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The effects of visual programming on elementary school students' computational thinking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. However, the results also indicated that the significant gains were due to a relatively small number of students who made substantial improvement. A considerable number of students still having difficulties understanding the concept of conditions and how...
A comparative study of the effects of instructional design-based scaffolding and management-based scaffolding on learning in online collaborative groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
and feedback scaffolding. Both quantitative data (e.g. numbers of posted messages, essay score, social ability score, and satisfaction score) and qualitative data (online discussion transcripts) were collected and analyzed to answer the research questions...
Understanding students' technology appropriation and learning perceptions in online learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Distance education has the unique characteristic of using technologies as the primary means of delivery of instruction and interaction. The present study contributes to research dedicated to explaining or predicting phenomena ...
A strategy to scaffold critical thinking during analysis of leadership cases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
the other group was provided only the list of analysis factors. Six faculty members assessed the completed case analyses using a rubric designed to identify and rate critical thinking sub-skills. In addition, the number and duration of the learning aids were...
The formation of a community of practice in preservice teacher education : the interaction of the classroom environment and new communication technologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
of their courses, a series of interviews with a sample of preservice teachers, and archiving artifacts of their coursework such as the course syllabi, reading materials, and their discussions online. Data analysis was grounded in theory about the nature...
Impact of desktop virtual reality on system usability : a case study of online consumer survey using a VR integrated decision support system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous research has established that virtual reality (VR) technology provides users a unique user-system interaction. However, little research has ...
Knowledge construction, social identity and social network structure in completely online groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Working, learning and informal information-seeking behavior is rapidly moving online. It will increasingly involve collaboration within small groups meeting online. While this process is being driven by technological ...
The effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning methods and peer interaction on learning stellar parallax
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The presented study examined the effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning and peer interaction methods on effectiveness of learning the stellar parallax concept and was conducted among 199 non-science major ...
The social nature of an online community of practice for learning to teach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Taking advantage of Internet technology, an online community of practice, NETwork, was established to support a group of elementary science pre-service ...