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Mind vs. Machine: A comparison between human analysis and autonomous natural language processing in the classification of learning outcomes
Mark McMahon; Michael Garrett
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 641–649
This paper reports on research and development of an automated system to classify instructional activities to help assure student achievement. Using the Instructional Activity Matrix, a synthesized taxonomy to identify types of knowledge and levels...
Topics: WWW-based Course-Support Systems, Instructor Training and Support
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Generalised Design Guidelines for Supporting Knowledge Construction and Learning Transfer using 3D, Problem-based Learning Environments
Michael Garrett; Mark McMahon
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 883–893
This paper proposes a series of generalised guidelines to advise the design of 3D, problem-based learning environments. These guidelines were established during the course of a Ph. D study involving the application of the Simulation, User, and...
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Indirect measures of learning transfer between real and virtual environments
Michael Garrett; Mark McMahon
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 6 (Dec 23, 2013)
This paper reports on research undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a 3D simulation environment used to train mining personnel in emergency evacuation procedures, designated the Fires in Underground Mines Evacuation Simulator (FUMES). Owing...
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A Classification Matrix of Examination Items to Promote Transformative Assessment
Mark McMahon; Michael Garrett
Global Learn 2015 (April 2015) pp. 175–184
The ability to assess learning hinges on the quality of the instruments that are used. This paper reports on the first stage of the design of software to assist educators in ensuring assessment questions meet educational outcomes. A literature...
Topics: Performance and outcome assessment, Assessment, Software
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Indirect Measures of Learning Transfer between Real and Virtual Environments
Michael Garrett; Mark McMahon
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 6 (2013) pp. 806–822
This paper reports on research undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a 3D simulation environment used to train mining personnel in emergency evacuation procedures, designated the Fires in Underground Mines Evacuation Simulator (FUMES). Owing...
Topics: Virtual Environments
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Edutainment: The Challenge
Mary Garrett; Michael Ezzo
Journal of Interactive Instruction Development Vol. 8, No. 3 (1996) pp. 3–7
Education and entertainment both seek to create memorable events. This article explores memory enhancement techniques in each field, the potential role of multimedia in these techniques, determining appropriate and inappropriate merging of education ...
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Identifying learning transfer in simulations without access to real world performance measures
Michael Garrett; Mark McMahon
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 515–520
This paper reports on research undertaken to determine the degree of learning transfer for a 3D simulation environment situated within a problem-based learning pedagogy for emergency evacuation training in an underground mining facility. Owing to...
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Exploring the Use of Audio-Visual Feedback within 3D Virtual Environments to Provide Complex Sensory Cues for Scenario-Based Learning
Michael Garrett; Mark McMahon
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 412–422
The continuous quest for ever increasing fidelity in 3D virtual worlds is running parallel to the emergence and adoption of low-cost technologies to implement such environments. In education and training, complex simulations can now be implemented...
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A Classification Matrix of Examination Items to Promote Transformative Assessment
Mark McMahon; Michael Garrett
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 27, No. 3 (July 2016) pp. 267–287
The ability to assess learning hinges on the quality of the instruments that are used. This paper reports on the first stage of the design of software to assist educators in ensuring assessment questions meet educational outcomes. A review of the...
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Situations, Interaction, Process and Affordances: An Ecological Psychology Perspective
Michael F. Young; Andrew DePalma; Steven Garrett
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 30, No. 1 (2002) pp. 47–63
From an ecological psychology perspective, a full analysis of any learning context must acknowledge the complex nonlinear dynamics that unfold as an intentionally-driven learner interacts with a technology-based purposefully designed learning...
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A Novel Way to Measure Executive Functions in Primary School Students in an Engaging, Child-Friendly and Valid Way.
Valeska Berg; Mark McMahon; Shane Rogers; Michael Garrett; Dominic Manley
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 72–75
The poster session provides an overview of the newly developed eFun app which aims to measure cognitive executive functions in an engaging, valid and child-friendly way in primary school students. Primary school requires a new set of skills,...
Topics: Learning management systems and environments, Mobile teaching and learning technologies, Alternative and innovative assessment methods
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The eFun App: A New Tool to Measure Executive Functions to Support Learning in a Child-Friendly, Valid and Engaging Way.
Valeska Berg; Mark McMahon; Shane Rogers; Michael Garrett; Dominic Manley
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 76–85
Executive Functions (EFs) such as cognitive flexibility, working memory and inhibition regulate cognition in ways that support success in school and life. Although the interest in children’s EFs is steadily increasing, measuring EFs and their...
Topics: Learning management systems and environments, Mobile teaching and learning technologies, Alternative and innovative assessment methods
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Testing the Effectiveness of Interactive Multimedia for Library-User Education
Karen Markey; Annie Armstrong; Sandy De Groote; Michael Fosmire; Laura Fuderer; Kelly Garrett; Helen Georgas; Linda Sharp; Cheri Smith; Michael Spaly; Joni E. Warner
portal: Libraries and the Academy Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 527–544
A test of the effectiveness of interactive multimedia Web sites demonstrates that library users' topic knowledge was significantly greater after visiting the sites than before. Library users want more such sites about library services, their majors, ...
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SITE Joint SIG Symposia: A Collaboration Between the K-12 Online Learning SIG and Distance Learning SIG: How Higher Education and K-12 Online Learning Research Can Impact Each Other
Rick Ferdig; Leanna Archambault; Kerry Rice; Margaret Niess; Trisha Litz; Amy Garrett-Dikkers; Aimee Whiteside; Michael Barbour; David Marcovitz; Antoinette Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 635–639
Facilitated by Rick Ferdig of Kent State University and editor of JTATE, this Symposia brings together the work of the K-12 Online Learning SIG and the Distance Learning SIG communities and focuses on presentations from scholars in the field whose...