ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Facilitating Exploratory Learning in Schools through Virtual Worlds: Experiences from a Course Run at a School
Author: Iqbal, Ahmer
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Discovery Learning,Computer Simulation,Water Quality,Indigenous Populations,Forestry,Business,Social Systems,Internet

The following paper examines the results of a research study in which a virtual world, Quest Atlantis (QA), was used to engage students in exploratory learning to teach about water quality issues. The main aim of the research was to find out how new digital learning environments and educational technology, such as virtual worlds, can be introduced in schools; what will be the response of the administration, teachers, parents and students; what could be the best teaching methodology for these digital learning environments; and what could be possible hurdles and hindrances. The research was comprised of comparison between different teaching methods based on student outcomes and the results of a survey which was conducted at the end of the study. The research was too big to include all results in this paper thus the findings of the survey and observations of the researcher are presented here. The survey was answered by students (N=33) and it included questions about the learning environment, perceptions about the learning process and problems that the students might have encountered during the study. During the study, the students were divided into three different groups, or classes, and each group studied using a different teaching method. Thus, there were three teaching methodologies or learning strategies: direct instruction and using QA; group discussions in class and using QA; and self-exploration using QA. The results are presented on an overall basis and also on the basis of these teaching methods as it could have influenced the answers given by the students. The results of the survey shows that majority of the students liked learning through the virtual world, Quest Atlantis in this case, and would like to continue using it both at home and at their school. Irrespective of the teaching method used, they perceived that they learned a lot about water quality and think that they could not have learned more in a traditional class. The biggest hurdles or problems reported by students were: working in pairs; wrong time to conduct this research; short session times; and technical problems related to computers and the internet. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, &quot;Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012),&quot; see ED542606.]
Augmented Reality in the Science Museum: Lessons Learned in Scaffolding for Conceptual and Cognitive Learning
Author: Yoon, Susan A.
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Physical Environment,Simulated Environment,Synthesis,Information Technology,Computer Simulation,Museums,Exhibits,Science Activities,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Middle School Students,Informal Education

This research follows on previous studies that investigated how digitally augmented devices and knowledge scaffolds enhance learning in a science museum. We investigated what combination of scaffolds could be used in conjunction with the unique characteristics of informal participation to increase conceptual and cognitive outcomes. 307 students from nine middle schools participated in the study. Six scaffolds were used in varying combinations. The first was the digital augmentation. The next five were adaptations of knowledge-building scaffolds. Results demonstrated greater cognitive abilities in terms of theorizing can be obtained with particular combinations of scaffolds, however, there appears to be a trade-off in what students can learn conceptually in informal environments in which learning takes place in short episodes. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, &quot;Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012),&quot; see ED542606.]
Educational Support System for Experiments Involving Construction of Sound Processing Circuits
Author: Takemura, Atsushi
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Equipment,Electronics,Distance Education,Virtual Classrooms,Laboratories,Acoustics,Technical Education

This paper proposes a novel educational support system for technical experiments involving the production of practical electronic circuits for sound processing. To support circuit design and production, each student uses a computer during the experiments, and can learn circuit design, virtual circuit making, and real circuit making. In the proposed system, an analysis system that runs on the internet translates the composition of the circuit that is designed and constructed by the experimenter into the general circuit description language (SPICE). This circuit translation into SPICE enables the simulation of circuit behavior and indicates the presence of incorrect parts in the circuit. The analysis system also provides simulated sound, which is synthesized on the basis of circuit designed or constructed by an experimenter. Therefore, students can individually learn practical circuit making, behaviors of sound-processing circuits, and sound simulation. The proposed system is applicable to various circuit types and learning environments, such as computer-aided circuit design and the manufacture of both virtual and real circuits. The usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed system was evaluated by analyzing circuits made by five university students in an actual class. (Contains 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, &quot;Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012),&quot; see ED542606.]
Teaching the Balanced Scorecard through Simulation
Author: Capelo, Carlos
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Performance Based Assessment,Learning Theories,Problem Solving,Systems Analysis,Causal Models,Feedback (Response),Simulated Environment,Decision Making,Business,Strategic Planning

