Browsing CBLIS Conference Proceedings 2005 Integrating New Technologies in Science and Education by Title
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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 ... -
Efficient e-learning services
(University of Zilina, 2005)The contribution deals with the architecture of the eEDUSER portal (eEDUSER - ”Efficient E-Learning Network Services Establishment for Education without Borders”, project within Leonardo da Vinci Programme). It analyses ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Global seismic monitoring network for classroom use
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper describes the Seismic Internet Monitoring Application 2 (SIMA2) project and explains its use for teaching geology, physics, and computer science at the elementary, high school, and college levels. Earthquakes ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Innovation of former courseware
(University of Zilina, 2005)In the project Theoretical concepts, sources and technical background of e-learning we want to explore the possibilities how to transfer the teaching aids created within the sixties up to the nineties into electronic version ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Learning Management Systems At Dar Es Salaam Institute Of Technology
(University of Zilina, 2005)In order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of learning, many colleges, institutes and universities have introduced eLearning. Dar es salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) is also one of the higher learning ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Mapping Tool For Matching Assessment To Graduate Qualities And To Course Objectives
(University of Zilina, 2005)Many universities have embraced e-learning with all the benefits that this new technology brings to education. However, most researchers focus on the development of course content and its presentation. Few researchers focus ... -
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 ... -
A Multi-Agent Enabled E-Education Object & Course Authoring System (MEEOCAS)
(University of Zilina, 2005)The paradigm of developing on-line courses by assembling existing e-education objects (EEO), stored in databases, is increasingly revealing its advantage and attracting more and more attention of researchers and practitioners ...