joiner; Jennifer Bomford
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 34, No. 2 (March 2006) pp. 159–188
Theory-testing can only inform scientific inquiry when the prediction of test outcome is based upon the current theory (theory-prediction consistency). This investigation explores children's theory-prediction consistency in a computer-mediated task...
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Effects of primer podcasts on stimulating learning from lectures: How do students engage?
Anguelina Popova; Paul A. Kirschner; Richard Joiner
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 45, No. 2 (Mar 10, 2014) pp. 330–339
A number of factors can influence learning from lectures such as students' prior knowledge, their motivation, the instructional design, the lecturer and so forth. Instructional aid techniques such as preparing class notes, giving quizzes (either...
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The Effects of Gender, Expectations of Success and Social Comparison on Children's Performance on a Computer-Based Task
Richard Joiner; David Messer; Paul Light; Karen Littleton
Educational Psychology Vol. 18, No. 3 (1998) pp. 319–26
Examines the effects of gender, expectations of success, and social comparison on children's performance on a computer-based task. Finds that the presence of like students facilitated the performance of girls with high expectations of success but...
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Gender, Task Scenarios and Children's Computer-Based Problem Solving
Karen Littleton; Paul Light; Richard Joiner; David Messer; Peter Barnes
Educational Psychology Vol. 18, No. 3 (1998) pp. 327–40
Addresses the question of how far superficial aspects of software can affect the performance of girls and boys on computer-based problem-solving tasks. Finds, in two tests, a significant gender by software interaction, with girls' performances being ...
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Technologically Mediated Complex Problem-Solving on a Statistics Task
Eileen Scanlon; Canan Blake; Richard Joiner; Tim O'Shea
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 30, No. 2 (July 2005) pp. 165–183
Simulations on computers can allow many experiments to be conducted quickly to help students develop an understanding of statistical topics. We used a simulation of a challenging problem in statistics as the focus of an exploration of situations...
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Loosely Coupled Web Representations: A REST Service and JavaScript Wrapper for Sharing Web-Based Visual Representations
Trevor Collins; Kevin Quick; Richard Joiner; Karen Littleton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 1580–1589
This paper presents the design and application of a web service architecture for providing shared access to web-based visual representations, such as dynamic models, simulations and visualizations. The Shared Representations (SR) system was created...
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Gender and social comparison effects in computer-based problem solving
Paul Light; Karen Littleton; Stuart Bale; Richard Joiner; David Messer
Learning and Instruction Vol. 10, No. 6 pp. 483–496
Gender differences in relation to school children's learning with computers are frequently attributed to a tendency for boys to dominate computer resources in mixed sex settings. However, the evidence relating to children's performance with...
Language: English
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Gender, computer experience and computer-based problem solving
Richard Joiner; David Messer; Karen Littleton; Paul Light
Computers & Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (1996) pp. 179–187
This paper reports a study involving 65 children (31 boys and 34 girls) aged between 10 and 11, which further examined the effect of software type by comparing children's performance on a male stereotyped version of the software with their...
Language: English
Topics: Gender
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The use of ICT to support the development of practical music skills through acquiring keyboard skills: a classroom based study
Liz M.Y. Chan; Ann C. Jones; Eileen Scanlon; Richard Joiner
Computers & Education Vol. 46, No. 4 (May 2006) pp. 391–406
This paper concerns the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in music classrooms, with the focus on the secondary school music curriculum in the United Kingdom. In particular, it reports on a study of learners in a UK school using...
Language: English
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The Impact of Pathological Levels of Internet-Related Anxiety on Internet Usage
Mark Brosnan; Richard Joiner; Jeff Gavin; Charles Crook; Pam Maras; Jane Guiller; Adrian J. Scott
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 46, No. 4 (2012) pp. 341–356
This article compares the use of the Internet during the first year of university education of students who have pathological levels of Internet anxiety with those who do not. Two hundred and sixteen first year psychology students (females 184,...
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Digital Games, Gender and Learning in Engineering: Do Females Benefit as Much as Males?
Richard Joiner; Jo Iacovides; Martin Owen; Carl Gavin; Stephen Clibbery; Jos Darling; Ben Drew
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 20, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 178–185
The aim of this paper was to explore whether there is a gender difference in the beneficial effects of Racing Academy, which is a video game used to support undergraduate students learning of Mechanical Engineering. One hundred and thirty-eight...