Learner achievement and attitudes under varying paces of transitioning to independent problem solving

Jana Reisslein

Learner achievement and attitudes under @?varying @?paces of @?transitioning to @?independent @?problem @?solving (2005) pp. 1–95

Recent empirical research advocates the use of worked examples for novice learners and practice problems for advanced learners. This study examined the effect of the pace of transitioning from worked examples to independent problem solving for...

Integrating emerging topics through online team design in a hybrid communication networks course: Interaction patterns and impact of prior knowledge

Jana Reisslein; Patrick Seeling; Martin Reisslein

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 8, No. 2 (2005) pp. 145–165

An important challenge in the introductory communication networks course in electrical and computer engineering curricula is to integrate emerging topics, such as wireless Internet access and network security, into the already content-intensive...

Language: English

K-12 Engineering Outreach: Design Decisions, Rationales, and Applications

Gamze Ozogul; Jana Reisslein; Martin Reisslein

International Journal of Designs for Learning Vol. 7, No. 2 (Jun 30, 2016)

Even though engineering outreach to K-12 schools initially seemed to be a simple undertaking, it proved to require complex design solutions related to a variety of issues. The purpose of this design case is to tell the story of our National Science...

Language: English

Video in distance education: ITFS vs. web-streaming: Evaluation of student attitudes

Jana Reisslein; Patrick Seeling; Martin Reisslein

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 8, No. 1 (2005) pp. 25–44

The use of video in distance education courses has a long tradition, with many colleges and universities having been delivering distance education courses with video since the 80's using the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and cable...

Topics: Video

Representation sequencing in computer-based engineering education

Amy M. Johnson; Jana Reisslein; Martin Reisslein

Computers & Education Vol. 72, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 249–261

Multimedia engineering instruction typically includes verbal descriptions and diagrams, which can be presented in a contextualized format, using descriptions and illustrations of real-life elements (e.g., light bulb and battery), or in an abstract...

Language: English

Exploring the Presentation and Format of Help in a Computer-Based Electrical Engineering Learning Environment

Jana Reisslein; Robert K. Atkinson; Martin Reisslein

Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)

This study investigated whether it was more beneficial to provide the learners in computer-based learning environments access to on demand (self-regulated) help after they committed an error in problem solving or for the learning environment to...

Transitional feedback schedules during computer-based problem-solving practice

Amy M. Johnson; Jana Reisslein; Martin Reisslein

Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 270–280

Feedback has a strong influence on effective learning from computer-based instruction. Prior research on feedback in computer-based instruction has mainly focused on static feedback schedules that employ the same feedback schedule throughout an...

Language: English

Encountering the expertise reversal effect with a computer-based environment on electrical circuit analysis

Jana Reisslein; Robert K. Atkinson; Patrick Seeling; Martin Reisslein

Learning and Instruction Vol. 16, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 92–103

This study examined the effectiveness of a computer-based environment employing three example-based instructional procedures (example–problem, problem–example, and fading) to teach series and parallel electrical circuit analysis to learners...

Language: English