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Interactive Computer-Supported Learning in Mathematics: A Comparison of Three Learning Programs on Trigonometry
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Sander, Elisabeth; Heiß, Andrea – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2014
Three different versions of a learning program on trigonometry were compared, a program controlled, non-interactive version (CG), an interactive, conflict inducing version (EG 1), and an interactive one which was supposed to reduce the occurrence of a cognitive conflict regarding the central problem solution (EG 2). Pupils (N = 101) of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trigonometry, Mathematics Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Learning with Computer-Based Multimedia: Gender Effects on Efficiency
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Pohnl, Sabine; Bogner, Franz X. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Up to now, only a few studies in multimedia learning have focused on gender effects. While research has mostly focused on learning success, the effect of gender on instructional efficiency (IE) has not yet been considered. Consequently, we used a quasi-experimental design to examine possible gender differences in the learning success, mental…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Gender Differences
On the Reliability and Validity of Human and LSA-Based Evaluations of Complex Student-Authored Texts
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Seifried, Eva; Lenhard, Wolfgang; Baier, Herbert; Spinath, Birgit – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
This study investigates the potential of a software tool based on Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA; Landauer, McNamara, Dennis, & Kintsch, 2007) to automatically evaluate complex German texts. A sample of N = 94 German university students provided written answers to questions that involved a high amount of analytical reasoning and evaluation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
Promoting Gender Equality in Digital Literacy
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Ertl, Bernhard; Helling, Kathrin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
This article deals with gender phenomena in the context of digital literacy. Studies show that computer use, computer skills, and computer-related self-concepts are subject to gender differences. These differences may affect classroom interactions as well as learning processes and have therefore to be considered carefully by teachers who apply…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Gender Differences, Sex Fairness
Factors Influencing Pupils' Acceptance of an E-Learning System for Secondary Schools
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Friedrich, Helmut Felix; Hron, Aemilian – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
The present study aims at investigating which factors are significant for pupils' acceptance of an E-Learning system introduced into secondary schools. The E-Learning system consisted of interactive learning modules for several school subjects and a Learning Management System (LMS). Research on IT acceptance and attitudes guided the specification…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Secondary Schools, Management Systems, Self Efficacy
Motives of Adolescents To Use the Internet as a Function of Personality Traits, Personal and Social Factors.
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Wolfradt, Uwe; Doll, Jorg – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
This study investigated the relation between personality traits (Five Factor Model), personal factors (innovativeness and self-efficacy), social factors (expectations or relevant reference groups), and motives (information, entertainment, and interpersonal communication) for going online among German high school Internet users. Demonstrated the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Innovation