Search results for author:"Jon Pearce"
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A System to Encourage Playful Exploration in a Reflective Environment
Jon Pearce
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1569–1577
Abstract: Finding information in a large database can be challenging, especially when students are not familiar with the information domain. Even when information has been retrieved, it often marks the end of the process rather than the beginning of ...
Topics: Students
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Engaging the Learner: How Can the Flow Experience Support E-learning?
Jon Pearce
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2288–2295
This paper describes research into making e-learning activities motivating and engaging, yet still producing effective learning. Flow is used as an underlying theory to explore student behaviour during online instruction. In this study, 59 students...
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Measuring Speed Using a Computer--Several Techniques
Jon M. Pearce
Physics Education Vol. 23, No. 5 (1988) pp. 291–96
Introduces three different techniques to facilitate the measurement of speed and the associated kinematics and dynamics using a computer. Discusses sensing techniques using optical or ultrasonic sensors, interfacing with a computer, software...
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Using Video Analysis or Data Loggers during Practical Work in First Year Physics
Susan Rodrigues; Jon Pearce; Michelle Livett
Educational Studies Vol. 27, No. 1 (2001) pp. 31–43
Reports on a project investigating students' learning processes when video analysis and data logging practical work were used in a first-year undergraduate physics course. Suggests that students were motivated by the tasks and believed that these...
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The Role of a Computerised Concept Mapping Tool in the Context of the Australian PhD Candidature
Daryl Ku; Jon Pearce; Wally Smith
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 2571–2580
This paper presents a human-computer interaction study aimed at understanding the roles and consequences of a computerised concept mapping tool in the context of the Australian PhD candidature. Unlike most educational technology research, it is...
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PRAZE: Innovating teaching through online peer review
Raoul A. Mulder; Jon M. Pearce
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 727–736
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Peer Review in Higher Education: Student Perceptions before and after Participation
Raoul A. Mulder; Jon M. Pearce; Chi Baik
Active Learning in Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (July 2014) pp. 157–171
Peer review is integral to academic endeavour, but opportunities for students to benefit from peer review in higher education remain limited, and relatively little is known about how student perceptions influence their appreciation of peer review....