Computers & Education
September 2009 Volume 53, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 35
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A cyberphilosophical issue in education: Unethical computer using behavior – The case of prospective teachers
Kadir Beycioglu
Increased use of technology for instructional purposes has caused some debates about ethical and/or moral use of computers. All teachers, as practitioners of ICT in learning settings, must feel... More
pp. 201-208
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Changing middle-school students’ attitudes and performance regarding engineering with computer-based social models
E Ashby Plant, Amy L. Baylor, Celeste E. Doerr & Rinat B. Rosenberg-Kima
Women’s under-representation in fields such as engineering may result in part from female students’ negative beliefs regarding these fields and their low self-efficacy for these fields. In this... More
pp. 209-215
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The role of perceived user-interface design in continued usage intention of self-paced e-learning tools
Vincent Cho, T.C. Edwin Cheng & W.M. Jennifer Lai
While past studies on user-interface design focused on a particular system or application using the experimental approach, we propose a theoretical model to assess the impact of perceived user... More
pp. 216-227
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Workforce readiness: A study of university students’ fluency with information technology
Karen Kaminski, Jamie Switzer & Gene Gloeckner
This study with data collected from a large sample of freshmen in 2001 and a random stratified sample of seniors in 2005 examined students perceived FITness (fluency with Information Technology).... More
pp. 228-233
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Instructional technologies in social science instruction in South Africa
Johann Louw, Cheryl Brown, Johan Muller & Crain Soudien
This study describes the results of a survey and a description of instructional technologies in place in the social sciences in South African Universities. Lecturers in the social sciences reported... More
pp. 234-242
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Using Co-Lab to build System Dynamics models: Students’ actions and on-line tutorial advice
Crescencio Bravo, Wouter R. van Joolingen & Ton de Jong
Modeling offers a promising form of constructivist learning for students. By making and executing models of dynamic systems in a computer environment, students are stimulated to learn about the... More
pp. 243-251
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The measures weighted stratum and weighted compactness on the weighted digraph-based models of the hypermedia and navigation
Tolga Güyer
This study focuses on carrying out weighted digraph-based mathematical construction of hypermedia and user navigation on hypermedia and making a presentation of “weighted” forms of known stratum... More
pp. 252-260
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An auto-scoring mechanism for evaluating problem-solving ability in a web-based learning environment
Chuang-Kai Chiou, Gwo-Jen Hwang & Judy C.R. Tseng
The rapid development of computer and network technologies has attracted researchers to investigate strategies for and the effects of applying information technologies in learning activities;... More
pp. 261-272
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A learning style classification mechanism for e-learning
Yi-Chun Chang, Wen-Yan Kao, Chih-Ping Chu & Chiung-Hui Chiu
With the growing demand in e-learning, numerous research works have been done to enhance teaching quality in e-learning environments. Among these studies, researchers have indicated that adaptive... More
pp. 273-285
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Myartspace: Design and evaluation of support for learning with multimedia phones between classrooms and museums
Giasemi Vavoula, Mike Sharples, Paul Rudman, Julia Meek & Peter Lonsdale
This paper presents a description and evaluation of Myartspace, a service on mobile phones for inquiry-led learning that allows students to gather information during a school field trip which is... More
pp. 286-299
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Using pedagogical dialogue as a vehicle to encourage faculty technology use
Terri Friel, Jody Britten, Beverly Compton, Amy Peak, Kurt Schoch & W. Kent VanTyle
The pace of technology adoption by university faculty is often slow. Slow faculty technology adoption may result from fear of failure, disinterest, or aversion to change. However, in 2007 we... More
pp. 300-307
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Tool, Toy, Telephone, Territory, or Treasure of Information: Elementary school students’ attitudes toward the Internet
Chien Chou, Sen-chi Yu, Chao-hsiu Chen & Huan-Chueh Wu
The purposes of this study are to investigate fifth-graders’ attitudes toward the Internet based on the 5-T framework (Tool, Toy, Telephone, Territory, and Treasure of Information), and to... More
pp. 308-316
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Fostering argumentative knowledge construction through enactive role play in Second Life
Azilawati Jamaludin, Yam San Chee & Caroline Mei Lin Ho
This paper examines how pre-university students shared and constructed knowledge in the context of GP (general paper) by interacting through individual virtual characters across five cycles of... More
pp. 317-329
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Collaborative robotic instruction: A graph teaching experience
Rubén Mitnik, Matías Recabarren, Miguel Nussbaum & Alvaro Soto
Graphing is a key skill in the study of Physics. Drawing and interpreting graphs play a key role in the understanding of science, while the lack of these has proved to be a handicap and a limiting ... More
pp. 330-342
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Gendering the ICT curriculum: The paradox of choice
Jane Abbiss
This paper looks at the ICT (information and communication technology) curriculum in New Zealand secondary schools and gendered participation patterns in different specialist ICT subjects. New... More
pp. 343-354
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Automatic detection of learning styles for an e-learning system
Ebru Özpolat & Gözde B. Akar
A desirable characteristic for an e-learning system is to provide the learner the most appropriate information based on his requirements and preferences. This can be achieved by capturing and... More
pp. 355-367
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Board’s IQ: What makes a board smart?
Sibel Somyurek, Bilal Atasoy & Selcuk Ozdemir
The amount of investment that has been made in interactive whiteboards (IWB) in the Turkish educational system during the past several years is quite striking. This investment is part of a plan to ... More
pp. 368-374
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Students’ performance and satisfaction with Web vs. paper-based practice quizzes and lecture notes
Monica Macedo-Rouet, Muriel Ney, Sandrine Charles & Genevieve Lallich-Boidin
The use of computers to deliver course-related materials is rapidly expanding in most universities. Yet the effects of computer vs. printed delivery modes on students’ performance and motivation... More
pp. 375-384
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Podcasting: A new technological tool to facilitate good practice in higher education
Vicenc Fernandez, Pep Simo & Jose M. Sallan
The literature has frequently highlighted the usefulness of podcasting in higher education; however, there is an important gap between the theory on good practice in higher education and empirical ... More
pp. 385-392
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Multiple Mice based collaborative one-to-one learning
Cristián Infante, Pedro Hidalgo, Miguel Nussbaum, Rosa Alarcón & Andrés Gottlieb
Exchange is a collaborative learning application, originally developed for wirelessly interconnected Pocket PCs, that provides support for students and a teacher performing a face-to-face computer ... More
pp. 393-401
