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Genady Kogan; Hadas Chassidim; Irina Rabaev – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of an animation and visualization of data structures (AVDS) tool on both perceptions and objective test performance. The study involved a rigorous experiment that assessed the usability, acceptability, and effectiveness of the AVDS tool in solving exercises. A total of 78 participants…
Descriptors: Animation, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Experience
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Jie Lou – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Interactive learning environments provide a variety of instructional tools including educational graphics interchange format (GIF) and PowerPoint presentations which facilitate delivering stimulating and motivating lessons. This study examined the potentials of visual tools for grammatical development by administering GIFs as the educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Adolescents
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Teplá, Milada; Teplý, Pavel; Šmejkal, Petr – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: Studies comparing the effect of dynamic and static visualization suggest a predominantly positive effect of dynamic visualization. However, the results of individual comparisons are highly heterogeneous. In this study, we assess whether dynamic visualization (3D models and animations) used in the experimental group has a stronger…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, High School Students, Visual Aids
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Nyirahabimana, Pascasie; Minani, Evariste; Nduwingoma, Mathias; Kemeza, Imelda – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
The research on students' perceptions after implementing a teaching style is recommended due to its potential to inform reformed education. The present study surveyed 319 students and revealed their perceptions of multimedia usage in teaching and learning quantum physics. Among these students, 156 were surveyed after learning quantum physics with…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Video Technology
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Vanichvasin, Patchara – Higher Education Studies, 2021
Memory is important in a learning process. The more students can memorize or retain information from a learning process, the greater possibility students can perform better in their learning. Therefore, this research aimed to explore visual communication in terms of its effectiveness and effects on memory enhancement with 19 Thai undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology)
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Abate, Abera; Atnafu, Mulugeta; Michael, Kassa – Pedagogical Research, 2022
Mathematics is one of the important disciplines for students to solve day-to-day problems in life. Attitude towards mathematics and mathematics learning is critical for a better learning to happen. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of instructional approaches on attitudes of students towards mathematics learning. Quasi-experiment…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Problem Based Learning
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Abdul Hamid, Mohd Fauzi; Ab. Halim, Zulazhan; Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Arabic grammar learning - which uses textbooks with lengthy details can be translated into creative and innovative forms through the application of technology advancement. Animated infographics is one of the many technological applications aimed to innovate learning information or content into simple, interesting, and easy to understand materials.…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Grammar, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
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Xinogalos, Stelios; Satratzemi, Maya; Malliarakis, Christos – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
Teaching and learning programming constitutes a challenge. Although several teaching approaches and programming tools have been proposed, it seems that they have limited impact on classroom practice. This article investigates students' perceptions on five educational programming environments that are widely used and the features that any…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses, Student Attitudes
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Miller, Scott T.; James, C. Renee – Astronomy Education Review, 2011
We present results of a two-semester study to determine whether the inclusion of basic animation techniques in PowerPoint presentations provides an additional learning aid, inhibits learning, or has no effect on student learning for students in an introductory astronomy course. We found that (1) students perceive that animated slides are…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Introductory Courses, College Science, Science Instruction
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Gero, Aharon; Zoabi, Wishah; Sabag, Nissim – Advances in Engineering Education, 2014
Two-year college teachers face great difficulty when they teach the principle of operation of the bipolar junction transistor--a subject which forms the basis for electronics studies. The difficulty arises from both the complexity of the device and by the lack of adequate scientific background among the students. We, therefore, developed a unique…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Animation, Teaching Methods
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2020
For the forty-third time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented online during the annual AECT Convention. Volume 1 contains 37 papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Professional Development, Feminism
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Furtado, Leena – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2008
This study describes the effectiveness of a read-aloud cross-age partnership in service learning among students of various age groups (pre K-college sophomore) attending the different schools located on a university campus. Research-based theories of read-aloud to children were used to train the reading volunteers. Multicultural story books aided…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Critical Thinking, Focus Groups, Dialogs (Language)
ChanLin, Lih-Juan; Chan, Kung-Chi – 1996
This study explores the instructional impact of using computer multimedia to integrate metaphorical verbal information into graphical representations of biotechnology concepts. The combination of text and graphics into a single metaphor makes concepts dual-coded, and therefore more comprehensible and memorable for the student. Visual stimuli help…
Descriptors: Animation, Biotechnology, College Students, Computer Graphics