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Mayer, Richard E. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
This commentary reviews seven papers that study motivation with new media, contained in this special issue of "Educational Technology Research & Development" edited by Ruth Small. For each paper, this commentary summarizes exemplary contributions, offers an assessment of what is exciting, and suggests directions for future research. Some exciting…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Educational Technology, Educational Research, Motivation Techniques
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Bowers, Alex J.; Berland, Matthew – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
Historically, the relationship between student academic achievement and use of computers for fun and video gaming has been described from a multitude of perspectives, from positive, to negative, to neutral. However, recent research has indicated that computer use and video gaming may be positively associated with achievement, yet these studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, High School Students, Grade 10
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Harley, Jason M.; Poitras, Eric G.; Jarrell, Amanda; Duffy, Melissa C.; Lajoie, Susanne P. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Research on the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR) on learning exists, but there is a paucity of empirical work that explores the role that positive emotions play in supporting learning in such settings. To address this gap, this study compared undergraduate students' emotions and learning outcomes during a guided historical tour using mobile…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Electronic Learning, Outcomes of Education
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Arevalillo-Herraez, Miguel; Moreno-Clari, Paloma; Cerveron-Lleo, Vicente – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
Most universities use Information Systems (IS) to perform their daily administrative activities (student enrollment, data files, accountancy, etc.), and an integrated Learning Management System (LMS) to support teaching and learning. However, although a lot of effort has been put into deploying these computerized systems, the data that they…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Management Information Systems, College Administration, Data
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Aesaert, Koen; Vanderlinde, Ruben; Tondeur, Jo; van Braak, Johan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
The purpose of this study is to analyze the content features of educational technology curricula for primary education developed by national governments. A qualitative cross-case document analysis of the national educational technology curriculum of Norway, Flanders and England was conducted. The analysis focuses on the underlying visions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research, Comparative Analysis
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Mintz, Joseph; Aagaard, Morten – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
Persuasive technology is a sub-discipline of Human-Computer Interaction that has emerged within the last 10 years, and which has generated increasing interest in the application of persuasion to systems design. Most applications have to date been developed in commercial contexts, as well in the domain of health promotion. We present a mainly…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Attitude Change, Credibility, Behavior Change
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Hsu, Shihkuan; Kuan, Ping-Yin – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
Technology integration is influenced by many factors related to the teacher and the school environment. While many studies have examined factors that influence teachers' use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at the teacher level, a growing number of studies have suggested that it is beneficial to examine those factors using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Teacher Surveys, Educational Environment
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Tezci, Erdogan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The current study aimed at identifying Turkish primary school teachers' perceptions of school culture regarding ICT integration in education. In addition, the current study was designed to investigate factors that might influence their perceptions. The participants were 1540 primary school teachers. The findings revealed that the teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Culture, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
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Gall, James E.; Ku, Heng-Yu; Gurney, Keyleigh; Tseng, Hung-Wei; Yeh, Hsin-Te; Chen, Qin – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Scientific communication in the field of educational technology was examined by analyzing references from and citations to articles published in "Educational Technology Research and Development" ("ETR&D") for the period 1990-2004 with particular emphasis on other journals found in the citation record. Data were collected on the 369 core articles…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Citations (References), Educational Technology, Periodicals
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Lundeberg, Mary A.; Kang, Hosun; Wolter, Bjorn; delMas, Robert; Armstrong, Norris; Borsari, Bruno; Boury, Nancy; Brickman, Peggy; Hannam, Kristi; Heinz, Cheryl; Horvath, Thomas; Knabb, Maureen; Platt, Terry; Rice, Nancy; Rogers, Bill; Sharp, Joan; Ribbens, Eric; Maier, Kimberly S.; Deschryver, Mike; Hagley, Rodney; Goulet, Tamar; Herreid, Clyde F. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
Although interactive technology is presumed to increase student understanding in large classes, no previous research studies have empirically explored the effects of Clicker Cases on students' performance. A Clicker Case is a story (e.g., a problem someone is facing) that uses clickers (student response systems) to engage students in understanding…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Program Effectiveness, Biology, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Bain, Alan; Swan, Gerry – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
Attempts at school reform and improvement have experienced difficulty creating and implementing feedback systems that energize and sustain change efforts. If the call for reform at all levels of education is to be met, attention must be given to establishing effective feedback mechanisms in educational institutions as they embark on improvement…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Feedback (Response), Classroom Techniques, Management Systems
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Kyprianidou, Maria; Demetriadis, Stavros; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Pombortsis, Andreas – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
This work explores the impact of teacher-led heterogeneous group formation on students' teamwork, based on students' learning styles. Fifty senior university students participated in a project-based course with two key organizational features: first, a web system (PEGASUS) was developed to help students identify their learning styles and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Heterogeneous Grouping, Cognitive Processes, Teaching Methods
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Liu, Min; Horton, Lucas; Olmanson, Justin; Toprac, Paul – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
This study examines middle school students' learning and motivation as they engaged in a new media enriched problem-based learning (PBL) environment for middle school science. Using a mixed-method design with both quantitative and qualitative data, we investigated the effect of a new media environment on sixth graders' science learning, their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Scores
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Ifenthaler, Dirk – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
Our research aims to identify domain-specific similarities and differences of externalized cognitive structures. Cognitive structure, also known as knowledge structure or structural knowledge, is conceived as the manner in which an individual organizes the relationships of concepts in memory. By diagnosing these structures precisely, even…
Descriptors: Semantics, Cognitive Structures, Learning Processes, Intellectual Disciplines
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Reynolds, Rebecca; Caperton, Idit Harel – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
This implementation study explores middle school, high school and community college student experiences in Globaloria, an educational pilot program of game design offered in schools within the U.S. state of West Virginia, supported by a non-profit organization based in New York City called the World Wide Workshop Foundation. This study reports on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Pilot Projects, Learner Engagement
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