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The integrating of teaching and learning through technology in high school : learning management systems (LMS) and alternatives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
technologies require time to learn and to use effectively, suggesting that teachers need more time to prepare during school hours as well as more peer mentoring to use the LMS to its fullest extent....
A critical, comparative analysis of the LMS review : technological change, power relations, and discourse /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
relations of power may play a role in the discourse created during events of technological change. This study looks at power embedded in discussions about technology. It investigates power relations as evident in the discourse created by several public, land...
The influence of direct instruction on asynchronous educational discussions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Online learning is an important and rapidly growing area, and asynchronous discussions are a vital component of online courses. This doctoral study examined the influence of discussion moderator messages, specifically messages with direct...
Using collaborative filtering based recommendations to promote the social nature of online learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
course sites at a large Midwestern university. Leveraging the Tsai et al. (2008) framework for exploring the social nature of online learning, the REACTIR mechanism was designed to specifically impact the constructs of social ability, technology...
Legal information acquisition by the public : an exploratory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This exploratory study applied models of human information behavior and health information acquisition to the acquisition of legal information by the public. A mixed methods...
The effect of self-explanation and metacognitive scaffolding on learning web programming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
-based learning environments. The first study, involving 68 college students, investigated effects of self-explanation and metacognitive scaffolding. Students generating more principle-based explanations outperformed in immediate tests as well as transfer tests...
Learning from screencast videos for software training : a comparison of dual and single-monitor learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Learning to use software programs using worked examples in screencast videos presents a classic split-attention problem that requires learners to mentally integrate information...
The Republic of Korea's public libraries : a critical examination of censorship practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
and Institutions (IFLA) Core Values� proscribing censorship in public libraries, the ROK's public libraries still restrict the inclusion of certain materials in their collections, limit access to information online via filters and staff monitoring, and restrict...
The copyright state of play : film archives in reference to the accessibility and reuse of archival footage for documentary filmmakers /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
materials. Throughout the duration of the study, the methods in which archivists can help documentary filmmakers educate the public and express themselves through film were explored. Interviews with documentary filmmakers and individuals working in film...
Exploring Kenyan women university students' everyday interactions with information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
In the alleged information society, providing access to ICT purportedly will enable people, in all walks of life, to actively participate across multiple realms of social, economic, and political life. However, ICT initiatives in Kenya have...
Teaching pedagogy and preferred learning styles for introductory computer programming courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
As society moves into the information age, it has generated the need for people capable of computational, and computer-oriented tasks. Universities have responded with more disciplines requiring at least one programming course, but educators stand...
Online video-based reflection to improve professional vision and mathematical beliefs for teaching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The current study explored the effectiveness of online video-based reflection for preservice elementary school teachers, using wikis as an online learning environment...
Exploring the collective knowledge curation process of online health communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
in general have focused on the content of social support and the relationship of social support with other entities using traditional social science methods. Little is known about how social support facilitate the knowledge curation process in an online...
Influence and authority of information sources in the Highlands : exploring the immigration debate during the Scottish Independence Referendum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This dissertation examines the role of the mass news media as an influencer of opinions on immigration through an examination of information sources used by host, Highland community members. There is an extensive range of research exploring...
A sequential exploratory mixed methods study of Carnegie libraries and the library profession, 1900-1910
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy made it possible for thousands of communities in the United States (U.S) to build free public libraries. Contemporary scholarship in library and information science (LIS) that deals with Carnegie's philanthropy tends...
Impacting the usability evaluation process : selecting testers based on their characteristics of field dependence-independence and domain knowledge
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
-independence classifications and their identification of driving ability. A usability test was used to observe the participants completing an eLearning simulation module; the module provided training on the searching and scanning of the roadways whilst driving. The usability...
Interactions with external resources in link-intensive online professional development courses : a collective case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
participants. This study revealed no significant differences in degree of link-use across individual differences such as reasons for taking the PD, tolerance for information overload and online learning readiness. Participants evaluated the relevance...
Knowledge convergence in collaborative concept mapping among radiographic physics undergraduates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study targeted two research questions. First, does collaborative concept mapping enhance group members' knowledge convergence? Second, how does ...
Library services and early literacy approaches in public libraries for deaf and hard of hearing children /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Children's librarians are challenged to provide inclusive programming in today's public libraries. There is a current trend in public libraries to provide special needs...
Effects of discussion forums on student academic success within academic disciplines in online undergraduate courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Institutions of higher education continue to report rapid growth in online enrollments each year prompting quick response in designing and developing ...