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Applying Hypertext Structures to Software Documentation
James C. French
Information Processing & Management Vol. 33, No. 2 (1997) pp. 219–31
Describes a prototype system for software documentation management called SLEUTH (Software Literacy Enhancing Usefulness to Humans) being developed at the University of Virginia. Highlights include information retrieval techniques, hypertext links...
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The Effect of Online Delivery on Graduate Enrollment
James C. Flowers
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education Vol. 42, No. 4 (2005) pp. 7–24
The purpose of the present article is to provide a case study of what is believed to have been the first master's degree in technology education (TE) to be offered completely online, and the online offering of a sister program in career and...
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A Computer and Network Resource Guide to Support Data Sharing: Appendix A
James C. Fergerson
New Directions for Institutional Research Vol. 89 (1996) pp. 79–90
Software programs and Internet and World Wide Web addresses that are available to facilitate data sharing by colleges and universities are listed. Included are government sites, institutional research offices and services, and information on...
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A Comparison of the Registrar's Role and Function in the Republic of China and the United States
C James Quann
College and University Vol. 72, No. 2 (1996) pp. 2–9
Analyzes the registrar's role and responsibilities at four Taiwan universities: National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University, National Taiwan Institute of Technology, and Tamkang University. Compares their roles to American...
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Career Interest Search: A Prototype, Computer-Assisted Occupational Interest Inventory for Functionally Illiterate Adults
James C. Kimball
Journal of Employment Counseling Vol. 25, No. 4 (1988) pp. 180–85
Developed paper-and-pencil and microcomputer versions of prototype occupational interest inventory for academically disadvantaged or functionally illiterate adults. Compared results obtained from 30 such adults on the United States Employment...
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Performance Contracting for Public Schools
James C. Gillis
Educational Technology Vol. 9, No. 5 (1969) pp. 17–20
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Novex Analysis: A Cognitive Science Approach to Instructional Design
James C. Taylor
Educational Technology Vol. 34, No. 5 (1994) pp. 5–13
Describes the Novice-Expert (Novex) Analysis, a nine-step approach to instructional design aimed at effecting the shift from novice to expert by creating a series of learning activities to enable novices to construct an expert knowledge base. The ...
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Lecture Capture: Lessons Learned from an Undergraduate Political Research Class
James C. Roberts
Journal of Political Science Education Vol. 11, No. 1 (2015) pp. 45–60
This article presents the results of a 4-year quasi-experimental study of the effectiveness of lecture capture in an undergraduate political research class. Students self-enrolled in either a traditional in-class lecture-discussion section or a...
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Background: What the States Created
James C. Cox
New Directions for Higher Education Vol. 146 (2009) pp. 5–10
Prior to 2003, virtual universities were being created at a rate that would question the usual perception that higher education rarely changed, or changed (if at all) at a glacial speed. No comprehensive study of what was actually being created had...
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Developing a Computer Laboratory for Undergraduate Sociology Courses
James C. Raymondo
Teaching Sociology Vol. 24, No. 3 (1996) pp. 305–9
Discusses the development of a computer laboratory for sociology courses, as well as some advantages and disadvantages of incorporating computer technology into the classroom. Examines the proposal and proposal-review process. Provides tips for...
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Technology, Distance Education and the Tyranny of Proximity
James C. Taylor
Higher Education Management Vol. 6, No. 2 (1994) pp. 179–90
Although distance educators have embraced technologies that have significantly improved instruction, in part because of an interdisciplinary or team approach to instruction and use of mixed media, on-campus educators have largely ignored that...
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Data Sharing and Keeping Pace with Changing Technologies
James C. Fergerson
New Directions for Institutional Research Vol. 89 (1996) pp. 53–70
Technology can be an obstacle or an advantage to cooperative data sharing within and between colleges and universities. Taking a technology-oriented approach before the technology is ripe for general use can be counterproductive. Many technical...
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Student Persistence in Distance Education: A Cross-Cultural Multi-Institutional Perspective
James C. Taylor
Distance Education Vol. 7, No. 1 (1986) pp. 68–91
Describes a study which examined relationships between academic persistence and turn-around time, feedback interval, and contacts between student and institution beyond assignment submissions at Allama Iqbal Open University, Darling Downs Institute...
