Computer Based Learning in Science (CBLIS): Recent submissions
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Webquest – activity for internet based learning
(University of Zilina, 2005)WebQuest is one of the effective methods of using ICT tools in the process of learning. It is an activity dedicated to making significant use of WWW resources. WebQuest idea derives from Bernie Dodgie, of San Diego State ... -
Where (who, what) are the drivers for the new model of learning?
(University of Zilina, 2005)The transition to the new model of learning requires changes in culture of all persons involved because the goals of students, teachers, but also institutions are changing. The goal is not the limited amount of acquired ... -
Teaching with technology – a pilgrim’s journey
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper reflects on the impact of technology on the academic activity of university teachers over the last decade, as seen from within a department in a faculty of science of an Australian university. The paper provides ... -
Integrating ICT tools in a laboratory teaching sequence of thermal phenomena
(University of Zilina, 2005)This work refers to aspects of the development and implementation of a sequence of ICT based laboratories and their integration in high school physics in the area of heat. The objective of extensive use of ICT based tools ... -
Mentoring as an approach to promoting the technological literacy of teachers
(University of Zilina, 2005)Increasingly, teachers are being expected play a critical role in helping students learn how to use information and communication technology (ICT) effectively. Despite this expectation, there are many teachers who still ... -
Designing problem-solving and laboratory content for a web-based distance education course in introductory general physics
(University of Zilina, 2005)There is a strong prejudice among physicists, and specialists in other mathematically intensive disciplines, that effective distance education is not feasible in their subject because of the impossibility of teaching ... -
Implementation of e-learning platform for electrical engineering
(University of Zilina, 2005)Present engineering has to deal with increasingly complex systems. In particular, this is the case of electrical engineering. Though, this is obvious in microelectronics, also in the field of power systems the engineers ... -
Open source software for e-learning: lessons learned from a three year application of a content, community, and collaborative management system in a primary school in greece
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper focuses on the use of open source content management systems in primary education. The first part of the paper addresses the issue of open source software and examines recent international, European, and national ... -
Distant and computer-assistant education in rgotups
(University of Zilina, 2005)Specifics of education in our university: most of the students are taking correspondence and moonlighting courses, a vast educational area – more than 30 towns of European Russia, - made e-learning technologies extremely ... -
Managing teachers’ practicum in initial teacher preparation using an elearning platform
(University of Zilina, 2005)This research study focuses on the development and evaluation of the Learning Space Platform as a resource for the improvement of the pre-service Teachers’ Practicum. The Teachers’ Practicum is a compulsory course for ... -
Enhancing fifth graders understanding of complex ecosystems through a model-based approach utilizing stagecast creator
(University of Zilina, 2005)We report a study in which we designed and implemented a curriculum within the context of ecosystems aimed at fostering scientific modelling skills and enhancing conceptual understanding among fifth graders through the use ... -
Creating games or developing programs? Documenting the use of stagecast creator as modeling tool in elementary science
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper reports a descriptive case study investigating the use of a computer-based programming environment (CPE), Stagecast CreatorTM (SC) for collaborative fifth grade modeling in science. SC is a non-linear, object-oriented ... -
Stagecast creator and webct: an integrated use of computer programming and a virtual learning environment for developing modelling skills
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper reports on an effort to use Stagecast CreatorTM as a means for developing modelling skills among undergraduate students taking an introductory course in science that took place in a virtual learning environment ... -
Symposium proposal computer-based modeling in science: the case of stagecast creator
(University of Zilina, 2005)There is a longstanding awareness of the need to help students learn about models and modeling in science, and computer-based programming environments are promising tools for this. A computer program can be a model of a ... -
Recycling or academic development
(University of Zilina, 2005)Educators argue about uploading students’ projects to the Internet. Does this support plagiarism or the opposite, preventing copying and enabling the development of student projects? Do students recycle old projects? Or ... -
Problem based learning over the internet
(University of Zilina, 2005)The main goal of this paper is to discuss a new form of learning that would be appropriate for application in Learning Management Systems utilized in distance education courses over the Internet. It is supposed to be good ... -
The effect of real and virtual laboratory experimentation on students’ understanding of electric circuits
(University of Zilina, 2005)This study compared the effect of Virtual Laboratory Experimentation (VLE) - use of virtual apparatus and material to conduct an experiment on a computer - and Real Laboratory Experimentation (RLE) - use of real apparatus ... -
Computerized science problem solving and cognitive support: effects on achievement outcomes
(University of Zilina, 2005)Four support components were identified (structural, reflective, subject-matter and enrichment) and used to construct four unique cognitive support programs (integrated, strategic, operative and enrichment), based on human ... -
Volume: a computer microworld For the learning of the concept of volume
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper presents the design and basic features of a computer microworld for learning the concept of volume, for use by both primary and secondary level education students. The design of this microworld is the result of ... -
Developing research-based technology-enhanced curriculum materials: an example in the context of decision-making skills
(University of Zilina, 2005)This study describes the design of web-based learning materials for the development of decision-making skills in energy-based issues. First, we provide an overview of the curriculum development methodology we used and then ...