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Teachers' Assessment-Related Local Adaptations of a Problem-Based Learning Module
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Pedersen, Susan; Arslanyilmaz, Abdurrahman; Williams, Douglas – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
Teachers' implementation of a problem-based learning (PBL) program was examined to determine both how they assessed student learning and their reasons for these assessment practices. Ten 6th grade science teachers used Alien Rescue, a computer-based PBL module, with their students for approximately three weeks. Interviews, observations, and…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Modules, Science Teachers, Grade 6
The Interactivity Effect in Multimedia Learning
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Evans, Chris; Gibbons, Nicola J. – Computers & Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine whether the addition of interactivity to a computer-based learning package enhances the learning process. A sample of 33 (22 male and 11 female) undergraduates on a Business and Management degree used a multimedia system to learn about the operation of a bicycle pump. The system consisted of a labelled…
Descriptors: Memory, Learning Modules, Problem Solving, Multimedia Materials
The Use of CAI to Provide Problems for Students in Introductory Genetics.
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Skavaril, Russell V.; And Others – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1976
This paper describes an application of Computer Assisted Instruction named 'genpbs' consisting of five modules of preliminary instruction and 19 modules of problems for students in an introductory genetics course. Each problem module consists of an average of 14 problems arranged in increasing level of difficulty. The program also contains a…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Flow Charts, Genetics
Distance Education for Caribbean Social Studies Teachers.
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Morris, Pam – Social Education, 1991
Outlines a distance education Certificate in Education program for teachers in the Commonwealth Caribbean, administered by the University of the West Indies in association with the University of London. Highlights the learning modules of the Teaching of Social Studies option. Examines student evaluation and explores problems that arise in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Computerized Peer Assessment.
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Davies, Phil – Innovations in Education and Training International, 2000
Describes the introduction of a computerized peer assessment system as part of an undergraduate module in computer studies in the United Kingdom. Analyzes student responses to modification of the tutor-student relationship to a student-student relationship for assessment purposes, discusses plagiarism and the Web, and investigates effects on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Methods
Vocational Instructor Teaching Skills Project. Evaluating Your Teaching Effectiveness. Resource Packet. [and] Computer-Based Education. Resource Packet.
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1984
A project was conducted at Mt. Hood (Oregon) Community College to develop modules to upgrade the teaching skills of community college teachers. Two modules developed through this project, Evaluating Your Teaching Effectiveness and Computer-Based Education, are included in this document. The Evaluating Your Teaching Effectiveness packet consists of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs