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Special Issue Preface Concept Mapping
Piet Kommers
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 8, No. 3 (1997) pp. 281–287
A rather drastic attempt to benefit from computers in our schools is to see them as prostheses for thinking, reasoning, estimating, experimenting, and learning. Most intriguing in these attempts is that we are confronted with new views on the...
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Intelligent Systems/Tools In Training and Lifelong Learning
Piet Kommers; Riichiro Mizzoguchi
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 11, No. 3 (2000) pp. 259–264
Learning is an active process clearly distinguished from simply being taught. Active involvement in learning helps learners build knowledge in their heads, which is one of the key issues advocated by constructivists. However, learners still need...
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Concept Mapping as a Medium of Shared Cognition in Computer-Supported Collaborative Problem Solving
Neli Stoyanova; Piet Kommers
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 13, No. 1 (2002) pp. 111–133
This article presents an experimental study aimed at investigating the learning effectiveness of concept mapping for computer-supported collaborative problem solving. The main assumption underlying this research is that shared cognition is...
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Special Issue Preface - Intelligent Agents for Educational Computer-Aided Systems
Piet Kommers; Lora Aroyo
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 10, No. 3 (1999) pp. 235–242
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Preface Special Issue: The Connected Learning Space Guest Editors Introduction
Madhumita Bhattacharya; Piet Kommers
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 18, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 7–9
This special issue focuses on the co-evolution of learning paradigms in the resonance of WWW-based learning support systems of the recent decade. Most striking is the rather autonomous trend towards information management for learning: the beauty of ...
Topics: Networking Technologies, Instructional Design, eLearning, Human Computer Interaction, Navigation
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An Agent-Oriented Approach for Ideational Support in Learning—Integration and Impact
Lora Aroyo; Svetoslav Stoyanov; Piet Kommers
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 10, No. 3 (1999) pp. 389–400
This paper provides results from research work done in respect to the application of agent technology within educational settings. It focuses on problem solving, information handling issues and idea generation. It is based on two research system...
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Preface: Distributed Cognition and Educational Practice
Ilias Karasavvidis; Piet Kommers; Neli Stoyanova
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 13, No. 1 (2002) pp. 5–9
Traditionally, cognition has been treated as residing in the head, as being a property of the individual mind. To a large extent, current psychological and educational practice is founded upon this conception of cognition. Nevertheless, in recent...
Topics: Cognition, Social Sciences
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Using learning styles and viewing styles in streaming video
Jelle de Boer; Piet A.M. Kommers; Bert de Brock
Computers & Education Vol. 56, No. 3 (April 2011) pp. 727–735
Improving the effectiveness of learning when students observe video lectures becomes urgent with the rising advent of (web-based) video materials. Vital questions are how students differ in their learning preferences and what patterns in viewing...
Language: English
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Selected Aspects and Conditions of the Use of Robots in STEM Education for Young Learners as Viewed by Teachers and Students
Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska; Nataliia Morze; Piet Kommers; Wojciech Zuziak; Mariia Gladun
Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 14, No. 4 (2017) pp. 296–312
Purpose: This paper aims to discuss issues related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. It is emphasized that the need to prepare students with twenty-first-century skills through STEM-related teaching is strong,...
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Competence Development of Synchronously Coached Trainee Teachers in Collaborative Learning
Ralph W. Hooreman; Piet A. M. Kommers; Wim M. G. Jochems
Australian Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (January 2008)
The need to make trainee teachers more prepared to coach collaborative learning effectively is increasing, as collaborative learning is becoming more important. One complication in this training process is that it is hard for the teacher trainer to...
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The Influence of Prior Knowledge and Viewing Repertoire on Learning from Video
Jelle de Boer; Piet A. M. Kommers; Bert de Brock; Jos Tolboom
Education and Information Technologies Vol. 21, No. 5 (2016) pp. 1135–1151
Video is increasingly used as an instructional tool. It is therefore becoming more important to improve learning of students from video. We investigated whether student learning effects are influenced through an instruction about other viewing...