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The Reinvention of the FDLP: A Paradigm Shift from Product Provider to Service Provider
Paul A. Arrigo
Journal of Government Information Vol. 30, No. 5 (2004) pp. 684–709
This article highlights the Government Printing Office's (GPO) successful transition from a producer of print publications to a service provider and how this has affected the role of Federal Depository Libraries in an increasingly electronic service ...
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The invisible classroom: Learning style and learner satisfaction in a virtual, audioconferenced technical training environment
Paul A. Patti
The @?invisible@classroom: @?Learning@style and @?learner@satisfaction in a @?virtual, audioconferenced technical@training @?environment (2010) pp. 1–233
Recent advances in technology have made it feasible to conduct technical training over the Internet in an audioconferenced format. Although voices can be heard and screen views shared, transmitting live video remains cost prohibitive, resulting in...
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Use of a Spreadsheet to Calculate the Net Charge of Peptides and Proteins as a Function of pH: An Alternative to Using "Canned" Programs to Estimate the Isoelectric Point of These Important Biomolecules
Paul A. Sims
Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 87, No. 8 (August 2010) pp. 803–808
An approach is presented that utilizes a spreadsheet to allow students to explore different means of calculating and visualizing how the charge on peptides and proteins varies as a function of pH. In particular, the concept of isoelectric point is...
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Electropalatography in the Treatment of Articulation-Phonological Disorders
Paul A. Dagenais
Journal of Communication Disorders Vol. 28, No. 4 (1995) pp. 303–29
Treatment of articulation/phonological disorders with electropalatography (in which speech learners wear a custom-made appliance called a pseudopalate in order to view their tongue-to-palate contacts on a computer monitor) is described. Studies of...
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The Josephson Effect: 50 Years of Science and Technology
Paul A. Warburton
Physics Education Vol. 46, No. 6 (November 2011) pp. 669–675
The Josephson effect, the 50th anniversary of which will be celebrated in 2012, remains one of the most spectacular manifestations of quantum mechanics in all of experimental science. It was first predicted in 1962 and then experimentally verified...
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The Efficacy of Corrective Feedback and Textual Enhancement in Promoting the Acquisition of Grammatical Redundancies
Paul A. Lyddon
Modern Language Journal Vol. 95 (December 2011)
Many second language acquisition researchers (e.g., Doughty & Williams, 1998; R. Ellis, 2007; Long, 1996, 2007; Lyster, Lightbown, & Spada, 1999; Russell & Spada, 2006) have advocated the use of negative feedback to promote learner noticing of...
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Student derived feedback/assessment rubrics in language education: a preliminary report detailing the use of Wiki’s to build the feedback rubric
Paul A. R. Rowan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 1208–1213
Peer feedback activities are not always as effective as one might wish, particularly in the English language classroom. With the “red-pen” on paper feedback not being as effective as teachers might hope for, a new approach to completing peer...
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An Inferential Evaluation Model
Paul A. Sommers
Educational Technology Vol. 13, No. 5 (1973) pp. 65–67
A description of an evaluation model which provides a standard method to be generalized in every evaluation setting. (HB)
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The efficacy of corrective feedback and target form enhancement in promoting acquisition of the à/au/en/aux distinction in L2 French
Paul A. Lyddon
The efficacy of corrective@feedback and target@form@enhancement<p>in @?promoting acquisition of the @?<italic>à/au/en/aux</italic> @?distinction<p>in L2 @?French (2007) pp. 1–351
Despite popular theoretical arguments against the usefulness of explicit knowledge in the development of linguistic competence (cf. Krashen, 1982; Schwartz, 1993), empirical studies have suggested that comprehensible input alone may be insufficient...
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Transition from novice adjunct to experienced associate degree nurse educator: A comparative qualitative approach
Patricia A. Paul
Teaching and Learning in Nursing Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 2015) pp. 3–11
Nursing adjuncts are hired to accommodate student enrollment needs. Considered experts in nursing service, the transition to educator is difficult. Perceptions of transition, comparison of novice adjuncts' self-identified responsibilities with full...
Language: English
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Using integrated electronic environments for collaborative teaching/learning
Paul A Kirschner
Learning and Instruction Vol. 10, No. 1 pp. 1–9
Comparative international reports and evaluation reports or audits on the quality of university studies reflect a concern about the quality of graduates in their plea for more skills-oriented education, more real-life orientation of study, more...