Kaplan and Norton introduced the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) which is based on a systems perspective of the business strategy and performance measurement. Many organizations around the world are using the BSC to define, implement and manage strategy. Nevertheless there exist studies that identify problems and limitations associated with the implementation and use of the BSC. Those studies show in general terms that managers do not understand the BSC as the measures and perspectives in use are fairly independent, and do not always mirror the recommended cause-and-effect logic included in the systems perspective of the BSC approach. This article addresses the effectiveness of teaching the Balanced Scorecard by means of business simulation. An experiment that uses a business simulator is performed for testing a set of hypotheses about the influence of simulation on the students' understanding of the BSC. The simulation experience was specifically designed by the authors to promote understanding of the BSC concepts. Student feedback and assessment showed that the simulation significantly enhanced the understanding of the BSC concepts related to the strategic management and double-loop learning processes and the systems perspective. Results also suggested that understanding of those BSC concepts positively influences simulation performance. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.) [For the complete proceedings, "Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012)," see ED542606.]
U-ALS: A Ubiquitous Learning Environment
Author: Piovesan, Sandra Dutra
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Virtual Classrooms,Internet,Computer Software,Computers,Users (Information),Information Technology,Information Management,Delivery Systems,Information Storage,Electronic Learning,Handheld Devices,Open Source Technology,Integrated Learning Systems

The diffusion of the use of the learning virtual environments presents a great potential for the development of an application which meet the necessities in the education area. In view of the importance of a more dynamic application and that can adapt itself continuously to the students' necessities, the "U-ALS" (Ubiquitous Adapted Learning System) was proposed and developed. This system was built based on the learning virtual environment Moodle and on the Module Mle-Moodle, available in a Cloud Computing infrastructure and it has as a main purpose the adaption to the student's computational context, glimpsing technical characteristics like the environment adequacy to the user's speed connection. The obtained results show the feasibility of working with systems that are sensitive to the context, bringing improvements in the students' access to the materials and tools. (Contains 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012)," see ED542606.]
Prototype of a Mobile Social Network for Education Using Dynamic Web Service
Author: Hoentsch, Sandra Costa Pinto
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Internet,Social Networks,Computer Networks,Educational Environment,Models,Geographic Location

This article presents the proposal of a social network site SocialNetLab that belongs to the Department of Computing-Federal University of Sergipe and which aims to locate and notify users of a nearby friend independently of the location technology available in the equipment through dynamic Web Service; to serve as a laboratory for research in social networks and to promote collaborative learning and integration among students, teachers and researchers, providing the institution's services and educational resources in full time. (Contains 4 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, &quot;Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012),&quot; see ED542606.]
OAEditor--A Framework for Editing Adaptive Learning Objects
Author: Pereira, Joao Carlos Rodrigues
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Hypermedia,Distance Education,Information Technology,Formative Evaluation,Virtual Classrooms,Educational Environment,Learning Processes,Integrated Learning Systems,Item Banks

Distance Learning supported by the WEB is a reality which is growing fast and, like any technological or empirical innovation, it reveals positive and negative aspects. An important aspect is in relation to the monitoring of the activities done by the students since an accurate online assessment of the knowledge acquired is an open and, therefore, worrying subject. A way of minimizing such situation is by using technology to monitor the general performance of the student in the virtual learning environment. This work invests on the construction of the OAEditor framework which allows teachers to create learning objects in the form of educational hyper documents representing conceptual graphs that can adapt to the interaction of the students according to their performance, besides enabling a pedagogical monitoring based on self-evaluative questionnaires which are automatically generated, pondering the navigation and performance obtained. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) [For the complete proceedings, "Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012)," see ED542606.]
Evaluation of Mathematical Self-Explanations with LSA in a Counterintuitive Problem of Probabilities
Author: Guiu, Jordi Maja
Date: 2012-10-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Probability,Problem Solving,Decision Making,Semantics,Mathematics

