Essays about: "Instructional Software"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Instructional Software.

  1. 1. How do students perceive usability and usefulness of the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment? A survey study on students’ perspectives at Lund University.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Måns Jönsson; Max Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Perception; Usability; Usefulness; The Eclipse IDE; External Factors; TAM; Modes of Interaction; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the factors regarding the perceived usability and usefulness of the Eclipse IDE and how this influences students' perceptions of the Eclipse IDE in the context of education. The theoretical framework of the study is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). READ MORE

  3. 2. A CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INQUIRY-BASED AND TRADITIONAL DIDACTIC APPROACHES

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Kadir Isik; [2020-09-10]
    Keywords : Inquiry-based approach; traditional didactic approach; science instruction;

    Abstract : Aim : In past decades, teacher practices in science teaching have changed from perceived traditional ways of teaching to more inquiry-based approaches. The driving force behind this change is the assumption of inquiry-based approach being more effective in terms of student science achievement than the traditional didactic approach. READ MORE

  4. 3. EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA: EVIDENCE FROM TIMSS 2015

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Ernest Mensah; [2020-09-09]
    Keywords : educational quality; educational equity; teacher quality; instructional quality; teacher qualification; teacher confidence; ocisoeconomic status; ; two-level structural equation modelling; TIMSS; South Africa;

    Abstract : Aim: This study aims to investigate the relationship between teacher qualification and characteristics, teacher instructional quality, students’ family socioeconomic background, and student mathematics achievement with the South Africa data from TIMSS 2015. Theory: The dynamic model of educational effectiveness, proposed by Creemers and Kyriakides (2008) in understanding variables within each level and across different levels related (such as student-level and classroom-level), and Input-Process-Outcome (IPO) model, proposed by Goe (2007) was used as the theoretical framework which leads the selection of variables and was operationalized with the achievement and contextual data available in South Africa TIMSS 2015 data. READ MORE

  5. 4. Instructional Designers’ and Faculty Learners’ Experiences with Online Course Development Program at a Jesuit University.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Marcin A. Wojnar; [2018-07-04]
    Keywords : motivators and inhibitors of online teaching; online faculty experiences; distance education; e-learning; flipped classroom; teaching online; online education; activity theory;

    Abstract : The use of instructional technology in higher education has been growing at astounding rate worldwide, attracting students from diverse geographical locations, beyond the traditional reach. Considerable research exists that explored the strengths and challenges associated with online education and the desirable faculty skills related to online teaching. READ MORE

  6. 5. Token, carrot, or just in the way? The challenge of visualizing acquired knowledge in the era of digital learning and gamification.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Eva-Maria Ternblad; [2017]
    Keywords : Cognitive Science; Educational Technology; Digitalization; Gamification; E-learning; Instructional Software; Metacognition; Knowledge Monitoring; Educational Psychology; Motivation; Self-regulation; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : Metacognition is necessary for learning. Without know-ing what you know, what you don’t know and what you are about to learn, seeking new knowledge becomes both hard and inefficient. At the same time, keeping old facts (as well as old skills) in mind at a meta-level when striv-ing for new insights is not always an easy task. READ MORE