A Microprocessor Architecture for Bibliographic Retrieval System

G Martella; G Gobbi

Information Processing and Management Vol. 17, No. 5 (1981) pp. 239–47

Proposes a microprocessor-based architecture that makes large use of parallelism both in processing and in retrieval operations. The proposed system consists of three functional blocks: the query processor, simple query executers, and the answer...

Developing Modern Information Systems and Services: Africa's Challenges for the Future

G G. Chowdhury

Online & CD-ROM Review Vol. 20, No. 3 (1996) pp. 145–46

Discusses the current state of information systems and services in Africa, examines future possibilities, and suggests areas for improvement. Topics include the lack of automation; CD-ROM databases for accessibility to information sources;...

The Reliability of a Micro-Computer Administration of the MMPI

G K. G. Russell

Journal of Counseling Psychology Vol. 42, No. 1 (1986) pp. 120–22

A computerized version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory was developed that incorporated both administration and scoring. This method was compared with the original manual form. The results indicated that the test-retest reliability ...

The Internet and Information Retrieval Research: A Brief Review

G G. Chowdhury

Journal of Documentation Vol. 55, No. 2 (1999) pp. 209–25

A survey of recent publications shows that frequent topics of Internet and information retrieval research are the effectiveness of search engines, information validation and quality, user studies, design of user interfaces, data structures and...

Correlating the Teaching of Mathematics and Science

Nigel G. G. Webb

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 6, No. 1 (1975) pp. 105–110

The Changing Face of Africa's Information and Communication Scenario

G G. Chowdhury

International Information and Library Review Vol. 30, No. 1 (1998) pp. 1–21

Provides a glimpse of the prevailing situation in the field of information and communication in African countries; reports on recent surveys and case studies which indicate both problems and encouraging efforts. Discusses developments of...

Forms and Functions of Feedback in CAI and CAL

G Heywood

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 2, No. 2 (1986) pp. 83–92

Form and function of reinforcement is discussed with attention to the focus for feedback. Case studies of five junior high schools provide data and field notes for a tentative analysis of the determinants of reinforcement including organizational...

The Cassette Recorder

G Lebas

Educational Media International Vol. 1 (1972) pp. 10–14

A comparison of the cassette recorder with the traditional reel-to-reel recorder is given. (HB)

An analysis of young students' thinking when completing basic coding tasks using Scratch Jnr. On the iPad

G. Falloon

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 32, No. 6 (December 2016) pp. 576–593

Recent government moves in many countries have seen coding included in school curricula, or promoted as part of computing, mathematics or science programmes. While these moves have generally been associated with a need to engage more young people in ...

Effectiveness of E-TLM in Learning Vocabulary in English

G. Singaravelu

Journal on English Language Teaching Vol. 1, No. 2 (2011) pp. 77–82

The study enlightens the effectiveness of e-TLM in Learning Vocabulary in English at standard VI. Objectives of the study: 1. To find out the problems of conventional TLM in learning vocabulary in English. 2. To find out the significant difference...

Action Research: An Approach for the Teachers in Higher Education

G Yasmeen

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 7, No. 4 (2008) pp. 46–53

Introduction: Action Research is a formative study of progress commonly practiced by teachers in schools. Basically an action research is a spiral process that includes problem investigation, taking action & fact-finding about the result of...

Elements and implications of a hypertext pedagogy

G Russell

Computers & Education Vol. 31, No. 2 (1998) pp. 185–193

This paper describes elements of a pedagogy for writing hypertext stories in year eight classes in secondary schools. Over a period of 18 months, 100 students in three schools completed handwritten and hypertext stories. The pedagogical elements...

Language: English

Topics: Middle School Education

Impact of Curriculum Strategies in Ameliorating Communicative Skill in English

G. Singaravelu

Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 2, No. 1 (2006) pp. 59–62

The Study investigated the problems of the students in improving communicative skill in English at standard VII and found the impact of creative competency (new curriculum strategy) to eliminate the problem of it. Eighty eight subjects were involved ...

Embellishment of Student Leadership in Learning Multiplication at Primary Level

G. Singaravelu

Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 2, No. 2 (2006) pp. 40–43

The present study enlightens the efficacy of Student Leadership method in learning Multiplication in Mathematics at primary level. Single group experimental method was adopted for the study. Forty learners studying in Standard III in Panchayat union ...

Telidon: Its Potential and Problems for Traditional and Distance Education.

G. Moore

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan 01, 1985)

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Virtual environments and autism: a developmental psychopathological approach

G. Rajendran

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 29, No. 4 (Aug 05, 2013) pp. 334–347

Individuals with autism spectrum disorders supposedly have an affinity with information and communication technology (ICT), making it an ideally suited media for this population. Virtual environments (VEs) – both two-dimensional and immersive –...

Query Term Weights as Constraints in Fuzzy Information Retrieval

G Bordogna

Information Processing & Management Vol. 27, No. 1 (1991) pp. 15–26

Presents an analytical approach to the interpretation of weighted Boolean queries. By distinguishing query term weights from query weights, a query becomes a means of describing classes of ideal documents and expressing relativity criteria among...

