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The Delphi method was used to generate practices regarding the use of technology in high schools. In addition to generating the practices, teacher leaders, administrators, researchers, and policymakers were asked to rate and come to consensus...

The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative and quantitative analysis of usage patterns at a virtual museum, a web-based learning environment. Specifically, this study sought to examine extant documents to profile users interaction...

With the continuing debate of the use and impact of technology on young children, this article examines the impact on technology on the academic self-efficacy and career intentions of African American students. The results from this study may be...

With 200 students in a Saturday and summer game design program, we focus on how scientific inquiry emerges from students designing game components using 3-D modeling and animation. We argue that the game design process has particular pedagogical...

The findings from an after-school program entitled Game Design through Mentoring and Collaboration (GDMC) funded by the National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. A total of 139 middle ...

Children from under-resourced areas are less likely to attend schools with advanced level computer science courses than those in more affluent schools. Girls of color enter technology fields at a lower rate than White females. Perhaps responsively, ...

Despite the growing number of students of color entering our k-12 public schools African American, Native American, and Hispanic youngsters enter technology/ICT careers in far fewer numbers than their White counterparts. Intersect social class and ...

Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a recognized leader in providing comprehensive learning assets to the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) workforce and other organizations, has partnered with the George Mason ...

This paper describes a video game design class that places students in the role of designers as they create educational games based on science concepts. Students explored Immune Attack, a game from the Federation of American Scientists, which...

Tools that allow learners to design video games, and/or components used in games represent a growing area of educational media. But supporting students’ learning involves more than teaching students to use software. In this paper, we describe the ...