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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
Education |
Volume 35 Number
2 Winter 2002—2003
The
Effects
of Computer-Augmented Geometry Instruction on
Student Performance
and Attitudes
Charles Funkhouser
In ths study, members of an experimental group
were involved
in geometry instruction using a constructivist
approach
to computer-augmented activities, while members of
a control
group were involved in more traditional geometry
instruction.
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more...
The
Model
of Teaching Informatics in Lithuanian
Comprehensive Schools
Valentina Dagiene
A systematic introduction of informatics into
comprehensive
schools in Lithuania started in 1986. Informatics
was included
in secondary education as a separate school
subject.
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more...
Multimedia
and the College of Business: A Literature
Review
Jorge A. Gaytan and John R. Slate
Societal institutions, including colleges of
business, are
being affected by technological change that, in
turn, fosters
change in institutional missions and structure. As
a result
of an exhaustive review of the literature, we make
the case
that a new technology-based learning environment
is developing.
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more...
Training to
Technological Change
Susana Llorens, Marisa Salanova, and Rosa
Grau
The main aim of this article is to introduce the
role of
the continuous, or professional development,
training of
the labour force in a computer-aided technology
(CAT) context.
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more...
Prospective
High School Mathematics Teachers' Attitudes toward
Integrating
Computers in Their Future Teaching
Orit Hazzan
Ninety-four prospective teachers in four classes
that focused
on didactic and cognitive aspects of learning
mathematics
with computers were asked to present pro and con
arguments
that would influence their use of computers in
their future
mathematics teaching.
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more...
Explaining
and Predicting Resistance to Computer Anxiety
Reduction
among Teacher Education Students
Alfred P. Rovai and Marcus D. Childress
This study investigated how resistance to the
reduction
of computer anxiety among teacher education
students can
be explained and reliably predicted.
Instrumentation for
the study consisted of six self-report
questionnaires.
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more...
Applying Affective
Computing Techniques to the Field of Special
Education
Marcee M. Steele and John W. Steele
Affective computing is an emerging area of
technology that
could offer many benefits to the field of special
education.
These computing techniques involve the expression
and interpretation
of emotion and behavioral responses.
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more...
Predicting
Success of Virtual High Schools Students:
Preliminary Results
from an Educational Success Prediction
Instrument
M. D. Roblyer and Jon C. Marshall
The authors report on a preliminary use of the
Educational
Success Prediction Instrument (ESPRI), a measure
designed
to discriminate between successful and
unsuccessful students
in virtual high school (VHS) courses and provide a
basis
for counseling and support for future VHS students
to make
them more effective online learners.
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more...
One
College
of Education's Effort to Infuse Technology: A
Systemic Approach
to Revisioning Teaching and Learning
Lynne Schrum, Rosemary Skeele, and Michael
Grant
This article describes the process of one college
of education’s
transformation of three programs through a PT3
grant. Courses
in the elementary, secondary, and special
education programs
became laboratories for providing faculty members
and teacher
candidates with the philosophy, pedagogy, and
skill set
to reconsider teaching and learning.
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more...
Learning to
Teach with New Technology: Implications for
Professional
Development
Chrystalla Mouza
This study describes a professional development
program
designed to help K12 teachers effectively
integrate technology
into their classrooms. It also investigates the
impact of
this program on teacher learning, taking into
consideration
school contextual factors.
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more...
Learning Effects
of Print and Digital Geographic Maps
Michael P. Verdi, Steven M. Crooks, and David R.
White
Two research studies were conducted to determine
if the
benefits of studying print geographic maps along
with related
factual information (i.e., map, order, and edge
effects)
also apply to studying digital geographic maps
with factual
information.
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more...
The
Transfer
of Problem-Solving Skills from a Problem-Based
Learning
Environment: The Effect of Modelling an Expert's
Cognitive
Processes
Susan Pedersen and Min Liu
This study examined students’ transfer of
strategies modeled
during a problem-based learning (PBL) unit to a
novel problem
situation.
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more...
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