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Surveying Student Perspectives of Quality: Value of QM rubric items
Penny Ralston-Berg |
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Ralston-Berg, P. (2014). Surveying student perspectives of quality: Value of QM rubric items. Internet Learning, 3(1), 11.
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Presents the results of the survey on student perspectives of quality.
No discussion is provided.
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The Experience of Three Flipped Classrooms in an Urban University: An exploration of design principles
Min Kyu Kim So Mi Kim Otto Khera Joan Getman |
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This study deploys the theory-driven analytic framework−Revised Community of Inquiry (RCOI) (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000, Shea & Bidjerano, 2010, Shea et al., 2012, Swan et al., 2012) – by first investigating the impact of the flipped classroom approach on three participating classrooms as a means of eliciting a model that is able to guide the elaboration of design principles. This study aimed to investigate participants’ perceived values of the flipped
classrooms with respect to . . .
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The Web at 25 in the US
Susannah Fox Lee Rainie |
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Fox, S., & Rainie, H. (2014). The Web at 25 in the US. Pew Research Center [Internet & American Life Project].
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The year 2014 marked the 25th-year anniversary of the World Wide Web. Since 1995, the Pew Research Center has recorded the exponential growth of internet use in our everyday lives. This report (N=857) summarizes (1) Adoption: 87% of American adults use the internet. Adult ownership of cellphone has grown from 53% in 2000 to 90% in 2014. (2) Impact: 53% of internet users state internet would be very hard to give up. Moreover, about 60% of them said internet is essential for job-related reasons. . . .
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“U-Pace” Instruction: Improving student success by integrating content mastery and amplified assistance
D. M. Reddy H. M. Pfeiffer R. Fleming K. A. Ports L. E. Pedrick J. L. Barnack-Tavlaris R. A. Swain D. L. Jirovec A. M. Helion R. A. Swain |
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Reddy, D. M., Pfeiffer, H. M., Fleming, R., Ports, K. A., Pedrick, L. E., Barnack-Tavlaris, J. L., Swain, R. A, Jirovec, D.L., Helion, A.M. and Swain, R.A. (2013). “U-Pace” instruction: Improving student success by integrating content mastery and amplified assistance. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 17(1), 147-154.
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U-Pace is an online, behavioral-based pedagogical tool that teaches students habits to succeed in college. The program is personalized to individual students and focuses on students’ strengths and motivations. When the system was compared to face-to-face traditional instruction, U-Pace instruction was found to be reduce the achievement gap between “disadvantaged” students and increase overall student performance. Disadvantaged students also increased their rate of content mastery. Areas of . . .
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College Student Choice among Electronic and Printed Textbook Options
Dmitriy V. Chulkov Jason VanAlstine |
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Chulkov, D. V., & VanAlstine, J. (2013). College student choice among electronic and printed textbook options. Journal of Education for Business, 88:4, 216-222.
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This study looks at what factors lead to students choosing eBooks or traditional paper, physical books. Using OLS, the researchers found that ease of use and ease of purchasing were factors in what kind of class material students chose to utilize for class. It is also important to note that students’ ability to keep their text book after completion of the class was not statistically significant (sample was 57% non-discipline majors) but being able to effectively use the textbook to learn was . . .
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Developing a Pedagogy of Mutuality in a Capability Approach: Teachers’ experiences of using the Open Educational Resources (OER) of the teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) programme
Patricia Murphy Freda Wolfenden |
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Murphy, P., & Wolfenden, F. (2013). Developing a pedagogy of mutuality in a capability approach: Teachers’ experiences of using the open educational resources (OER) of the teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) Programme. International Journal of Educational Development, 33(3), 263-271.
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The Tessa (teacher education in sub Saharan Africa) program aims to improve teacher education at scale by developing open educational resources (OER) that allow sustainable and locally managed pedagogical change in higher education institution and schools. The article offers research approach to understanding pedagogical change that recognizes the dialectical relationship between national policies and institutional structures and practices, and the consequent impact of these on teachers' . . .
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Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics
A. Field |
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Field, A. (2013). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. sage.
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Do mobile technologies reshape speaking, writing, or reading?
Naomi S. Baron |
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Baron, N. S. (2013). Do mobile technologies reshape speaking, writing, or reading?. Mobile Media & Communication, 1(1), 134-140.
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Baron suggests several research questions regarding mobile technologies and its potential influence on speech, writing and reading. Speech : the influence of electronically-mediated language (e.g. text message) on spoken language is well-established. Future research should focus on cellphone users’ perception of phone call in public as problematic. Writing : although typewriters increased volume of writings, emergence of mobile device decreased length of the writings. Reading: most of the . . .
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eTextbook Access, Usage, and Beliefs
A. deNoyelles R. Seilhamer |
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Denoyelles, A., & Seilhamer, R. (2013). eTextbook access, usage, and beliefs: implications for adoption in higher education. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 5(2), 189-201.
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This research is inspired by the need for additional information on understanding how instructors and students are utilizing eBooks to transform their learning environment. Specifically, this study looks at a university where there is no institution-wide push for eBook use, a research area that is missing from the literature.
Using a university-wide survey (n = 933) – most of whom are undergraduates (86%) and female (69%), the researchers find that eBooks usage is lower than institutions with . . .
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Factors Influencing Students’ Likelihood to Purchase Electronic Textbooks
R. W. Stone L. Baker-Eveleth |
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Stone, R. W., & Baker-Eveleth, L. (2013). Factors influencing students’ likelihood to purchase electronic textbooks. Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 9, 89-103.
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Looking at a sample of 529 students, this study seeks to find out what motivates students’ reasons for purchasing e-text. Focusing on business and retail modeled theories of consumer purchasing, the study finds that students are more likely to purchase e-text’s if they find the content useful, easy to use, and are aroused (interested and stimulated) by the e-text. Perceived value and effort of finding lower priced textbooks did not affect students’ likeness of buying an e-text. Findings mirrored . . .
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