Language: English
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Audiotape Feedback for Essays in Distance Education
Paul A. Kirschner
Innovative Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (1991) pp. 185–95
Twelve students writing essays for a photochemistry course at the Open University of the Netherlands received either audiocasette or written feedback. Time spent in recording versus writing feedback differed minimally. Recorded feedback was...
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PDM: A System for Educational Management
Paul A. Montello
Educational Technology Vol. 11, No. 12 (1971) pp. 62–64
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The Need for Inservice Training in Instructional Technology for Special Education Personnel in Small Rural School Districts
Paul A. Wirth
Journal of Special Education Technology Vol. 6, No. 1 (1983) pp. 25–29
Special education teachers and administrators from each of 17 small rural school districts (N=34) were interviewed on staff development needs. A lack of staff development activities was identified as a critical problem in such districts in New...
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The Evolution of Doctoral Social Work Education
Paul A. Kurzman
Journal of Teaching in Social Work Vol. 35, No. 1 (2015) pp. 1–13
Doctoral education in social work is evolving as a major enterprise in American higher education, with more than 80 programs now in place. Committed to providing stewards of the profession, these PhD and DSW programs also are a major impetus for...
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Mastery Teaching in College Mathematics: Reteaching/Retesting
Paul A. Kennedy
Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (1990) pp. 44–51
Outlines an instructional plan working within the existing structure of most colleges that produces higher levels of student achievement through the manipulation of time. Described are the objective-based unit design, group instruction, initial test,...
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Information and Communication Technology for Teacher Training: Pedagogic Benchmarks for Teacher Education
Paul A. Kirschner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1940–1945
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) offer the potential to meet the learning needs of individual students; to promote equality of opportunity; to offer high quality learning materials; and to increase self-efficacy and independence of...
Topics: Educational Technology, Communication, Professional Development, Networking Technologies, Information Communication Technologies
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Stop propagating the learning styles myth
Paul A. Kirschner
Computers & Education Vol. 106, No. 1 (March 2017) pp. 166–171
We all differ from each other in a multitude of ways, and as such we also prefer many different things whether it is music, food or learning. Because of this, many students, parents, teachers, administrators and even researchers feel that it is...
Language: English
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Resampling Approaches to Complex Psychological Experiments
Paul A. Thompson
Multivariate Behavioral Research Vol. 26, No. 4 (1991) pp. 737–63
Application of the bootstrap method to complex psychological analysis is illustrated using a simulation experiment with two populations with small and large samples. The method provides variance estimates, allows testing of nested competing models,...
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Instructional Technology Needs in Rural Special Education
Paul A. Wirth
A New Mexico study interviewed 1 special education teacher and 1 administrator from each of 17 small rural school districts, via a 65-item interview guide related to staff development needs. Lack of staff development activities was identified as a...
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Open Courseware and STEM Initiatives in Career and Technical Education
Paul A. Asunda
Journal of sTEm Teacher Education Vol. 48, No. 2 (2011) pp. 6–37
The past several decades have been times of widespread change in world economies. The 21st century has witnessed scientific technological innovations that have had an impact on almost every sector of our social institutions and the way we do things. ...
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Factoring by Grouping: Making the Connection
Paul A. Kennedy
Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (1991) pp. 118–23
Presented is a method for factoring quadratic equations that helps the teacher demonstrate how to eliminate guessing through establishment of the connection between multiplication and factoring. Included are examples that allow the student to...
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Designing Simulation Systems
Paul A. Twelker
Educational Technology Vol. 9, No. 10 (1969) pp. 64–70
"The purpose of this paper is to outline the approach to designing instructional simulation systems developed at Teaching Research. The 13 phases of simulation design will be summarized, and an effort will be made to expose the vital decision points ...
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Effects of primer podcasts on stimulating learning from lectures: How do students engage?
Anguelina Popova; Paul A
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 44, No. 2 (Mar 01, 2013)
A number of factors can influence learning from lectures such as students' prior knowledge, their motivation, the instructional design, the lecturer and so forth. Instructional aid techniques such as preparing class notes, giving quizzes (either...
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Cognitive Tools and Mindtools for Collaborative Learning
Paul A. Kirschner; Gijsbert Erkens
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 35, No. 2 (2006) pp. 199–209
When a computer-based tool or application is used to carry out a specific task in a learning situation--that is, it is used for learning--more effectively or efficiently one speaks of learning "with" the tool or application. When, possibly, that...
