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Participatory Evaluation of an Educational Game for Social Skills Acquisition
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Tan, Jean Lee; Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian; Ang, Rebecca P.; Huan, Vivien S. – Computers & Education, 2013
This paper reports a study conducted to formally evaluate a social problem-solving skills game during the start of the development to ensure that the desired game attributes were successfully embodied in the final game. Two methods, heuristic evaluation and participatory design, were adopted to assess whether the features of the game pose…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Competence
How Indirect Supportive Digital Help during and after Solving Physics Problems Can Improve Problem-Solving Abilities
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Pol, Henk J.; Harskamp, Egbert G.; Suhre, Cor J. M.; Goedhart, Martin J. – Computers & Education, 2009
This study investigates the effectiveness of computer-delivered hints in relation to problem-solving abilities in two alternative indirect instruction schemes. In one instruction scheme, hints are available to students immediately after they are given a new problem to solve as well as after they have completed the problem. In the other scheme,…
Descriptors: Physics, Computer Software, Problem Solving, Metacognition
On-Line Synchronous Scientific Argumentation Learning: Nurturing Students' Argumentation Ability and Conceptual Change in Science Context
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Yeh, Kuan-Hue; She, Hsiao-Ching – Computers & Education, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the difference in effectiveness between two on-line scientific learning programs--one with an argumentation component and one without an argumentation component--on students' scientific argumentation ability and conceptual change. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Two classes of 8th grade…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Persuasive Discourse, Chemistry
Using LabVIEW for Applying Mathematical Models in Representing Phenomena
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Faraco, G.; Gabriele, L. – Computers & Education, 2007
Simulations make it possible to explore physical and biological phenomena, where conducting the real experiment is impracticable or difficult. The implementation of a software program describing and simulating a given physical situation encourages the understanding of a phenomenon itself. Fifty-nine students, enrolled at the Mathematical Methods…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Computer Software, Computer Simulation, Engineering Education
Active, Collaborative and Case-Based Learning with Computer-Based Case Scenarios.
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Ward, Robert – Computers & Education, 1998
Discusses ideas and observations about the development, use, and pedagogy of computer-based case scenarios. Outlines two large computer-based case scenarios written to help students develop their skills and knowledge in business information systems. Considers factors in the design of computer-based case scenarios and related activities that might…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Business Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Computer Assisted Instruction
Computerized Adaptive Tutorials to Improve and Assess Problem-Solving Skills
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Nirmalakhandan, N. – Computers & Education, 2007
Recent research studies have reported on how novices and experts differ in storing, organizing, and retrieving subject matter knowledge and on how they apply their knowledge to solve new problems. These findings have been integrated and implemented in a computer environment to help novices improve their problem-solving skills. An outline of this…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Student Attitudes