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Number of articles: 4

1. How Activity Fosters CMC Tool Use in Classrooms: Reinventing Innovations in Local Contexts

   Barry J. Fishman, University of Michigan, United States

   This paper presents a framework for understanding how the varying expertise, attitudes, and classroom activity structures of science teachers influence their students' use of a suite of computer... More

   pp. 3-27

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2. Comparative Analysis of Learner Satisfaction and Learning Outcomes in Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments

   Scott D. Johnson, Steven R. Aragon & Najmuddin Shaik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

   This empirical study compared a graduate online course with an equivalent course taught in a traditional face-to-face format on a variety of outcome measures. Comparisons included student ratings... More

   pp. 29-49

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3. Learning Probability Through the Use of a Collaborative, Inquiry-Based Simulation Environment

   Phil Vahey, SRI International, Center for Technology in Learning, United States; Noel Enyedy & Bernard Gifford, University of California, Berkeley, United States

   In this paper we report on the Probability Inquiry Environment (PIE), which facilitates the development of probabilistic reasoning by making available collaborative inquiry activities and student... More

   pp. 51-84

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4. Good Online Conversation: Building on Research To Inform Practice

   Lorraine Sherry & Shelley H. Billig, RMC Research Corporation, United States; Fern Tavalin, The WEB Project, United States

   With the increase of Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) usage in the classroom, instructional activities are now being implemented that use online conversation for knowledge-building. Current... More

   pp. 85-127

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