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Have Observatory, Will Travel
James C. White
Mercury Vol. 25, No. 3 (1996) pp. 16–18
Describes several of the labs developed by Project CLEA (Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy). The computer labs cover simulated spectrometer use, investigating the moons of Jupiter, radar measurements, energy flow out of the sun,...
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Assessing the Introduction of A Computer Laboratory Experience into a Behavioral Science Statistics Course
James C. Raymondo; James R. Garrett
Teaching Sociology Vol. 26, No. 1 (1998) pp. 29–37
Assesses the introduction of a computer-laboratory experience using a popular statistical package into a behavioral-science statistics class required of all sociology, psychology, and business-administration majors at a liberal arts college....
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Instructional Design: Distance Education and Academic Tradition
Brian Shaw; James C. Taylor
Distance Education Vol. 5, No. 2 (1984) pp. 277–85
Argues there is a need to support traditional face-to-face teachers who are thrust into the public arena of distance education and suggests adoption of a team approach where subject matter and instructional design experts are equally responsible for ...
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Telemedicine: Toward Better Health Care for the Elderly
Martin Greenberger; James C. Puffer
Journal of Communication Vol. 39, No. 3 (1989) pp. 137–44
Describes the results of projects exploring the potential of information technology for delivering health care. Describes a proposed project coupling the telephone with computerized audiotext responses, which would provide elderly patients with...
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Using the SCR Specification Technique in a High School Programming Course
Edward Rosen; James C. McKim
Computer Science Education Vol. 7, No. 1 (1992) pp. 24–29
Presents the underlying ideas of the Software Cost Reduction (SCR) approach to requirements specifications. Results of applying this approach to the teaching of programing to high school students indicate that students perform better in writing...
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The Management of Testing in Distance Learning Environments
Marian C. Schultz; James T. Schultz; James Gallogly
Journal of College Teaching & Learning Vol. 4, No. 9 (September 2007) pp. 19–26
In 2004 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University transitioned from proctored examinations for distance learning courses to online examinations that are not proctored. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant difference in the ...
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Effects of Cooperative Versus Individual Learning and Orienting Activities During Computer-based Instruction
Jamie C. Cavalier; James D. Klein
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 46, No. 1 (1998) pp. 5–17
Investigates the effect of implementing cooperative versus individual learning and orienting activities during computer-based instruction (CBI). Results indicated that students who received instructional objectives performed significantly better on...
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Review of Doctoral Programs in Technical Education
Holly Baltzer; Edward Lazaros; James C. Flowers
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education Vol. 44, No. 2 (2007) pp. 37–59
This article describes the third phase of a study which examined the readiness of technology education and career and technical education fields for online and hybrid doctoral degree programs in technical education. In this phase, interviews were...
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Engineering Graphics as a Lecture Course?
James C. Shahan; Paul S. De Jong
Engineering Design Graphics Journal Vol. 54, No. 1 (1990) pp. 8–17
The results of an experiment in teaching engineering graphics using the traditional lecture-homework-laboratory technique are compared to a newer lecture homework proposal. Although the newer method reduces professor-student contact, it may prove to ...
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Microcomputer Software. Practical Applications for Coaches and Teachers
Janice C. Wendt; James R. Morrow
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Vol. 57, No. 2 (1986) pp. 54–57
Software is available to record and analyze performance, evaluate physical parameters, monitor training programs, and perform scouting and scheduling tasks. Reduced paperwork frees teachers or coaches for quality time with students. Available...
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Smartphone Usage, Social Media Engagement, and Willingness to Participate in mHealth Weight Management Research among African American Women
Delores C. S. James; Cedric Harville
Health Education & Behavior Vol. 45, No. 3 (2018) pp. 315–322
Background: African American women (AAW) are in a unique position to be recruited into mobile (mHealth) weight management research and programs due to their high rates of obesity and their high ownership of smartphones. Aim: This study examined...
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Face-to-Face Interaction with Pedagogical Agents, Twenty Years Later
W. Lewis Johnson; James C. Lester
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (2016) pp. 25–36
Johnson et al. ("International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education," 11, 47-78, 2000) introduced and surveyed a new paradigm for interactive learning environments: animated pedagogical agents. The article argued for combining...
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The flight from experience to representation: Seeing relational complexity in teacher education
Margaret Macintyre Latta; James C. Field
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 21, No. 6 pp. 649–660
Gaining access to the inherent relational complexity of teaching/learning situations is essential to learning to teach. As teacher educators our work with prospective teachers indicates that opportunities to develop the capacity for relational...
