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The impact of technology on organizational change in public libraries : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation investigated the impact of technology on organization change in public libraries. Over the past 12 to 15 years, public access computers have been introduced into public libraries of all sizes. Once these ...
Understanding the effect of computer-supported, case-based instruction on third-year medical students' ethical reasoning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The major focus of this study was to determine whether or not providing third-year medical students with example videos that exhibit experts' ethical reasoning and with opportunities to engage in online asynchronous ethical ...
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)
The goal of this study was to examine the development of a group of preservice teachers over three semesters during the second phase of their coursework and fieldwork in the teacher development program at a major Midwestern ...
The lived experience of Asian international students in online learning environments in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to develop an inductive, comprehensive understanding of Asian international students' lived experience in online learning environments. A descriptive phenomenological method was used and ten ...
The effectiveness of the practice of correction and republication of the biomedical literature : a bibliometric analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This research is a bibliometric study that measures incidence of citation of the flawed and corrected versions of scholarly articles. If the practice of correction and republication is effective, then the incidence of ...
The effects of a technology-supported training system on second language use strategies for international teaching assistants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to investigate the effectiveness of online strategy-based instruction facilitated through case-based peer discussion. This study also seeks to find out whether ITAs' backgrounds ...
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 context-aware notification framework for developers of computer supported collaborative environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Researchers have identified user presence, awareness, and a sense of community as important components of Computer Supported Collaborative Environments (CSCE) (Dourish & Bellotti, 1992; Erickson & Kellogg, 2003; Moody, ...
The effects of animated agents with verbal audio on mathematics comprehension and attitudes towards mathematics and computers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This doctoral study investigated the effect of animated agents with verbal audio in WBI on mathematics achievement and attitudes toward mathematics and computers using a pretest-posttest control group design model among ...
The effects of conceptual description and search practice on users' mental models and information seeking in a case libray with a best match search mechanism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of conceptual description and search practice on users' mental models and information seeking ...
The effects of cooperation scripts and technology implementation on cooperative learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this experimental study was to determine the impact of two modes of cooperation, scripted and unscripted cooperation, in face-to-face ...
Capturing and assessing conceptual change in problem solving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Many studies have shown that using cognitive conflict strategy, which is a common approach to foster conceptual change, is insufficient to induce ...
Living in the digital divide : the lived experience of students without access to computers & the internet
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As computer and Internet technologies increasingly entwine themselves with educational, social, financial, and employment opportunities, those individuals ...
A design-based research approach to the implementation and examination of a cognitive flexibility hypertext in a large undergraduate course
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The overall purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the interaction between the learning process and the design-based process by using a cognitive flexibility hypertext (CFH) implemented in a large undergraduate ...
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 ...