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Toward a Model for the Conceptual Understanding of Personal Learning Environments: A Case Study
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Ivanova, Malinka; Chatti, Mohamed Amine – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
The development of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) is in the scope of research groups and educators aiming to propose suitable mechanisms for the organization of self-controlled and self-directed learning, providing students with tools and services for access to content and human intelligence inside and outside the educational institutions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Controlled Instruction, Individualized Instruction, College Students
The Use of Multiple Explanations in an Open-Ended Intelligent Tutoring System.
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Schulze, Kay Gladwell – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1990
Describes PRECEPTOR, an intelligent tutoring system that provides multiple explanations for algebraic word problems involving two variables. Modeling the cognitive processes of an effective teacher is discussed, the capacity for individualized tutoring is examined, and differential tutoring based on varying difficulty levels is explained. (17…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
Linking Different Cultures by Computers: A Study of Computer-Assisted Music Notation Instruction.
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Chen, Steve Shihong; Dennis, J. Richard – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1993
Describes a study that investigated the feasibility of using computers to teach music notation systems to Chinese students, as well as to help Western educators study Chinese music and its number notation system. Topics discussed include students' learning sequences; HyperCard software; hypermedia and graphic hypertext indexing; and the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Children, Chinese, Chinese Culture
Framework for Computer Assisted Instruction Courseware: A Case Study.
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Betlach, Judith A. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1987
Systematically investigates, defines, and organizes variables related to production of internally designed and implemented computer assisted instruction (CAI) courseware: special needs of users; costs; identification and definition of realistic training needs; CAI definition and design methodology; hardware and software requirements; and general…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programing), Case Studies
Effectiveness of Technology in Precollege Mathematics and Science Teaching.
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Kulik, James A.; Bangert-Drowns, Robert L. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1984
Emphasis in instructional technology has shifted from programed to individualized to computer-based instruction. Programed and individualized instruction have had limited success in raising student achievement and improving attitudes, while computer-based instruction has raised achievement, positively affected time needed for teaching and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
A Generalized Learner-Controlled Education System.
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Jelden, David L.; Brown, Bill R. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1982
Describes the four basic components of the Learner-Controlled Educational System (LCES), i.e., the student information, instructional analysis, learning activity, and system evaluation modules. A computer-based multimedia instructional system generalizable to practically all content areas and fields of instruction, the LCES emphasizes self-paced,…
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Definitions