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Information and Communication Technologies in Hands-On Science: Emerging Trends Across Three Nations
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching(JCMST)19:3, 2000

Hiromitsu Muta, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; Marie Tada, St. Mary’s International School, Japan; Joke Voogt, University of Twente, Netherlands; Greg Jones, University of Texas at Austin, United States; David Moore, Mineral Wells Independent School District, United States; John Southworth, University of Hawaii, United States; Rhonda Christensen, Texas Center for Educational Technology, United States; Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States

This article introduces a framework for classifying information and communication technologies (ICT) in hands-on science activ-ities in K-12 education. Exemplary projects from the USA and the Netherlands demonstrate the potential of the use of ICT....

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An International Comparative Analysis of the Relationships between Teaching Activities, Student Attitudes and their Achievements in Science
Global Learn Asia Pacific(GLEARN)2011:1

Motoko Fujitani, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; Satoru Fujitani, Faculty of Human Science, Mejiro University, Japan; Tadashi Misono, Faculty of Education, Shimane University, Japan; Hiromitsu Muta, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Preceding researches showed the results of analyses regarding the relationship between students’ mathematics and science achievement and their learning attitudes, e.g. their motivations, in international collaborative researches. In reference to...

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Comprehensive Cost Analysis of the University of the Air of Japan
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning (ISSN-0018-1560) 28:3

Hiromitsu Muta & Takahiro Saito

Analysis of costs of the University of the Air (Japan), a distance education institution, looks at expenditure per student, indirect costs, opportunity costs, cost per graduate, and cost per credit. Focus is on the university's economic advantage....

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The Effectiveness of Low-Cost Tele-Lecturing
Staff and Educational Development International (ISSN-0971-9008) 1:2

Hiromitsu Muta, Reiko Kikuta, Takashi Hamano & Takanori Maesako

Compares distance education using PictureTel, a compressed-digital-video system via telephone lines (audio and visual interactive communication) in terms of its costs and effectiveness with traditional in-class education. Costing less than half the...

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