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Developing Educational Computer Animation Based on Human Personality Types
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Musa, Sajid; Ziatdinov, Rushan; Sozcu, Omer Faruk; Griffiths, Carol – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2015
Computer animation in the past decade has become one of the most noticeable features of technology-based learning environments. By its definition, it refers to simulated motion pictures showing movement of drawn objects, and is often defined as the art in movement. Its educational application known as educational computer animation is considered…
Descriptors: Animation, Personality Traits, Computer Graphics, Interdisciplinary Approach
Theory and Practice: Uses of the Computer in Reading.
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Warren, Beth; Rosebery, Ann S. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1988
The article looks at two competing psychological theories, the componential and the constructivist, and the implications of each for the use of computers in reading instruction. The concept of "contextualization" as a basis for integrating the two approaches into a model of computer use in the special education classroom is proposed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Educational Methods
Computer Developments and Educational Psychology.
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Riding, R. J.; Buckle, C. F. – Educational Psychology, 1987
Examines some of the research and development implications of classroom computer use for educational psychology. Considers the implications of further developments in tutorial uses, reading instruction, and facilitation of thinking. (RKM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking
Influences on Computer-Based Problem Solving: Help Facilities, Intrinsic Orientation, Gender, and Home Computing.
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Messer, David J.; And Others – Educational Psychology, 1987
Describes two studies researching whether computer use led to changes in student's problem-solving skills; "a help facility" assisted with students' acquisition of strategy to solve problems; and an "intrinsic orientation" of pupils influenced their behavior on computer problem-solving task. Results showed intrinsic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Psychology
The Facilitation of Information Processing in Learning Disabled Children Using Computer Games.
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Margalit, Malka; And Others – Educational Psychology, 1987
Reports on an experiment which used computer games to increase the efficiency of information processing and concentration skills among learning disabled (LD) children. Results showed that computer games presented within the framework of self-verbalization procedures and peer-interaction facilitated the information processing of LD children.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Collaborative Interactions at the Microcomputer Keyboard.
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Light, Paul; And Others – Educational Psychology, 1987
Reports on two studies concerned with computer usage in the context of collaborative groups. Looks at the computer's capacity to stimulate active collaboration and discussion among children. Studies were made of a group of eight-year-olds and eleven-year-olds. Reports that groups in which partners were chosen had fewer problems than groups which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Children's Writing and the Use of Information and Communications Technology
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Dunsmuir, Sandra; Clifford, Vivienne – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
This paper outlines issues around learning to write and considers the range of difficulties children may experience. The role of Information and Communications Technology in facilitating writing development is considered. Software applications that can be used to support aspects of the writing process and target teaching are outlined. Criteria for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Communications, Educational Psychology, Childrens Writing
The Effect on Reasoning, Reading and Number Performance of Computer-Presented Critical Thinking Activities in Five-Year-Old Children.
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Riding, R. J.; Powell, S. D. – Educational Psychology, 1987
Reports on a study which investigated the possibility of improving five-year-olds' critical thinking skills in reading and mathematics by using computers. Results indicate improvement in the reading area but not in the mathematics area. (RKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking
Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examples from an Educational Psychology Course.
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Schwartz, Daniel L.; Brophy, Sean; Lin, Xiaodong; Bransford, John D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
Describes a software shell, STAR.Legacy, designed to guide attempts to help students learn from case, problem, and project-based learning. STAR.Legacy supports the integration of four types of learning environments: learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. Describes how a STAR.Legacy constructed for an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment