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Vallance, Michael; Towndrow, Phillip A. – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2016
In a world where technology has become pervasive in our lives, the notion of IT integration in education practice is losing its significance. It is now more appropriate to discuss transforming pedagogy where technology is not considered a tool anymore but part of what we are. To advance this hypothesis, an enterprising, student-directed approach…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Computer System Design, Computer Simulation, International Cooperation
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Thorvaldsen, Steinar; Egeberg, Gunstein; Pettersen, Geir Olaf; Vavik, Lars – Computers & Education, 2011
Learning often involves complex cognitive and motorical processes, and while most learners cope adequately with these challenges there are always some that struggle. When new kinds of knowledge are introduced there is a possibility that some learners will find this new knowledge hard to acquire, and thus manifest a dysfunction. Today the new…
Descriptors: Definitions, Identification, Student Problems, Elementary School Students
Karal, Hasan; Kokoc, Mehmet; Silbir, Lokman – Online Submission, 2011
This study aims to determine the problems faced by students taking an online exam during a graduate degree program administered by the Distance Education Research and Application Center, KTU (Karadeniz Technical University). The research was conducted with 106 students during the spring semester of the 2009-2010 academic years in the department of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Educational Administration
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Jung, Insung; Kudo, Masayuki; Choi, Sook-Kyoung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Many studies report positive learning experience and improved performance in online collaborative learning. However, such learning can also incur unnecessary or excessive stress with a resultant adverse effect on the learning. This study aimed to determine the stress factors in online collaborative learning as perceived by 226 Japanese university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, English (Second Language), Test Construction
Chen, Chun-Ying; Pedersen, Susan; Murphy, Karen L. – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
Many studies report information overload as one of the main problems that students encounter in online learning via computer-mediated communication. This study aimed to explore the sources of online students' information overload and offer suggestions for increasing students' cognitive resources for learning. Participants were 12 graduate students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion