An approach to learning by construction

Emily Bagarukayo; Theo Weide; Henny Meijden

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 8, No. 3 (2012)

This paper proposes an innovative idea for providing affordable, sustainable, and meaningful education for students in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The authors show how a Digital Learning Environment (DLE) can play a central role in community...

Peer Interaction in Three Collaborative Learning Environments

Judith Kleine Staarman; Karen Krol; Henny van der Meijden

Journal of Classroom Interaction Vol. 40, No. 1 (2005) pp. 29–39

The aim of the study was to gain insight into the occurrence of different types of peer interaction and particularly the types of interaction beneficial for learning in different collaborative learning environments. Based on theoretical notions...

Touch‐typing for better spelling and narrative‐writing skills on the computer

Marjolijn Weerdenburg van; Mariëtte Tesselhof; Henny Meijden van der

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 35, No. 1 (February 2019) pp. 143–152

This study investigated the effect of a touch‐typing course on the spelling and narrative‐writing skills on the computer of elementary school students. Data of 207 students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 were analysed using a pretest–posttest design....

Effects of constructing versus playing an educational game on student motivation and deep learning strategy use

Nienke Vos; Henny van der Meijden; Eddie Denessen

Computers & Education Vol. 56, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 127–137

In this study the effects of two different interactive learning tasks, in which simple games were included were described with respect to student motivation and deep strategy use. The research involved 235 students from four elementary schools in...

Language: English

Exploring Students' Knowledge Construction Strategies in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Discussions Using Sequential Analysis

Nurbiha A. Shukor; Zaidatun Tasir; Henny Van der Meijden; Jamalludin Harun

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 4 pp. 216–228

Online collaborative learning allows discussion to occur at greater depth where knowledge can be constructed remotely. However students were found to construct knowledge at low-level where they discussed by sharing and comparing opinions; those are...

Online Reciprocal Peer Tutoring Approach in Facebook: Measuring Students' Critical Thinking

Nurul Zulkifli; Noor Abd Halim; Noraffandy Yahaya; Henny Meijden; Norasykin Mohd Zaid; Ana A Rashid; Suhaizal Hashim

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 16, No. 23 (Dec 08, 2021) pp. 16–28

Critical thinking skills are one of essential employability skills for graduates when entering the workforce. The lack of critical thinking skills among Malaysian graduates is a concern as these skills are important for success in the 21st century....

Language: English