Injecting or Integrating Technology in the Classroom: The Interaction Effects of Teacher Technological Expertise and Technology Integration Training on Native American Student Learning

Frank Zittle; Rebecca Zittle

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2794–2798

Is knowing how to teach combined with high technological skills sufficient to guarantee the integration of technology that enhances student performance? A study was conducted to investigate differences between student gains by teachers' level of...

Topics: Training, Integration, Educational Technology, Students, Evaluation

The effect of Web-based concept mapping on analogical transfer

Frank John Zittle

The effect of Web-based concept mapping on analogical@transfer (2001) pp. 1–323

The profitable use of previously learned information relies upon the active transfer of information into an integrative and flexible knowledge structure. Current educational practice assumes that the transfer of knowledge is the natural consequence...

Social Presence as a Predictor of Satisfaction within a Computer-Mediated Conferencing Environment

Charlotte N. Gunawardena; Frank J. Zittle

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (1997) pp. 8–26

Examines the effectiveness of "social presence" as a predictor of learner satisfaction in a text-based medium based on the GlobalEd inter-university computer conference. Results suggested social presence as a strong predictor of satisfaction, and...

Designing Satellite Instruction for Elementary Students: Importance of the Classroom Teacher

Charlotte N. Gunawardena; Constance A. Lowe; William Gregory Murrell; Rebecca H. Zittle; Frank Zittle; Patricia Boverie

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 6, No. 2 (2000) pp. 107–122

The United States Department of Education Star Schools grant program funds innovative projects applying distance technology in education. One such grant resulting in the de-velopment of two instructional programs for elementary grades, Elementary...

Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Materials, Distance Education, Elementary Education, Schools

The Effects of Web Based Multimedia Lessons on Native American Learning

Rebecca Zittle; Frank Zittle; Karen Lesher; Elvira Bitsoi Largie; Don Fischer; Moni Short; J. Nathaniel Southerland; Karina Roessel; Toni Rivera; Florian Johnson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 764–772

This study presents evidence that web based multimedia Mathematics, Science and Reading lessons for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 8th grade students appear to enhance learning in low English proficient and low-income Native American learners. Since 1999 the...

Topics: Educational Technology, Achievement, Mathematics, Multimedia, Schools