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This review explores the relationship between video-technology and teacher education reform. Important changes in teacher education are reviewed and the ways in which video-technology can provide support for these changes are identified. Next, the...

The Assessment Design and Delivery System (ADDS) is a web-based assessment design tool developed by teachers and researchers at CRESST. The goal of ADDS is to improve the quality of classroom assessments, and ADDS is applicable across subject...

Digital Resource Management systems allow for the discovery and retrieval of multimedia objects, but for video and audio objects of extended duration, this isn't sufficient. Williams College has designed and implemented a system that allows for...

This paper presents a schema for academic and corporate organizations to create a fully functional yet simple laboratory for the usability study of websites, applications and materials. At the University of Missouri, a successful usability...

This paper presents results of a study into how to best identify, initiate, implement and maintain international partnership arrangements between international universities. The study will focus on partnerships between the University of Missouri, a ...

Mobile communication technology provides the technical foundation of people to work,live and learn anytime anywhere in the mobile environment. Mobile Leaning has become a hot spot of research in area of educational technology and computer...

The widely-used Tukey's HSD index is not produced in the current version of SPSS (i.e., PASW Statistics, version 18), and a computer program named "HSD Calculator" has been chosen to amend this problem. In comparison to hand calculation, this...

The study examined changes in badminton game play across developmental skill levels among high school students in a physical education setting. Videotapes of badminton game play of 80 students (40 boys and 40 girls) in the four developmental skill...

This article describes an "on-the-road" usability study and explains the study's methodological challenges, solutions, and recommendations. The study concerned a library-consortium website, which is a communication and educational tool for...

This case study is set in a remote rural area of China--the Tianshui area of Gansu Province. It examines a strategy involving the use of Video Compact Discs (VCDs) to enhance primary education in these areas. Firstly, the challenging context of...

With widespread adoption of computer-based distance education as a mission-critical component of the institution's educational program, the need for evaluation has emerged. In this research, we aim to expand on the systems approach by offering a...

Although the value of social capital for organization and individual career success is widely recognized, gender as a moderator in the building of social capital in organizational settings has not received adequate research attention. This chapter...

Hierarchical data analyses in different discipline areas are reviewed in this article to compare statistical applications between the Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) software and the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) MIXED procedure. Similar...

Hierarchical data analyses in different disciplines are reviewed to compare statistical application of the Hierarchical Linear Model software and the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) MIXED procedure. Similar features of the two programs are...

The least mean squares (LS) regression method produced the best linear unbiased estimates under the normal error distribution. However, many researchers have noted that the optimal condition is rarely met in real data analyses. To remedy the impact...

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure students' attitudes toward multimedia classrooms and to investigate students' attitudes toward learning in multimedia classrooms. The research questions examined: (1)...

Describes three experiments that examined college students' self-determination, problem-solving, and reading comprehension when using a linear, navigational, or generative computerized system to solve a problem or to prepare for a reading...

A study examined technology gaps in rural schools and computer accessibility and Internet use by teachers. Findings from surveys of 205 teachers in the rural Ozarks region of Missouri indicate significant differences in Internet accessibility among...

This quantitative study explored the relationships among workplace learning, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment (OC) in the context of small to midsize information technology companies in Taiwan. Twenty-six companies participated in the ...

Background: Computer-assisted tools are rarely adopted for dental education in China. In China, 3D digital technology, such as Virtual Reality Systems, are often rejected in the dental field due to prohibitive pricing. There is also a reluctance to...