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Educational Data Mining Acceptance among Undergraduate Students
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Wook, Muslihah; Yusof, Zawiyah M.; Nazri, Mohd Zakree Ahmad – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The acceptance of Educational Data Mining (EDM) technology is on the rise due to, its ability to extract new knowledge from large amounts of students' data. This knowledge is important for educational stakeholders, such as policy makers, educators, and students themselves to enhance efficiency and achievements. However, previous studies on EDM…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Retrieval, Data Analysis, Educational Technology
The Use of Keywords for Delivering Immediate Performance Feedback on Teacher Competence Development
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Coninx, Nele; Kreijns, Karel; Jochems, Wim – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Literature shows that feedback that is specific, immediate and goal-oriented is effective on (pre-service) teachers' performance. Synchronous coaching gives this kind of feedback. Due to immediateness of feedback, pre-service teachers can suffer from cognitive load. We propose a set of standardised keywords through which this performance feedback…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Preservice Teacher Education, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
The Effects of Entry Arrangement on Search Times: A Cross-Generational Study.
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Wilkinson, Margaret Ann; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1988
Describes an experiment that tested the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement of brief structured text entries on know-item search time. The results discussed include the effects of the searcher's age and entry arrangement on search times, and subjects' judgments on the ease of use of the entry arrangements. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Attitudes, Hypothesis Testing
Online Searching Styles: An Exploratory Study.
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Harter, Stephen P. – College and Research Libraries, 1984
Findings of study of online searchers' self-supported behaviors and attitudes indicate that: there are wide individual differences among online searchers in attitudes and behaviors; searchers from academic institutions differ from counterparts in other library settings; experience appears to be positively related to flexible, trial-and-error…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Experience, Hypothesis Testing
Fostering Information Literate Students at a Medium-Sized Research Library: A Comparison of Manual and Online Searches on an Interdisciplinary Topic.
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Bartolo, Laura M.; And Others – 1991
This study investigated the benefits of online research methods over manual methods for novice researchers. It was hypothesized that novice researchers who conduct online searches submit better research projects than those who use manual methods. Undergraduate students in two classes of a journalism course on "Law and Mass…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Libraries, College Students, Court Litigation
End-User Studies in CD-ROM Environment: Work in Progress.
Balaraman, Kamala – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1991
Describes preliminary results of a study that examined the effect of individual differences on the use of CD-ROM databases by novice undergraduate users. Factors considered include age, sex, native language, major, computer literacy, computer affinity, personality traits, learning style, visual ability, and perceived usefulness of the system. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Correlation, Databases, Higher Education