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Flexible Learning in a Workplace Model: Blended a Motivation to a Lifelong Learner in a Social Network Environment
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Na-songkhla, Jaitip – Online Submission, 2011
This paper presents a model of learning in a workplace, in which an online course provides flexibility for staff to learn at their convenient hours. A motivation was brought into an account of the success of learning in a workplace program, based upon Behaviorist learning approach--an online mentor and an accumulated learning activities score was…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Socialization, Mentors
An Operational Approach for Building Learning Environments Supporting Cognitive Flexibility
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Chieu, Vu Minh – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
Constructivism is a learning theory that states that people learn by actively constructing their own knowledge, based on prior knowledge. A significant number of ICT-based constructivist learning systems have been proposed in recent years. According to our analysis, those systems exhibit only a few constructivist principles, and a critical problem…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Prior Learning, Information Technology
Guided Practice Software for Teaching DNA Replication to Senior High School Students
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Woods, Eric C.; McKinnon, Alan E.; Hickford, Jonathan G. H.; Abell, Walt A. – Bioscience Education, 2008
The prototype of a guided practice application was developed to instruct year 13 biology students in the process of DNA replication. The application uses a high degree of interaction to engage the student in a guided exploration and problem solving exercise. An evaluation revealed that the students showed considerable enthusiasm and significant…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Genetics, Biology, Computer Software
Learning by Viewing versus Learning by Doing: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Principled Learning Environments
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Clark, Ruth Colvin; Mayer, Richard E. – Performance Improvement, 2008
A learner-centered approach is a central feature of instruction based on a constructivist learning model. However, there is some confusion regarding the requirement for behavioral activity as a prerequisite for a learner-centered environment. We offer evidence in this article that some types of behavioral activity can interfere with cognitive…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Active Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
The Experience of Constructivism: Transforming Teacher Epistemology.
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Howard, Bruce C.; McGee, Steven; Schwartz, Neil; Purcell, Steve – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2000
Describes a residential training course sponsored by the NASA Classroom of the Future to help teachers learn to use computer-based educational tools and explore constructivist instructional approaches. Hypothesized that creating a living-and-learning environment for the training would foster rapid changes in teachers' epistemological beliefs.…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology
Preservice Computer Teachers as Hypermedia Designers: The Impact of Hypermedia Authoring on Knowledge Acquisition and Retention
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Yildirim, Zahide – Online Submission, 2006
This study aims to assess the impact of hypermedia designing as a cognitive tool on knowledge acquisition and retention in comparison to traditional instruction. A pretest-posttest control group design was used. The study included 48 second-year preservice computer teachers who enrolled in "Instructional Technology and Material…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Preservice Teachers, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups