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Edited by
Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W.
Michael Reed,
New York University
Incoming editor: Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Georgia
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
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Volume 34 Number
4 Summer 2002
Preservice
Teachers and Cognitive Literacy Skills:
Implications for
Technology Pedagogy
Joyce Pittman
In dealing with technology issues, educators and
policy
makers are faced with problematic decisions about
how to
attract, sustain, and prepare students for careers
and living
in an increasingly technological society.
Educators need
direction for retooling to restructure
instructional approaches
to help entering students develop knowledge and
skills they
need to succeed in this ever-changing
environment.
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more...
Technology-Enriched
Classrooms: Effects on Students of Low
Socioeconomic Status
Michael S. Page
This study compared the attainments of elementary
students
in technology-enriched classrooms and students in
traditional
classrooms in terms of student achievement,
self-esteem,
and classroom interaction.
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more...
Effects of
Technology Integration Education on the Attitudes
of Teachers
and Students
Rhonda Christensen
A study of a K5 treatment site versus two
comparison schools
over one academic year indicates that teachers
progress
one stage in a six-stage technology adoption model
as a
result of focused, needs-based technology
integration education
delivered throughout the school year.
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more...
Integrating
a Decision Support System into a School: The
Effects on
Student Functioning
Poria Kalay and David Chen
This study examined the effect on student
functioning of
integrating an information system into the school
management’s
decision-making process in planning the teaching
and learning
system. The results indicate a significant
improvement in
student achievement, particularly in difficult
subjects
such as mathematics and English.
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more...
Students’
Perception of Interactive Learning
Modules
Beaumie Kim, Richard Williams, and John
Dattilo
The purpose of this study was to examine
perceptions of
interactive learning modules (ILMs) developed for
use in
an undergraduate recreation and leisure studies
course.
Interpretive analysis of qualitative data using a
constant
comparative method suggested that some
characteristics of
the ILMs influenced learning.
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more...
Needle in
a Hyperstack: Searching for Information on the
World Wide
Web
Rafi Nachmias and Amir Gilad
This study examines the process of searching for
information
on the Internet by (a) assessing participants’
success in
finding specific information on the Web, (b)
identifying
the characteristics of the information search
process (e.g.,
search duration, number of steps used), and (c)
identifying
the search strategies used and assessing their
effectiveness.
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more...
Perceptions
of a Wireless Network
Virgil E. Varvel, Jr., and Catherine
Thurston
This article outlines the perceptions of students
and instructors
toward portable computing coupled to wireless
networking
in an educational setting.
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more...
Exploration
of Collaborative Learning and Communication in an
Educational
Environment Using Computer-Mediated
Communication
Qing Li
This study examined the relationship between the
language
functions associated with messages generated
through computer-mediated
communication (CMC) and the collaborative learning
process.
In addition, the study explores the extent to
which people
interact in CMC environments.
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more...
School-Based
Staff Development for Teaching within Computerized
Learning
Environments
Dorit Tubin and David Chen
This article describes a staff development model
that was
created as part of the process of establishing an
experimental
school. The model is directed specifically at
educators
working within computerized learning
environments.
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more...
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