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Estimating Data from Figures with a Web-Based Program: Considerations for a Systematic Review
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Burda, Brittany U.; O'Connor, Elizabeth A.; Webber, Elizabeth M.; Redmond, Nadia; Perdue, Leslie A. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2017
Background: Systematic reviewers often encounter incomplete or missing data, and the information desired may be difficult to obtain from a study author. Thus, systematic reviewers may have to resort to estimating data from figures with little or no raw data in a study's corresponding text or tables. Methods: We discuss a case study in which…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Internet, Literature Reviews, Data Analysis
Activity Theory and Qualitative Research in Digital Domains
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Sam, Cecile – Theory Into Practice, 2012
Understanding the interactions between people, computer-mediated communication, and online life requires that researchers appropriate a set of methodological tools that would be best suited for capturing and analyzing the phenomenon. However, these tools are not limited to relevant technological forms of data collections and analysis programs; it…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Researchers, Constructivism (Learning)
Bridging the Gap between User Experience Research and Design in Industry: An Analysis of Two Common Communication Tools--Personas and Scenarios
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Putnam, Cynthia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
User experience (UX) research in the design of technology products utilizes human-centered design (HCD) methods to summarize and explain pertinent information about end users to designers. However, UX researchers cannot effectively communicate the needs and goals of users if designers do not find UX research (a) easy to integrate into design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Internet, Researchers
Filtering Access to Internet Content at Higher Education Institutions: Stakeholder Perceptions and Their Impact on Research and Academic Freedom
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Orenstein, David I. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Hardware and software filters, which sift through keywords placed in Internet search engines and online databases, work to limit the return of information from these sources. By their very purpose, filters exist to decrease the amount of information researchers can access. The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the perceptions key…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Stakeholders, Internet, Research Design
Specially Made for Science: Researchers Develop Online Tools For Collaborations
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Guterman, Lila – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Blogs, wikis, and social-networking sites such as Facebook may get media buzz these days, but for scientists, engineers, and doctors, they are not even on the radar. The most effective tools of the Internet for such people tend to be efforts more narrowly aimed at their needs, such as software that helps geneticists replicate one another's…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Research Reports, Research Tools, Engineering
Using Screen Recording and Compression Software to Support Online Learning
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Barnes, Lyn; Scutter, Sheila; Young, Janette – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2005
Online education, supported by online resources such as e-mail, chat rooms, and Web-based instruction, is a rapidly growing area of tertiary/higher education that has been facilitated by increased usage of home computers and advances in the development of user-friendly interfaces. A range of positive outcomes has accompanied the growth of online…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Summer Schools, Web Based Instruction