Help seeking, learning and contingent tutoring

H. Wood; D. Wood

Computers & Education Vol. 33, No. 2 (1999) pp. 153–169

The focus of this paper is the application of the theory of contingent tutoring to the design of a computer-based system designed to support learning in aspects of algebra. Analyses of interactions between a computer-based tutoring system and 42, 14-...

Language: English

Topics: Tutoring

Full-time faculty use of computer technology in enhancing student learning and development in Alabama community colleges

Donna H. Wood

Full-time faculty use of computer technology in enhancing student learning and development in Alabama community@colleges (2010) pp. 1–195

The purpose of this study was to investigate the opinions of full-time faculty members at Alabama community colleges concerning the use of computer technology in the classroom. An analysis of how faculty members address the issue of low-access...

Engineering Courseware Content and Delivery: The NEEDS Infrastructure for Distant Independent Education

William H. Wood; Alice M. Agogino

Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 47, No. 11 (1996) pp. 863–69

Explains NEEDS (National Engineering Education Delivery System), an infrastructure developed by the Synthesis Engineering Education Coalition to disseminate computer-based multimedia courseware over the Internet for distant independent education....

Promising Technology Practices for Working with Students with Disabilities, Part 1

Mark H. Leddy; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Barbara Dougherty; Marjorie Darrah; Judy Vesel

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5129–5130

This two-hour symposium will focus on innovative uses of technology in disabilities education. An overview of current research will be presented at the beginning the symposium. Issues of inclusion, equity, and universal design will be introduced....

Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Students' Knowledge of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction and Disruptive Behavior

Valerie L. Mazzotti; Charles L. Wood; David W. Test; Catherine H. Fowler

Journal of Special Education Vol. 45, No. 4 (February 2012) pp. 216–226

Instruction about goal setting can increase students' self-determination and reduce problem behavior. Computer-assisted instruction could offer teachers another format for teaching goal setting and self-determination. This study used a multiple...

Creating and sustaining a special education/general education partnership: a story of change and uncertainty

Stanley C Trent; Barbara L Driver; Michele H Wood; Patricia S Parrott; Tina F Martin; W.Guy Smith

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 19, No. 2 (2003) pp. 203–219

Calls for special education reforms in the USA have prompted widespread implementation of cooperative teaching models where general and special educators teach students with and without disabilities in inclusive classrooms. The researcher and...

Language: English

Beyond Blackboards: Engaging Underserved Middle School Students in Engineering

Sarah Blanchard; Justina Judy; Chandra Muller; Richard H. Crawford; Anthony J. Petrosino; Christina K. White; Fu-An Lin; Kristin L. Wood

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research Vol. 5, No. 1 (2015)

"Beyond Blackboards" is an inquiry-centered, after-school program designed to enhance middle school students' engagement with engineering through design-based experiences focused on the 21st Century Engineering Challenges. Set within a...