Friday, February 27, 2015

CAI in mathematics at elementary level in Pakistan

The effect of computer based instructional technique for the learning of elementary level mathematics among high, average and low achievers Muhammad Tanveer Afzal, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan Bashir Muhammad Gondal, Punjab Examination Commission, Pakistan Nuzhat Fatima, IMCG Korang Town, Islamabad, Pakistan This IJEDICT article is about CAI in mathematics at elementary level in […]

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

ICT4RED: Use of tablets in rural education in South Africa

Evaluation of a pilot project on information and communication technology for rural education development (ICT4RED): A Cofimvaba case study on the educational use of tablets Acheson Charles AC Phiri, Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) in Southern Africa Thato Foko and Nare Mahwai, CSIR Meraka Institute of Technology, South Africa In an endeavour to find solutions […]

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Monday, February 23, 2015

Creation of audiovisual presentations as a tool to develop key competences

Creation of audiovisual presentations as a tool to develop key competences in secondary-school students: A case study in science class Ángel Ezquerra, Javier Manso, Mª Esther Burgos, and Carla Hallabrin Complutense University of Madrid, Spain New curricular plans based on key competences create the need for new educational proposals that allow their development. This article […]

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Agro-students’ appraisal of online registration of academic courses

Agro-students’ appraisal of online registration of academic courses in the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria Okanlade Adesokan Lawal-Adebowale and Olalekan Oyekunle Federal University of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria With integration of information technology tool for academic course registration in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, the study assessed the agro-students’ appraisal of […]

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Friday, February 20, 2015

Use of Web Quest Strategy in learning geographical concepts

Effectiveness of Web Quest Strategy in acquiring geographic concepts among eighth grade students in Jordan Zaid Suleiman AL-Edwan, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan This study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of using Web Quest Strategy in acquiring the geographic concepts among eighth grade students in Jordan. The study individuals consisted of (119) students in the scholastic […]

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Measurement invariance of the UTAUT constructs in the Caribbean

Measurement invariance of the UTAUT constructs in the Caribbean Authors: Troy Devon Thomas, Lenandlar Singh and Kemuel Gaffar Univerity of Guyana Dhanaraj Thakur, Grace-Ann Jackman, Michael Thomas and Roger Gajraj University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad Claudine Allen University of Technology, Jamaica Keron Tooma Northern Caribbean University This article employs confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate the factorial validity […]

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

ACU initiative: Raising the profile of higher education

News item from ACU: Commonwealth education ministers meet every three years, to discuss key education issues, identify areas for action, and share knowledge and good practice. The next Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) will be held from 22-26 June 2015, hosted by the Government of the Bahamas. Higher education – and universities in particular […]

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ACU initiative: Raising the profile of higher education

News item from ACU: Commonwealth education ministers meet every three years, to discuss key education issues, identify areas for action, and share knowledge and good practice. The next Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) will be held from 22-26 June 2015, hosted by the Government of the Bahamas. Higher education – and universities in particular […]

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Frontrunners in ICT: Kenyan runners using smartphones

Frontrunners in ICT: Kenyan runners’ improvement in training, informal learning and economic opportunities using smartphones Authors: Per Olof Hansson, Linköping University, Sweden William Jobe, Stockholm University, Sweden The primary aim of this research was to study how mobile technology shapes, changes, and develops informal learning outside the classroom and school environment. In this study we […]

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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Commonwealth Scholarships in low and middle income countries

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is a unique programme. Since its establishment in 1959, it has provided opportunities for over 30,000 citizens of all Commonwealth countries to study in other member countries. Since the scholarships have traditionally been supported by host governments, the overwhelming majority have been hosted by developed Commonwealth countries. Now, […]

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Exploring cultural capital in the instructional design process

  Exploring cultural capital in the instructional design process: A case study Roxanne Russell, University of Phoenix, USA In this case study, we are able to take a close look at a situation not often encountered in the literature on ICTs in emerging economies: a private company from an emerging economy providing much-needed funding for […]

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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Blogging in the foreign language classroom

  Technology-supported classroom for collaborative learning: Blogging in the foreign language classroom   Dorota Domalewska, Rangsit University, Thailand This study examined the phenomenon of blogging as a technologically enhanced support to develop interaction and interrelatedness among learners in a foreign language course. A corpus of 62 blog entries and 30 comments the bloggers left on […]

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Khan Academy’s Revamped iPad App Is Learner Intuitive

The Khan Academy had its birth when founder Salman Khan agreed to tutor a family member on math via YouTube. When strangers began viewing the videos to the tune of thousands each month, he founded a not-for-profit based on leveraging new technology to bring education to anybody who wanted it. Eight years, a TED Talk […]

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