Automated essay evaluation software in English Language Arts classrooms: Effects on teacher feedback, student motivation, and writing quality

Joshua Wilson; Amanda Czik

Computers & Education Vol. 100, No. 1 (September 2016) pp. 94–109

Automated Essay Evaluation (AEE) systems are being increasingly adopted in the United States to support writing instruction. AEE systems are expected to assist teachers in providing increased higher-level feedback and expediting the feedback process,...

Language: English

Webifying a Workshop: From Our Classroom to Their Desktop

Daniel S. Dotson; Amanda J. Wilson

Journal of Web Librarianship Vol. 2, No. 1 (2008) pp. 61–74

The Knowledge Bank is The Ohio State University's institutional repository, which houses various works by students, faculty, and staff. One of the text collections in the Knowledge Bank is electronic honors theses. Training students to submit their...

Using Scratch with Primary School Children: An Evaluation of Games Constructed to Gauge Understanding of Programming Concepts

Amanda Wilson; Thomas Hainey; Thomas Connolly

International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 93–109

Newer approaches such as games-based learning (GBL) and games based-construction are being adopted to motivate and engage students within the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) in Scotland. GBL and games-based construction suffer from a dearth of...

Integrating Information and Communications Technology in Professional Practice: An Analysis of Teachers' Needs Based on a Survey of Primary and Secondary Teachers in Scottish Schools

Dorothy Williams; Louisa Coles; Amanda Richardson; Kay Wilson; Jennifer Tuson

Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education Vol. 9, No. 2 (2000) pp. 167–82

Surveyed Scottish elementary and secondary teachers regarding their perceived information and communications technology (ICT) needs. Results highlighted three interrelated areas of ICT need: access to ICT and effective management of ICT resources,...

A systematic literature review of games-based learning empirical evidence in primary education

Thomas Hainey; Thomas M. Connolly; Elizabeth A. Boyle; Amanda Wilson; Aisya Razak

Computers & Education Vol. 102, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 202–223

Games-based Learning (GBL) has developed a reputation with educationalists it is perceived as a potentially engaging form of supplementary learning that could enhance the educational process and has been used at all levels of education including...

Language: English