Telementoring: Pre-service Teachers to In-service Teachers

Kathleen G.

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 907–909

After surveying the literature on information technology and teacher education, Willis andMehlinger (1996, p.978), conclude that, on average, “pre-service teachers know very little about effective use of technology in education.” Furthermore,...

Using a Wiki to Evaluate Individual Contribution to a Collaborative Learning Project

G Trentin

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25, No. 1 (February 2009) pp. 43–55

One critical issue arising in the educational use of collaborative learning concerns the teacher's difficulty in evaluating the contribution and participation of each student in group-work. This article aims to illustrate and discuss a methodology...

A Quantitative Methodology For Determining the Critical Benchmarks for Project 2061 Strand Maps

G Kuhn

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 27, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 299–324

Abstract The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was tasked with identifying the key science concepts for science literacy in K-12 students in America (AAAS, 1990, 1993). The AAAS Atlas of Science Literacy (2001) has...

Topics: Standards, Science, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Administrators, Secondary Education, Learning Objects, Information Sciences, Developmental Stages, Computer Sciences

Workshop on ODLSoft for IGNOU Administrative Staff

G. Mythili

Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 25, No. 2 (2016) pp. 141–143

Language: English

Impact of Gadget Based Learning of Grammar in English at Standard II

G Singaravelu

Journal on English Language Teaching Vol. 4, No. 2 (2014) pp. 33–39

The study enlightens the impact of Gadget Based Learning of English Grammar at standard II. Objectives of the study is to find out the learning problems of the students of standard II in Learning English Grammar in Shri Vani Vilas Middle School and...

The EUDISED Project of the Council of Europe

G Silvestri

Educational Media International Vol. 3 (1971) pp. 2–6

A look at how EUDISED (European Documentation and Information System for Education) has been planned and how the plan should be implemented. (HB)

E-Learning Strategy for Earning Learners

G. Singaravelu

Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 6, No. 4 (2011) pp. 32–36

The study enlightens the effectiveness of e-learning strategy in learning English among the in-service teachers who are studying B.Ed in School of Distance Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. E-learning strategy is a life long learning...

Locus of Control in School Students and Its Relationship with Academic Achievement

G. Kumaravelu

Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 13, No. 4 (2018) pp. 63–66

This study aims to find out whether there is any positive relationship among locus of control and academic achievement of High school students in Puducherry region from a study on 380 school students. Locus of control scale developed by Levenson ...

Decision Support for Route Search and Optimum Finding in Transport Networks under Uncertainty

G. Szücs

Journal of Applied Research and Technology Vol. 13, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 125–134

The aim of this paper is to find solution for route planning in road network for a user, and to find the equilibrium in the path optimization problem, where the roads have uncertain attributes. The concept is based on the Dempster-Shafer theory and...

Language: English

Digital Library Research: Major Issues and Trends

Suddatta Chowdhury; G G. Chowdhury

Journal of Documentation Vol. 55, No. 4 (1999) pp. 409–48

Discusses digital libraries and provides brief accounts of digital library projects in different parts of the world. Reviews the literature on digital library research under 16 subject headings and suggests future directions. (Contains 114...

Text Screen Design for Computer-Assisted Learning

G Isaacs

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 18, No. 1 (1987) pp. 41–51

Reviews the literature pertaining to the design of the layout of computer text screens as a means of maximizing comprehension in computer-assisted learning. The literature on the design of instructional text is also examined to extrapolate...

Principles and Approaches to the Use of Video-Computer Technologies in the Planning and Management of Education

G Zhelev

The planning and management of educational systems has been examined widely in the last decades despite the lack of a standard research method and a unified underlying theory. Research based on quantitative analysis yields data that may be processed ...

Higher Education Scholars' Participation and Practices on Twitter

G Veletsianos

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 28, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 336–349

Scholars participate in online social networks for professional purposes. In such networks, learning takes the form of participation and identity formation through engagement in and contribution to networked practices. While current literature...

Programming as an Educational Tool

G Wiechers

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 5, No. 4 (1974) pp. 699–703

The author argues that teaching students to program a computer enhances their logical reasoning, problem solving skills, understanding of models, and ability to examine one's work critically. (SD)

Expansive Learning Cycles: Lecturers Using Educational Technologies for Teaching and Learning

G Lautenbach

South African Journal of Higher Education Vol. 24, No. 5 (2010) pp. 699–715

This article focuses on the many obstacles that lecturers encounter when learning to use educational technologies in their work, including the inhibitory nature of the larger activity system of the institution and its effect on expansive learning....

Students' Psychological Web Consulting: Function and Outcome Evaluation

G Efstathiou

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling Vol. 37, No. 3 (August 2009) pp. 243–255

This paper refers to a brief interaction with a mental health professional via written electronic communication. Web consulting services have proved popular, but there is controversy regarding the efficacy of such brief interventions to address...

What's going on behind the screens?