In this paper different type of mathematical explanations are presented in relation to the mathematical problem of probabilities Monty Hall (card version) and the computational tool Latent Semantic Analyses (LSA) is used. At the moment the results in the literature about this computational tool to study texts show that this technique is appropriate for the case of expository and narrative texts, but there is not evidence with mathematical texts. The technique could help us to identify which are the better explanations and if this is relevant to explain correct responses. (Contains 1 figure, 1 table, and 1 footnote.) [For the complete proceedings, &quot;Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, Oct 19-21, 2012),&quot; see ED542606.]
The School Custodian. Bulletin, 1938, No. 2
Author: Rogers, James Frederick
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Sanitation,School Maintenance,Superintendents,Females,Employed Women,Population Distribution,School Safety,School Size

The position of caretaker of a school is a many-sided and an important one, and the matter of his selection, supervision, and training have hardly been given the attention they deserve. There have been, in recent years, some valuable local studies in this field, but no survey of national scope has been attempted since 1922. The importance of the custodian, or janitor, in the scheme of public schooling is recognized by those who seek not only a person who can sweep a room or stoke a furnace, but also one who is a skilled sanitarian and an inspiration to youth. This bulletin introduces the subject, reviews previous studies, and presents the recent study conducted through inquiries sent to superintendents in cities having a population of more than 10,000 and in cities of 2,500 to 10,000 persons in 9 representative States. Bulletin sections include: (1) The Present Study--Cities with a population of 100,000 or more, Cities with a population of 30,000 to 100,000, Cities with a population of 10,000 to 30,000, and Communities with a population of 2,500 to 10,000; (2) The Custodian and Safety; (3) Women as custodians; (4) Review and remarks; (5) Changes since 1922; (6) Salaries of Custodians; (7) The custodian of the future; and (8) Selected references. Appended is the Self-Rating Scale for Engineers and Custodians of St. Joseph, Missouri. (Contains 10 footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Nature and Use of the Cumulative Record. Bulletin, 1938, No. 3
Author: Segel, David
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Educational History,Student Records,Educational Policy,Administrative Policy,Educational Administration,Elementary Secondary Education,Public Schools,Academic Records,Recordkeeping,Information Storage,Information Security,Confidential Records,School Law,Educational Testing,School Guidance,Pupil Personnel Services,Worksheets,Data Collection,National Surveys,School Districts,Psychological Testing,Student Characteristics,Attendance,Child Health,Psychometrics,Predictive Measurement

Many schools are making changes in their cumulative record systems or are instituting new systems. The reason for this increased interest in cumulative records is their recognized value as a tool in the program of pupil guidance and adjustment. The greatest aid to the pupil can be given only when his rate and trend of development in various intellectual, social, and physical traits is known. The cumulative record of growth in these traits can be preserved in a form for practical use. This bulletin describes the types of cumulative records found in different school systems. Upon the basis of an analysis of their contents and in light of findings of studies of child development, it makes practical suggestions for cumulative record keeping. It suggests ways of recording different types of items and outlines the purposes for which the cumulative record may be employed. The situations in which such records prove valuable vary from the daily adjustment of pupil problems in the classroom to the more formal guidance given by counselors or principals concerning choice of occupations and plans for further schooling. (Contains 20 footnotes, 23 figures, and 2 tables.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
School Use of Visual Aids: An Interpretative Study of the Data Collected in the National Survey of Visual Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools. Bulletin, 1938, No. 4
Author: Koon, Cline M.
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Educational History,National Surveys,Questionnaires,Elementary Schools,Secondary Schools,Visual Aids,Educational Media,Instructional Materials,Multimedia Materials,Audiovisual Instruction,Teaching Methods,Educational Change,Instructional Films,Educational Technology,Projection Equipment,Public Schools,Private Schools,School District Size,Bibliographies,Media Selection,Library Materials,Field Trips,Program Administration

