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Cognitive Variables and Patterns of Hypertext Performances: Lessons Learned for Educational Hypermedia Construction.
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Castelli, Carlo; Colazzo, Luigi; Molinari, Andrea – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1998
Reports the preliminary results of a research project that investigated the phenomenon of disorientation in hypertexts with middle school students. Presents experiences in setting up a benchmark for measuring this phenomenon and lessons learned regarding measuring the performance of people using hypertext technology in an educational environment.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Learning Affordances of Collaborative Educational Multimedia Design by Children.
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Kafai, Yasmin B.; Ching, Cynthia Carter; Marshall, Sue K. – 1998
This paper presents and discusses the results of a project in which seven teams of fifth and sixth grade students were involved in designing and implementing interactive multimedia resources in science for younger children, using the Microworlds(TM) Logo programming environment. It was found that students improved significantly in their science…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software Development, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
Collaborative Second Language Learning with a Contextualized Computer Environment.
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Bueno, Kathleen A.; Nelson, Wayne A. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1993
Discussion of computer-based second-language learning focuses on a study of elementary school students in grades four through six who used a contextualized computer environment that was designed to provide precommunicative practice with Spanish. Highlights include student roles in small groups, cooperative learning, and the teacher's role.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
Designing HyperCard Stacks for Cooperative Learning.
Holden, Michael C.; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1992
Describes a HyperCard program designed to teach middle school students about AIDS in a cooperative learning setting. Cooperative learning techniques are discussed, including positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, and social skills; and results of field trials with fifth and sixth grade students are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Software Design as a Learning Environment.
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Harel, Idit; Papert, Seymour – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Describes the Instructional Software Design Project conducted in a LOGO-based learning environment in a Boston inner-city public school with fourth graders engaged in the design and production of educational software to teach fractions. Constructionist views of computers in education are discussed, and learning processes are examined. (Contains 58…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Teaching Styles and Instructional Software.
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Benaloh, Laurie A. – 1993
This research was an exploratory study of which teachers, students, and teacher-student combinations benefit most from a particular aspect of computer-assisted instruction. The study is based on teacher and student evaluations of different teaching styles while using instructional software. Three teaching styles (monitoring, coordinating, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development