G. Falloon

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 30, No. 4 (Aug 23, 2014) pp. 318–336

Since their introduction in 2010, much has been said and written about Apple's iPad (Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA) and its potential to transform when and how students learn. Much of this hype has focused on attributes of the device such as its...

Data Discretization for Novel Relationship Discovery in Information Retrieval

G Benoit

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 53, No. 9 (2002) pp. 736–46

Describes an information retrieval, visualization, and manipulation model which offers the user multiple ways to exploit the retrieval set, based on weighted query terms, via an interactive interface. Outlines the mathematical model and describes an ...

Workshop on Development of Online Courses for IGNOU Faculty

G. Mythili

Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 20, No. 3 (2011) pp. 231–232

Language: English

“On the edges of the Map”: A study of Heritage Language teachers in Toronto

G. Feuerverger

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 13, No. 1 pp. 39–53

The historical spaces of this twentieth century have been inhabited, in unprecedented numbers, by those fleeing war, poverty and famine. Their sense of rootlessness, as well as their struggle to find voice, meaning and balance in their new lives can ...

Language: English

Educational Technology: A Confidence Builder and Problem Solver in Learning English at Standard I

G. Singaravelu

Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 2, No. 4 (2007) pp. 63–65

The present study investigates the learning impediments of the learners in English at Standard I and found the effectiveness of AVRM approach (Audio-Visual, Relia and Multimedia) to eliminate the learning impediments in English. Twenty-five subjects ...

The Use and Helpfulness of Components in a First Generation Multimedia System: A Study of Individual Differences

G Burt

Canadian Journal of Educational Communication Vol. 25, No. 1 (1996) pp. 37–51

To determine effects of institutional control on component use and need for meeting individual differences in course design, a survey of students at British Open University analyzed the use and helpfulness of 15 multimedia components. Concludes that ...

Innovative Pedagogical Practice with ICT in Three Nordic Countries--Differences and Similarities

G Ottestad

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 26, No. 6 (December 2010) pp. 478–491

Three Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland and Norway, participated in the IEA SITES 2006 study. All the three countries have launched huge policy and investment programmes to promote digital literacy and readiness for the information age. In relation ...

Telementoring: Pre-service Teachers to In-service Teachers

Kathleen G.

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 907–909

After surveying the literature on information technology and teacher education, Willis andMehlinger (1996, p.978), conclude that, on average, “pre-service teachers know very little about effective use of technology in education.” Furthermore,...

The Design of Document Information Systems

G Rosman

Journal of Information Science Vol. 22, No. 4 (1996) pp. 287–97

Presents costs and benefits of document information systems as well as a design methodology. Highlights include the method of working, method of modelling, multiple data types, access structure and indexing, and a case study of the implementation of ...

The Impact of the Graphics Calculator on Physics Teaching

G Adie

Physics Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (1998) pp. 50–54

Explains how the graphing calculator can be used in simulations of physics experiments and how its use for plotting graphs requires a shift in emphasis from obtaining an experimental result to evaluating that result. (DDR)

Technology in the Schools: Overcoming Obstacles

G Kontos

International Conference in Distance Education 1995 (October 1995)

Distance education and related technologies make possible the sharing of information and techniques between countries to improve teaching and learning for all students, including those with special needs. Distance education delivery tools include...

An Image Database on a Parallel Processing Network

G Philip

Information Services & Use Vol. 11, No. 5 (1991) pp. 315–35

Describes the design and development of an image database for photographs in the Ulster Museum (Northern Ireland) that used parallelism from a transputer network. Topics addressed include image processing techniques; documentation needed for the...

The Computerized Braille Tutor: A Computer-Based Braille Learning Program

G Kapperman

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 90, No. 3 (1996) pp. 252–58

The Computerized Braille Tutor is an interactive software tutorial that sighted persons can use to learn the literary braille code. The software presents 15 lessons that address different aspects of the literary braille code and include braille...

Introducing CAI for Developing Nations

G Wiechers

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 1981) pp. 39–41

Recommends Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) as an effective method to teach basic skills to elementary students in developing nations if managerial problems can be overcome. Presents results from two studies using CAI mathematics materials. (DC)

Effective e-learning: Design, Development and Delivery by MADHURI DUBEY

G. Mythili

Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 21, No. 1 (2012) pp. 73–74

Language: English

Mobile Learning to Enrich Vocabulary in English

G. Singaravelu

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 6, No. 2 (2009) pp. 63–68

The study enlightens the impact of Mobile learning in enriching the vocabulary in English at standard VIII. Objectives of the study: 1. To find out the problems in enriching vocabulary in English at standard VIII. 2. To find out the impact of Mobile ...

The Xanadu Project: Training Faculty in the Use of Information and Communication Technology for University Teaching

G Trentin

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 22, No. 3 (June 2006) pp. 182–196

Technology-enhanced learning (TEL) methodologies are becoming an important part of University teaching but faculty members have tended to shy away from using them. So, how can they be enticed to use them effectively? What approaches can be used? The ...