Visual instruction--the use of interesting or clarifying objective illustrations such as specimens, maps, pictures, and the like--are as old as formal instruction or what is now thought of as organized education. In recent years, however, new visual mediums or aids have been introduced into instructional practices, many of which have a special appeal to the interest of youth of school age. The use of the sound film in the classroom is perhaps the most recent innovation, but moving pictures, film strips, the silent movie, and stereoptican slides are other visual aids of comparatively recent development. To what extent and how are these newer instruments used? What problems are involved in their introduction and in what ways is their use evaluated? A nationwide survey of the use of visual aids in school systems, made by the Office of Education in cooperation with the American Council on Education in 1936, sought to shed light on these questions. This bulletin provides an interpretive report of the survey. Chapters explore: (1) Visual aids in elementary and secondary schools (the nationwide survey); (2) Objects, specimens, and models; (3) Still pictures and graphic presentations; and (4) Motion pictures. The Appendix provides the survey questionnaire. (Contains 10 footnotes, 6 tables, and 15 figures.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Bibliography of Research Studies in Education, 1936-1937. Bulletin, 1938, No. 5
Author: Gray, Ruth A.
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational History,Educational Research,Research Reports,Bibliographies,Doctoral Dissertations,Masters Theses,Teacher Researchers,College Faculty,Federal Aid,Educational Environment,International Education,Teaching Methods,Curriculum Research,Curriculum Development,Intellectual Disciplines,Teacher Education,Teaching (Occupation),Special Needs Students,Special Education,Ethnic Groups,Libraries,Library Services,Surveys,Audiovisual Instruction,School Administration,Educational Administration,Biographies,Educational Theories,Educational Principles,School Organization,Educational Psychology,Child Development,Educational Testing,Psychological Testing,Preschool Education,Kindergarten,Elementary Education,Secondary Education,Higher Education,Delinquency,Reading Interests,Reading Materials,Gender Differences,Adult Education,Educational Finance,Educational Legislation,School Buildings,Educational Equipment,Educational Sociology,Urban Schools,African American Education,American Indian Education,Womens Education,Rural Education,Vocational Education,Leisure Time,Leisure Education,Rehabilitation,Disabilities,School Orientation

This Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1936 through August 1937 is the eleventh in the series. It lists 3,530 studies reported by 122 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list includes 541 doctors'  dissertations, 2,736 masters' theses, and 243 studies reported as faculty research. The entries give the author, title, degree, and date when the thesis was completed, the name of the institution granting the degree, number of pages, and a brief descriptive note. The place and date of publication are given wherever possible. Annotations for a number of studies were made in this office; others were furnished by the persons reporting the studies. The bibliography covers many timely topics in the several fields of education: Current education conditions in the United States and in foreign countries, Federal aid to education, training for the use of leisure time, the building and subjects of the curriculum, orientation courses, the effect of current economic and social conditions on education, rehabilitation of the disabled, the training and status of teachers, the education of racial and exceptional groups, and the various types of libraries and their use. An index of institutions, an author index, and a subject index are included. (Contains 1 footnote.) [Prepared in the Library Division. Best copy available has been provided.]
Offerings and Registrations in High-School Subjects, 1933-34. Bulletin, 1938, No. 6
Author: Jessen, Carl A.
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Educational History,Secondary School Curriculum,High Schools,Junior High Schools,Educational Trends,Research Reports,Second Languages,Social Sciences,Mathematics Education,Science Curriculum,Health Education,Music Education,Art Education,Agricultural Education,Business Education,Vocational Education,Industrial Arts,Shop Curriculum,Home Economics Education,Elective Courses,Course Selection (Students),Required Courses,Academic Education,General Education,Educational Policy,Public Schools,National Surveys,School Statistics,English Curriculum,Latin,Enrollment

Periodically since 1890 the Office of Education has attempted to catch and keep a sort of survey picture of the developing secondary school curriculum. Each one shows the school's answer to the question of what is good--educationally--for boys and girls. Each one shows, too, through registration figures for electives, what boys and girls think is good for them--educationally. This bulletin now presents the latest study, based on 1934 data, of the secondary school curriculum. Sections cover: (1) Recurring studies of subject trends; (2) Number of subjects; (3) Trends in registrations, 1890 to 1934, including a guide to reading the data, and discussions of academic and nonacademic subjects: (4) Offerings and registrations in 1934, including a discussion of status and the subject areas of languages, mathematics, science, social science, health subjects, drawing and art, music, agriculture, home economics, commercial subjects, and industrial and shop subjects; and (5) An overview, or conclusion. (Contains 4 footnotes and 4 tables.) [Tables in this bulletin were prepared under the direction of Lester B. Herlihy. Best copy available has been provided.]