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Practical Work at the Open University of the Netherlands
Marthie A. M. Meester; Paul A. Kirschnerm
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 4, No. 2 (1995) pp. 127–40
Discusses the way that the Open University of the Netherlands has been developing a practical natural sciences degree program, gives examples of alternatives for traditional practical work, and presents advantages and disadvantages of traditional...
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Comprehensive Needs Assessment: An Inferential Approach
Wayne A. Jones; Paul A. Sommers
Educational Technology Vol. 15, No. 4 (1975) pp. 54–57
How discrete measures can be used for needs assessment. (HB)
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Effects of Fading Support on Hypertext Navigation and Performance in Student-Centered E-Learning Environments
Liesbeth Kester; Paul A. Kirschner
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 17, No. 2 (June 2009) pp. 165–179
Whether fading support for problems affects accuracy of hypertext navigation and problem performance is investigated in this study. In a student-centered e-learning environment conceptual support is added to help domain novices get an overview of...
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Third Annual Educause Survey Identifies Current IT Issues
Paul Kobulnicky; Julia A. Rudy
Educause Quarterly Vol. 25, No. 2 (2002) pp. 8–21
An annual survey to determine pressing campus information technology (IT) challenges revealed that campus IT staffing challenges have eased, while security management has emerged as an issue of strategic importance. Numerous other findings were also ...
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Academic Literacy and Cultural Familiarity: Developing and Assessing Academic Literacy Resources for Chinese Students
Fiona Henderson; Paul A. Whitelaw
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 9 (2013) pp. 13–27
Academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, is a chronic problem. This paper reports the results of a project undertaken at a public funded university in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with colleagues from a public funded university in Beijing, ...
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Evaluation of education quality and neighbourhood well-being: a case study of Independencia, Peru
Paul A Peters; G.Brent Hall
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 24, No. 1 pp. 85–102
Information systems can play a vital role in supporting the planning and management of development programs and, as such, they are fundamental to improving people’s health, education, training, and enhancing the transparency of decisions and actions ...
Language: English
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Ontological Innovation and the Role of Theory in Design Experiments
Andrea A. diSessa; Paul Cobb
Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2004) pp. 77–103
The motivation for this article is our belief that theory is critically important but currently underplayed in design research studies. We seek to characterize and illustrate a genre of theorizing that seems to us strongly synergistic with design...
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Effects of attitudes and behaviours on learning mathematics with computer tools
Helen C. Reed; Paul Drijvers; Paul A. Kirschner
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 1 (August 2010) pp. 1–15
This mixed-methods study investigates the effects of student attitudes and behaviours on the outcomes of learning mathematics with computer tools. A computer tool was used to help students develop the mathematical concept of function. In the whole...
Language: English
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A Role for Technology in Mathematics Education
Albert A. Cuoco; E Paul Goldenberg
Journal of Education Vol. 178, No. 2 (1996) pp. 15–32
Explores the uses of technology, computers in particular, to teach mathematics. Examples are given of the ways technology can help students gather data and test, modify, and reject or accept conjectures as they think about mathematical concepts....
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Online Education Today
A Frank Mayadas; John Bourne; Paul Bacsich
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 13, No. 2 (August 2009) pp. 49–56
Online education is established, growing, and here to stay. It is creating new opportunities for students and also for faculty, regulators of education, and the educational institutions themselves. Much of what is being learned by the practitioners...
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The CAN Microcluster: Parallel Processing over the Controller Area Network
Paul A. Kuban; Rammohan K. Ragade
Journal on Educational Resources in Computing Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2005)
Most electrical engineering and computer science undergraduate programs include at least one course on microcontrollers and assembly language programming. Some departments offer legacy courses in C programming, but few include C programming from an...
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Cognitive ATI Research: A Simulated Laboratory Environment in (PCE-)Prolog
Paul A. Kamsteeg; Dick J. Bierman
A study of 228 undergraduate psychology students examined the effectiveness of a prototype of "heatlab," a laboratory simulation written in PCE-PROLOG, intended for remedying misconceptions of the concepts "heat" and "temperature." The effect of...
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Portable Technology Comes of Age
Paul Wangemann; Nina Lewis; David A. Squires
T.H.E. Journal Vol. 31, No. 4 (November 2003) pp. 26–28
The PDA was originally conceived of as a portable handheld electronic device that provided a user with a tool to organize his or her life through easy access to a personal calendar, daily planner, and address book. Over the years, these devices have ...
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Technology Tips: Entrance Ramps to the Information Superhighway!
