Browsing CBLIS Conference Proceedings 2005 Integrating New Technologies in Science and Education by Issue Date
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Investigating the use of simulated laboratory for teaching aspects of calorimetry to secondary education students
(University of Zilina, 2005)Content analysis of textbooks and of research - based innovative approaches suggests that there is not a widely accepted negotiation of the order in which factors that are expressed in relation Q = m c should be ... -
Distributed Data Management System for the needs of distributed internet- based performance-centered enviroment for learning and development
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper presents the design of Distributed Data Management System (DDMS) for the needs of Distributed Internet-based Performance-centred Environment for Learning and Development (DIPELD) which applies the model of ... -
Lon-capa, an open-source freeware learning content management and course management system
(University of Zilina, 2005)The LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach (LON-CAPA) is a fully integrated cross-institutional learning content management and assessment system initially developed at Michigan State University ... -
A learning environment for physics laboratory activities (lepla): a web based tool for promoting laboratory work in physics education
(University of Zilina, 2005)In this contribution the design, implementation, preliminary results, evaluation strategy and anticipated outcomes of the EU funded project LEPLA will be described and discussed. The design and implementation of this project ... -
Visualization in chemical education
(University of Zilina, 2005)In this present study, we investigated the capabilities of computer-based construction tool Construtor that allowed students to build virtual molecular models and view multiple chemical representations using computational ... -
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 ... -
Integrating computer simulations into the teaching of physics - an action research approach
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper describes the use of an action research approach in determining different teaching strategies for the use of computer simulations by physics teachers. Six physics teachers from two different school districts ... -
Introducing computer based learning in a rural community in uganda
(University of Zilina, 2005)The article describes the first introduction of using computers in education in the rural community of Lake Bunyonyi in Southwest Uganda. The community at Lake Bunyonyi lives without electricity or other basic infrastructure, ... -
ICT as a tool to design quality management systems in education
(University of Zilina, 2005)Information and communication technologies bring and will bring new dimensions into education. Learning document processing and learning management are the main areas of the implementation of information and communication ... -
An analysis of awareness of students in the utilization of technology
(University of Zilina, 2005)With the rapid advancements in technology, people are being more tied with the technological tools and materials that meet the requirements of the society. The increase of knowledge with support from technology augments ... -
Essential factors that affect students’ choices to study computer science: gender differences
(University of Zilina, 2005)In this paper, an essential aspect regarding the multilateral issue of under-representation of women in Computer Science (CS) is presented. It is based on research conducted with a sample of 77 students aged 17, 52 of which ... -
The influence of ict tools on biological competence of students in the area of genetic knowledge: preliminary report
(University of Zilina, 2005)The main aim of the research is an attempt to find the answer to the question regarding the influence of ICT tools prepared by authors on high school students’ competence in the are of genetics knowledge and skills. In the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Zoowise: web-based design for learning in and about science
(University of Zilina, 2005)Grounded in contemporary perspectives on learning science as inquiry and built upon empirical research evidence pointing to the significant role of technology tools in supporting this kind of learning, we present a framework ... -
Teaching electromagnetics at undergraduate level at massey university - mathcad aided approach
(University of Zilina, 2005)Mathcad is used in the teaching of Electromagnetics to make mathematical aspects of the subject more interesting, easier to understand and more user friendly. This paper presents examples of the application of Mathcad to ... -
Conceptual learning of selected physical topics through interactive multimedia
(University of Zilina, 2005)In the contribution there is the importance of selected physical phenomena regarding to the physical thinking of students presented. The results of pedagogical research show limited understanding of selected physical ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...