Language: English
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Review of Recent Research Literature on Computer-Based Instruction
James A. Kulik; Chen-Lin C. Kulik
Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 12, No. 3 (1987) pp. 222–30
Meta analyses were conducted of computer assisted instruction, computer managed instruction, and computer enriched instruction. Positive effects were usually reported, with variations according to instructional type and age level. Results also...
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Procedures for Developing Sequential Validation
Clarence C. Jeter; James M. H. Singleton
Educational Technology Vol. 16, No. 10 (1976) pp. 54–6
By using the procedure presented in this article, instructional developers will be able to make supportable decisions about their material without going through a complex statistical exercise and, perhaps, without having a large sample size. (Author/ER)
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Designing IS Curricula for Practical Relevance: Applying Baseball's "Moneyball" Theory
Nanda C. Surendra; James W. Denton
Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2009) pp. 77–86
Baseball's "Moneyball" theory states that the baseball market undervalues some attributes (and players with these attributes) that are key contributors to wins while overvaluing other attributes. Teams who correctly evaluate attributes that...
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Name Authority Control in a Communication System
Cathy Ann Elias; C James Fair
Special Libraries Vol. 74, No. 3 (1983) pp. 289–96
Examines use of Electronic Office System by Corporate Media Relations, a division of Communication Services, Standard Oil Company, focusing on the problem of name authority control. The media query file, variant entry problems, problems resulting...
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WISE Science
Marcia C. Linn; James D. Slotta
Educational Leadership Vol. 58, No. 2 (2000) pp. 29–32
Groups of teachers and schools can bridge the theory-practice gap by using the Web-based Integrated Science Environment (WISE) project library. The WISE learning environment promotes lifelong learning along with language and technology literacy by...
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Paperless Grades and Faculty Development
James C. Hardy; Dennis Jones; Sandy Turner
Journal of Faculty Development Vol. 19, No. 1 (2003) pp. 15–17
Provides overview of process of switching from paper-based grade reporting to computer-based grading. Authors found that paperless grading decreased number of errors, made student access more immediate, and reduced costs incurred by purchasing and...
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Online Discussion about Sexuality Education in Schools
James T. Broadbear; Barbara C. Broadbear
International Electronic Journal of Health Education Vol. 15 (2012) pp. 16–28
Sexuality education in schools continues to be a controversial issue although public debate has seemingly calmed in recent years. Dialogue about the value and purpose of sexuality education for adolescents can provide health education specialists a...
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An Organizational Development (OD) Effort to Improve Instruction at a University, with Suggestions for Successful Implementation
James C. Corprew; Herbert J. Davis
Educational Technology Vol. 15, No. 9 (1975) pp. 41–44
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Effectiveness of Computer-Based Instruction: An Updated Analysis
Chen-Lin C. Kulik; James A. Kulik
Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 7, No. 1 (1991) pp. 75–94
Presents a meta analysis which examines results of 254 controlled evaluation studies that compared student learning in classes taught with and without computer-based instruction (CBI). Outcome measures are described, statistical analysis and effect...
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Instructional Strategy Use of Faculty in Career and Technical Education
Edward C. Fletcher; Yenni Djajalaksana; James Eison
Journal of Career and Technical Education Vol. 27, No. 2 (2012) pp. 69–83
Despite the need to provide differentiated instruction to diverse learners in contemporary CTE programs across institutes of higher education, little research has explored the actual classroom instructional strategies employed in postsecondary...
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Assignment of Grades and Student Performance in a Hybrid Operations Management Course: What Works and Ideas for Improvements
Lisa M. Houts; James C. Taylor
Journal of College Teaching & Learning Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 2008) pp. 61–68
The production and operations management class offered at California State University, Fresno underwent a transformation from being a four-unit, face-to-face course to a hybrid course. This hybrid course, which is required for all students in the...
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Content Locality in Distributed Digital Libraries
Charles L. Viles; James C. French
Information Processing & Management Vol. 35, No. 3 (1999) pp. 317–36
Introduces content locality--the degree to which content-similar documents are colocated in a distributed collection--in distributed digital libraries. Proposes two metrics for measurement of content locality, one based on topic signatures and the...
