In Pursuit of "World Standards."

John Foster

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 23, No. 6 (1996) pp. 57–59

Presents highlights of abstracts submitted for the 13th International Conference on Technology and Education (ICTE). Topics include Internet policy and practice, classroom/curriculum issues, K-12 technology standards, tools, copyright, networked...

The Current Use of Online Services in U.K. Academic Libraries

Allan Foster; John Akeroyd

This update of a survey taken by the authors in April 1978 on the use of online services in British academic libraries (Online Review; v3 n2 p195-204 1979) concentrates on the following areas: (1) general pattern of use; (2) current arguments for...

[Classroom Change (Three Papers).]

John F. Foster

The first paper, "Pupils--Panaceas and Pragmatism," provides background on computer-assisted instruction and national programs in Great Britain for introducing computers into the schools. The second paper (untitled) looks at the status of computers...

Surfing for Social Studies Software: A Practical Guide to Locating and Selecting Resources on the Internet

Stuart J. Foster; John Hoge

Social Studies and the Young Learner Vol. 9, No. 4 (1997) pp. 28–32

Reviews a list of seven Web sites that provide extensive information on software available from educational agencies or companies specializing in media products. Recommends 15 social studies software programs covering a variety of topics including...

Training via the web: a virtual instrument

John C. Waller; Natalie Foster

Computers & Education Vol. 35, No. 2 pp. 161–167

Using readily available software to capture screens from a gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer (GC–MS) while setting up and running actual experiments, we have developed a virtual GC–MS mounted on the World Wide Web to train students in instrument...

Language: English

Self-regulated learning of principle-based concepts: Do students prefer worked examples, faded examples, or problem solving?

Nathaniel L. Foster; Katherine A. Rawson; John Dunlosky

Learning and Instruction Vol. 55, No. 1 (June 2018) pp. 124–138

Acquisition of principle-based concepts involves learning how and when to apply a specific principle to different instances of the same problem type. Within this domain, learning is best achieved when practice involves studying worked examples...

Language: English

Exploring Issues of Implementation, Equity, and Student Achievement with Educational Software in the DC Public Schools

June Ahn; Austin Beck; John Rice; Michelle Foster

AERA Open Vol. 2, No. 4 (2016)

In this article, we present analyses from a researcher-practitioner partnership in the District of Columbia Public Schools, where we are exploring the impact of educational software on students' academic achievement. We analyze a unique data set...

Improving Student Learning Using the Personalised System of Instruction

Ian R. Hambleton; William H. Foster; John T. E. Richardson

Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning Vol. 35, No. 2 (1998) pp. 187–203

College mathematics and computer science students in two math courses (conventional lecture-based, and a multimedia variant of the Personalized System of Instruction) completed the Approaches to Studying Inventory. Students in the latter course...

Academic Engagement in Students with a Hearing Loss in Distance Education

John T. E. Richardson; Gary L. Long; Susan B. Foster

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Vol. 9, No. 1 (2004) pp. 68–85

This investigation compared 267 students with a hearing loss and 178 students with no declared form of disability who were taking courses by distance learning in terms of their scores on an abbreviated version of the Academic Engagement Form....

Developing an Online Community of Inservice Teachers

Carol Hodes; Sandra Pritz; Patricia Kelley; John Foster

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (September 2011) pp. 313–323

Establishing an online community of professional learners was one component of a multi-year professional development project with an overall goal of improving the ability of career and technical educators to use and interpret technical assessment...

Structuring Professional Development with an Online Community

Carol L. Hodes; John C. Foster; Sandra G. Pritz; Patricia Kelley

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 39, No. 3 (2011) pp. 295–319

As part of a multiyear research study on the preparation of educators to use assessment data for instructional improvement, the present study is a pilot test of a research-based professional development intervention for career-technical teachers....

A Framework for the "Entrepreneurial" Learner of the 21st Century

Connie Reimers-Hild; James W. King; John E. Foster; Susan M. Fritz; Steven S. Waller; Daniel W. Wheeler

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 8, No. 2 (2005)

Successful distance learners and entrepreneurs may be similar in that they seek out and capitalize on opportunities and marshal resources to achieve their goals. Further, entrepreneurial behavior is a vital asset in the rapidly changing global...