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American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

April 1995

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Number of papers: 30

  1. A Study of Gender Differences in the Math and Science Career Interests of Gifted Fifth and Sixth Graders

    Rita A. Jensen & David McMullen

    This study explored relationships between gender and the math and science interests of fifth and sixth graders (N=105) who participated in a summer enrichment program for gifted students. A... More

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  2. The Role of School-Based Technology Coordinators as Change Agents in Elementary School Programs: A Follow-up Study

    Neal B. Strudler

    A study was conducted in 1986 which revealed that school-based computer coordinators used a combination of product- and client-centered strategies to facilitate computer use, but saw their role as ... More

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  3. The Stability of Post Hoc Model Modifications in Covariance Structure Models

    Susan R. Hutchinson

    The work of R. MacCallum et al. (1992) was extended by examining chance modifications through a Monte Carlo simulation. The stability of post hoc model modifications was examined under varying... More

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  4. Integrating Technology into Educational Organizations: The Role of Human Resource Development

    John B. Nash

    The relationship between staff development and the integration of microcomputing into instructional practice is examined. Data were obtained from a survey of all public school districts in a... More

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  5. Artificial Intelligence, Counseling, and Cognitive Psychology

    Greg Brack

    With the exception of a few key writers, counselors largely ignore the benefits that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cognitive Psychology (CP) can bring to counseling. It is demonstrated that AI... More

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  6. Gender and Computer Use: Another Area of Inequity?

    Ingeborg Janssen Reinen & Tjeerd Plomp

    Data from the Computers in Education project (Comped) are used to study the state of the art with respect to gender and computer use in a number of countries. The Comped project of the... More

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  7. The Effects of Task, Database, and Guidance on Interaction in a Goal-Based Scenario

    Benjamin Bell

    This paper describes the "Sickle Cell Counselor" (SCC), a goal based scenario on permanent display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. SCC is an exploratory hypermedia simulation... More

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  8. The Impact of Student Thinking Journals and Generic Problem Solving Software on Problem Solving Performance

    Gary E. Sullivan

    This study examined the effects of specially designed thinking journal activities that have been attributed with encouraging reflective thinking, on instruction using generic, or content-free,... More

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  9. An Interactive Multimedia Kiosk as a Tool for Collaborative Discourse, Reflection, and Assessment

    Sherry Hsi & Christopher M. Hoadley

    This paper reports on the design and testing of an electronic multimedia bulletin board called the Multimedia Forum Kiosk (MFK). This software tool was designed to support collaborative discourse... More

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  10. The Impact of an Inquiry Approach to Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment

    Jacqueline K. Peck & Sharon V. Hughes

    The impact of an inquiry approach on both teaching and learning in a technology-rich grade-1 classroom participating in the Cooperative Alliance for Gifted Education (CAGE) is described. CAGE is a ... More

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  11. Evaluation of Multimedia Instruction on Learning and Transfer

    Cynthia Mayfield-Stewart

    Effects of working with the deep comprehension and decoding activities supported by the software created by Brophy and colleagues to enhance literacy skills in young, at-risk children were studied.... More

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  12. Psychological Foundations of the TiPS System: A Handbook for System 1.0

    Sharon Derry

    TiPS (Tutoring in Problem Solving) System 1.0 is a computer-based instructional environment designed to support adolescent and adult problem-solving training based on the instructional objectives... More

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  13. Using a Computer Simulation To Determine Linguistic Demands in Arithmetic Word Problem Solving or Is the Time Right for a Database of Word Problems?

    Mark D. LeBlanc

    Relating natural language to mathematical language is an important component of elementary mathematics education. This paper describes new steps toward a computerized database of addition and... More

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  14. Investigating Middle School Students' Technology Use in Mathematics through Systematic Classroom Observation

    Shwu-Yong L. Huang & Hersholt C. Waxman

    Since there are many criticisms of self-reported assessments of technology use, it is important to observe the actual extent to which technology is used in classrooms and to look specifically at... More

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  15. Circumstances and Experiences That Lead to Incorporating Telecommunications into Teaching Practices

    Janice Miller Stuhlmann

    In 1991, educators at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia began developing ideas for integrating telecommunications into the instructional practices of public school... More

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  16. Creating Electronic Performance Support Systems for Australian Graduate Students in Computer Education

    Geoff Ring

    This paper describes research and development concerning the use of electronic performance support systems (EPSS) in interactive multimedia (IMM) classes at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia.... More

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  17. Groupwork with Computers in British Primary Schools

    Michael Eraut

    In British primary schools, it is unusual to find more than one computer in a classroom. As a result, children are assigned to small groups to use the computer. This research reported here sought... More

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  18. Exploration of Computer Assisted Curriculum Development

    Nienke Nieveen

    This paper contains a report about a collaborative project of the University of Twente (Netherlands) Faculty of Educational Science and Technology, Department of Curriculum and the Dutch National... More

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  19. What Do Students Know about Computers and Where Did They Learn It? Results from an International Comparative Survey

    Alfons ten Brummelhuis

    The purpose of this study was to determine if there are cross-national factors that account for students' computer know-how. The data used in the study were collected in the International... More

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  20. From Information Searching to Learning: A Comparison of Contrasting Hypertextual Menu Designs for Computer-Based Instructional Documents

    Yee-Rong Lai & Michael L. Waugh

    This study examined the influence of three different combinations of document structures and menu designs on users' attitude, performance, and learning in five different search tasks. The three... More

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