Journal of Interactive Learning Research
April 2005 Volume 16, Number 2
Editors
Richard E. Ferdig
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Supporting Problem-solving Performance Through the Construction of Knowledge Maps
Amy L. Baylor, Youngmin Lee & David W. Nelson, Florida State University, United States
** Invited as a paper from E-Learn 2003 ** The purpose of this article is to provide five empirically-derived guidelines for knowledge map construction tools that facilitate problem solving. First... More
pp. 117-131
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Elicitation Support Requirements of Multi-Expertise Teams
Marlies Bitter-Rijpkema, Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, Netherlands; Rob Martens, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; Wim Jochems, Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, Netherlands
Tools to support knowledge elicitation are more and more used in situations where employees or students collaborate using the computer. Studies indicate that there exist differences between experts... More
pp. 133-154
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A Taxonomy of Learning Through Asynchronous Discussion
Dave S. Knowlton, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, United States
This article presents a five-tiered taxonomy that describes the nature of participation in, and learning through, asynchronous discussion. The taxonomy is framed by a constructivist view of... More
pp. 155-177
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Patterns of Guidance in Inquiry Learning
Marjaana Veermans, University of Turku, Finland; Jiri Lallimo & Kai Hakkarainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
The purpose of this case study was to examine teacher’ s guidance of inquiry learning project in an ordinary elementary-school classroom. The participants in the study were 21 Finnish grade 4... More
pp. 179-194
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Reliability and factor structure of the Attitude Toward Tutoring Agent Scale (ATTAS)
Amy B. Adcock, Old Dominion University, United States; Richard N. Van Eck, University of North Dakota, United States
Pedagogical agents are gaining acceptance as effective learning tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003; Moreno, Mayer, Spires & Lester 2001; Moreno, 2004). The increase in the use of agents highlights the need ... More
pp. 195-217