E Paul Goldenberg; Michelle A. Manes
Mathematics Teacher Vol. 88, No. 1 (1995) pp. 56–58
Presents ways that teachers can gain free or low-cost access to the international electronic network known as the Internet. Discusses activities in British Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri,...
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Decoding the "CoDe": A Framework for Conceptualizing and Designing Help Options in Computer-Based Second Language Listening
Monica Stella Cardenas-Claros; Paul A. Gruba
ReCALL Vol. 25, No. 2 (May 2013) pp. 250–271
This paper proposes a theoretical framework for the conceptualization and design of help options in computer-based second language (L2) listening. Based on four empirical studies, it aims at clarifying both conceptualization and design (CoDe)...
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The World Wide Web in the Classroom: Access without Adult Material
Paul Douglas Wagner; Thomas A. Wagner
Technology Teacher Vol. 56, No. 5 (1997) pp. 22–25
Describes a multipronged approach for restricting student access to adult material on the World Wide Web: blocking software that refuses to access certain sites, an honor pledge with consequences for breaking it, and a converter to display output...
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Exploring the Micro-Social Geography of Children's Interactions in Preschool: A Long-Term Observational Study and Analysis Using Geographic Information Technologies
Paul M. Torrens; William A. Griffin
Environment and Behavior Vol. 45, No. 5 (June 2013) pp. 584–614
The authors describe an observational and analytic methodology for recording and interpreting dynamic microprocesses that occur during social interaction, making use of space--time data collection techniques, spatial-statistical analysis, and...
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Team Effectiveness and Team Development in CSCL
Jos Fransen; Armin Weinberger; Paul A. Kirschner
Educational Psychologist Vol. 48, No. 1 (2013) pp. 9–24
There is a wealth of research on computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) that is neglected in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) research. CSCW research is concerned with contextual factors, however, that may strongly influence...
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Arizona's Community Colleges
Doyle W. Burke; Paul A. Elsner
Community College Journal of Research and Practice Vol. 21, No. 2 (1997) pp. 261–78
Describes the history, development, and characteristics of Arizona's public and private community colleges, noting that the former are overseen by the State Community College Board. Provides student demographics, and discusses the colleges' work in...
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E-Learning in Higher Education: Some Key Aspects and Their Relationship to Approaches to Study
Robert A. Ellis; Paul Ginns; Leanne Piggott
Higher Education Research and Development Vol. 28, No. 3 (June 2009) pp. 303–318
While there has been systematic and on-going research into e-learning in universities for over two decades, there has been comparatively less evidence-based research into how key aspects of e-learning are internally constituted from a student...
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New Learning Design in Distance Education: The Impact on Student Perception and Motivation
Rob Martens; Theo Bastiaens; Paul A. Kirschner
Distance Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (May 2007) pp. 81–93
Many forms of e-learning (such as online courses with authentic tasks and computer-supported collaborative learning) have become important in distance education. Very often, such e-learning courses or tasks are set up following constructivist design ...
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Can a Kite Be a Triangle? Bidirectional Discourse and Student Inquiry in a Middle School Interactive Geometric Lesson
Paul Woo Dong Yu; Dante A. Tawfeeq
New England Mathematics Journal Vol. 43 (May 2011) pp. 7–20
While the study of geometry in some shape or form has existed for many millennia, it is within the past twenty years that a shift has occurred in how geometry may be learned through computer-based interactive geometric software. Software programs...
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The Sociability of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environments
Karel Kreijins; Paul A. Kirschner; Wim Jochems
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 5, No. 1 (2002) pp. 8–22
Discusses computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments in asynchronous distributed learning groups and proposes an intelligent CSCL environment based upon a theoretical framework that suggests embedding certain properties in the...
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Listeners' Interactions with Help Options in CALL
Mónica Stella Cárdenas-Claros; Paul A. Gruba
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 27, No. 3 (2014) pp. 228–245
Help options, or in-built application resources designed to provide assistance, have long been an integral component of computer-based second language (L2) listening materials. Despite their potential to promote comprehension and efficiency,...
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Effects of primer podcasts on stimulating learning from lectures: How do students engage?
Anguelina Popova; Paul A. Kirschner; Richard Joiner
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 45, No. 2 (Mar 10, 2014) pp. 330–339
A number of factors can influence learning from lectures such as students' prior knowledge, their motivation, the instructional design, the lecturer and so forth. Instructional aid techniques such as preparing class notes, giving quizzes (either...