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Examining the Affects of Student Multitasking with Laptops during the Lecture
James M. Kraushaar; David C. Novak
Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2010) pp. 241–251
This paper examines undergraduate student use of laptop computers during a lecture-style class that includes substantial problem-solving activities and graphic-based content. The study includes both a self-reported use component collected from...
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Effects of Self-Regulatory Instructional Aids on Self-Directed Study
Timothy C. Bednall; E James Kehoe
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 39, No. 2 (March 2011) pp. 205–226
This study examined the effectiveness of providing instructional support for the self-regulation of a self-directed homework assignment. Across four parallel experiments, university students completed an online module on critical thinking. In...
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A Comprehensive Survey on Student Perceptions of Cyberbullying at a Major Metropolitan University
James P. Lawler; John C. Molluzzo
Contemporary Issues in Education Research Vol. 8, No. 3 (2015) pp. 159–170
Cyberbullying is a concern for any college or university. Digital harassment incidents are featured daily in the news. The authors of this study examine the perceptions of students on cyberbullying at a major metropolitan university. From the...
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Comparing Virtual Reference Exit Survey Results and Transcript Analysis: A Model for Service Evaluation
Joanne B. Smyth; James C. MacKenzie
Public Services Quarterly Vol. 2, No. 2 (2006) pp. 85–105
This study uses virtual reference transcripts for which patrons completed exit surveys to seek any correlations between user and librarian satisfaction within virtual reference transactions. By analyzing transcripts with a focus on three elements...
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What constitutes becoming experienced in teaching and learning?
James C. Field; Margaret Macintyre Latta
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 17, No. 8 pp. 885–895
In this paper, we attempt to address one of the central questions for teachers and teaching: how is it that teachers are able to see and act appropriately in concrete circumstances? To do so, we examine the ontological meaning of experience in...
Language: English
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Five Years on: Leadership Challenges of an Experienced CEO
James C. Sarros; Anne M. Sarros
School Leadership & Management Vol. 31, No. 3 (2011) pp. 235–260
Experienced leaders face challenges that demand different leadership approaches to those of inexperienced leaders. The purposes of this article are to: (1) explore the leadership initiatives prominent for experienced leaders compared with...
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Converting Existing Training Products for the Web: A New Look at the Old ISD Process
Andrea C. Young; James D. Young
Performance Improvement Vol. 41, No. 5 (2002) pp. 35–44
Discusses the conversion of existing instructional materials for electronic learning and describes a retooled instructional systems design (ISD) model that assumes the Web is the primary delivery media while still considering analysis, design,...
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Applications of Computer-Based Instruction: Using Specialized Software to Aid Letter-Name and Letter-Sound Recognition
James E. Connell; Joseph C. Witt
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 37, No. 1 (Mar 22, 2004)
We evaluated computerized training and testing programs with children who were having difficulties learning prereading skills. The programs were derived from equivalence research and were written in authoring software designed for educators. After...
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Faculty-Library Teamwork in Book Ordering
Robert Neville; James Williams; Caroline C. Hunt
College & Research Libraries Vol. 59, No. 6 (1998) pp. 524–33
Provides an overview of the College of Charleston's faculty/library liaison system and describes library and faculty efforts to maintain the computer science and English collections. Concludes that a liaison system can provide better coverage and...
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Mastery Testing and Student Learning: A Meta-Analysis
Chen-Lin C. Kulik; James A. Kulik
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 15, No. 3 (1987) pp. 325–45
This meta-analysis of 49 comparative studies shows that mastery testing has positive effects on student learning, but the size of effect depends on the stringency of the criterion used and the degree of experimental control. The effects of...
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Investigating Pre-Service Candidates' Images of Mathematical Reasoning: An In-Depth Online Analysis of Common Core Mathematics Standards
C. E. Davis; James E. Osler
Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 9, No. 2 (2013) pp. 29–39
This paper details the outcomes of a qualitative in-depth investigation into teacher education mathematics preparation. This research is grounded in the notion that mathematics teacher education students (as "degree seeking candidates")...
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Developmental Research Methods: Creating Knowledge from Instructional Design and Development Practice
Rita C. Richey; James D. Klein
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 2 (March 2005) pp. 23–38
The purpose of this article is to provide direction to those entertaining a developmental research project. There are two categories of developmental research, both of which are examined here. The two types vary in terms of the extent to which the...