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In an attempt to better prepare assessment literate teachers, the content and delivery of a required UNLV undergraduate assessment course was revised. The revised course included various methods of assessing student learning beyond the original...

In late fall of 2003, University of Nevada, Las Vegas' administration implemented a plan to revise the University's General Education Core Curriculum Requirements. Two already existing literature online WebCT courses, ENG 231 and ENG 232 World...

In support of online discussions research, this review classifies and describes different factors such as instructional interventions and learner characteristics that affect the quality of discussions. The review will help educators better...

Online discussion forums have become common practice in many areas of education. They are used to enhance student discourse leading to an enriched understanding of course content. Participants in the current study were 44 undergraduate students...

External evaluations, particularly feedback, plays an important role related to strategy use in different phases of learning. Metacognitive prompting, a form of strategic feedback, has been shown to be more instrumental in the learning process. The...

This study analyzed discussion of 21 teacher candidates in an online course on classroom management to examine development of knowledge and skills in classroom management strategies. Henri's (1992) framework for content analysis of computer-mediated ...

Although existing research addresses various aspects of causal diagrams and text comprehension little is known about their use in a web-based environment. The widespread use of technology in distance and face-to-face classrooms calls for more...

A grounded theory approach was employed to explore the variation in strategies used by students when solving mental multiplication problems. Metacognitive prompts, externally generated stimuli that activate thoughtful cognition, were automatically...

The paper presents different types of technology used by children at home and outside the home environment. Children are exposed to technology in the home from the time they are born. Children are also exposed to technology in many areas outside of...

The paper addresses different aspects of technology use with young children that we need to be aware of in order to design meaningful learning environments. These include, but are not limited to, evaluation, curriculum alignment, and teacher roles....