Computers & Education
June 2016 Volume 97, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 10
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Prepared to teach ESL with ICT? A study of digital competence in Norwegian teacher education
Fredrik Mørk Røkenes & Rune Johan Krumsvik
The purpose of this study is to examine how secondary student teachers are educated to teach with ICT through an English as a Second Language (ESL) didactics course offered at a teacher education... More
pp. 1-20
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Training nursing students' communication skills with online video peer assessment
Chin-Yuan Lai
Communication is an important skill which nursing students must master in order to be effective in their career. One of the purposes of this study was to implement an online video peer assessment... More
pp. 21-30
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Knowledge building and the quantity, content and quality of the interaction and participation of students in an online collaborative learning environment
Ümmühan Avcı Yücel & Yasemin Koçak Usluel, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Turkey
The processes of knowledge building, the interaction and participation of students in an online collaborative learning environment and the relations among them are investigated. The investigation... More
pp. 31-48
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Do interpersonal skills and interpersonal perceptions predict student learning in CSCL-environments?
Bert Slof, Danique Nijdam & Jeroen Janssen
Although Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) is regarded as an effective pedagogical approach, this heavily depends on whether its members function effectively as a group. This study... More
pp. 49-60
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Young children's use of touch screen tablets for writing and reading at home: Relationships with emergent literacy
Michelle M. Neumann
Young children's literacy experiences at home shape the development of emergent literacy skills. Due to the increasing use of touch screen tablets (e.g., iPads) in homes and early education... More
pp. 61-68
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Measuring English vocabulary size via computerized adaptive testing
Wen-Ta Tseng
Measuring English vocabulary size in EFL contexts normally requires a large number of test items and relies on paper-and-pencil (P&P) formats. The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility... More
pp. 69-85
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The factors that predispose students to continuously use cloud services: Social and technological perspectives
Yong-Ming Huang
Cloud services have been widely used in education in recent years. However, the factors that determine students' continuance intention to use such services have received surprisingly little... More
pp. 86-96
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Cooperation begins: Encouraging critical thinking skills through cooperative reciprocity using a mobile learning game
Hyunjeong Lee, Hanyang University, Korea (South); David Parsons, The Mind Lab. Unitech, New Zealand; Gyuhyun Kwon & Jieun Kim, Hanyang University, Korea (South); Krassie Petrova, AUT University, New Zealand; Eunju Jeong & Hokyoung Ryu, Hanyang University, Korea (South)
Mobile learning has the advantage of being able to be used within and between contexts and can also be seamlessly integrated into broader learning experiences that include other forms of learning. ... More
pp. 97-115
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Interactivity in online discussions and learning outcomes
Carmel Kent, Haifa University, Israel; Esther Laslo, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel; Sheizaf Rafaeli, Haifa University, Israel
The increased use of online discussions in learning environments both formal and informal, positions the construct of interactivity as central to learning. Interactivity in learning communities'... More
pp. 116-128
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Visual programming languages integrated across the curriculum in elementary school: A two year case study using “Scratch” in five schools
José-Manuel Sáez-López, Marcos Román-González & Esteban Vázquez-Cano
Several authors and studies highlight the benefits of the integration of Computer Science into K-12 education. Applications such as Scratch have been demonstrated to be effective in educational... More
pp. 129-141