Features and Issues of Digital Pen Use in Classrooms

Masahiro Nagai; Takeshi Kitazawa

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2799–2806

We believe that the next stage of innovation in the development of ICT technologies could well be the electronification under the digital pen system. We discuss the Anoto system and the ultrasonic wave system. We review related research studies and...

A Comparative Analysis of Tests Using Smartphones and Tablet PCs: Perceptions about the Number of Test Questions and Motivation for Taking the Test

Takeshi Kitazawa; Kouki Sato

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 807–812

An experimental environment was developed for students enrolled in an Introduction to Information Science university course using a test that included 20 multiple-choice questions, with a comparative analysis being conducted for students taking the...

Topics: Design of Distance Learning Systems, Usability/User Studies, Methodologies for System Design

Assessment of the Curriculum Design of a Science Teaching Method: Increasing Pre-service Teachers? Teaching Skills Using ICT

Takeshi Kitazawa; Satoru Fujitani; Toru Fukumoto

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1666–1673

This paper reports the findings of a study on teacher-training programs for elementary school science education. In an effort to increase pre-service teachers? teaching skills that involve using information and communication technology (ICT), a...

Topics: Science Education, Research & Evaluation, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Expertise regarding Digital Equipment Use in Elementary Science Teacher-Training Course

Satoru Fujitani; Takeshi Kitazawa; Toru Fukumoto

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2100–2104

This paper describes empirical findings from a practice teaching course regarding for the use of digital equipment on elementary science education. International survey on academic performance reveals that instructions in classes in Japan have a...

Topics: Science Education, Research & Evaluation, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

MicroStory Method: A Memorization Assistance Tool for a Digital Textbook

Takashi Nishikawa; Yasushi Ikei; Takeshi Kitazawa

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 899–903

This paper describes a new technique of memorization assistance for a digital textbook. A method of a memorable annotation, MicroStory, was introduced where a sentence was semi-automatically generated describing a known person performed what was...

Topics: interactive learning environments, User Interface Design

Formative Evaluation via an e-Learning System in Information and Communication Technology Education: Effects of Students’ Learning Strategies and Performance at a Japanese University

Takeshi Kitazawa; Masahiro Nagai; Jun Ueno

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2908–2913

This paper describes the effect of students' learning strategies and performance in information and communication technology education via an e-learning system that is used for formative evaluation at a Japanese university. We defined formative...

An Investigation of Class Satisfaction in Information Technology Education: A Comparative Study of Students’ Performance Levels at a Japanese University

Takeshi Kitazawa; Masahiro Nagai; Jun Ueno

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 932–937

This paper investigates the factors related to students’ class satisfaction in an information technology course at a Japanese university. Accordingly, 182 university students were administered a questionnaire to evaluate the course during its final ...

Effects of e-Learning System in Blended Learning Environments: Exploring the Relationship between Motivational Beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies

Takeshi Kitazawa; Masahiro Nagai; Jun Ueno

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2658–2664

This paper describes the exploring of the relationship between the effects of the e-learning, motivation and self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies in blended learning environments. 125 university students participated in the information...

Role of Trial Lessons and Teaching Practice to Develop Skills for Utilizing ICT in Science Education

Satoru Fujitani; Takeshi Kitazawa; Toru Fukumoto

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1940–1944

This paper reveals findings on teacher-training programs of science education for elementary school. The authors pursue undergraduate students of childhood education for their acceptance to use ICT in class in the period of the end of science...

Topics: Performance and outcome assessment, Teacher education and technology integration

Eye movements of teachers while conducting lessons including IT tools use and the practical knowledge related to it

Masahiro Nagai; Takeshi Kitazawa; Toru Fukumoto; Hiroshi Kato

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1030–1035

Teachers’ practical knowledge and its features have been discussed by various scholars. Although ideas regarding the lesson observations can be understood as a constituent of practical knowledge, in recent years, there has hardly been any research...

Elementary School Students’ Recognition in Blended Learning Environments: Focus on Motivational Beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in the Study of Science

Takeshi Kitazawa; Masahiro Nagai; Hiroshi Kato; Kanji Akahori

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2852–2857

This paper describes the study of students in blended learning environments for science classes at the elementary school level, focusing on motivational beliefs and self-regulated learning strategies. The students used the e-learning system “Science ...

Development of Functions of a Mind Map System that Prompts Learners to Refocus on Keywords Aside from the Discussion for a Long Time

Yuumi Natsubori; Takeshi Kitazawa; Toshio Mochizuki; Hideo Funaoi

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 130–135

This paper describes the development and evaluation of Function to Refocus on Keywords (FReK), a collaborative brainstorming mind map system with a highlighting function to prompt participants to refocus on keywords that have not been discussed...

Topics: Evaluation, Content Development, Tools & Systems

Effectiveness of Subjective Evaluation of Basic Computer Literacy at a University in Japan

Masahiro Nagai; Takeshi Kitazawa; Hiroshi Tachibana; Jun Ueno; Hiroshi Kato

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3874–3881

We conducted a readiness survey on information technology education for students who matriculated in a university in 2006 and 2007. Related researches state that there is no relationship between subjective and objective evaluations; however, in 2006,...

A “Spot the Different Videos” Training Method to Build Up Teaching Skills Using ICT in Pre-service Teacher Education

Minae Ogawa; Yasuhiko Morimoto; Takeshi Kitazawa; Youzou Miyadera

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2499–2506

The use of information and communications technology (ICT) to apply digitization techniques to advancing education and improving teachers’ teaching skills using ICT is in demand. However, it is difficult to teach persons how to acquire teaching...

Topics: Assessment and E-Folios, Training, New Possibilities with Information Technology Education

A Study of the Ways of Using the e-Learning System: Self-regulated Learning Strategies for Science Education at the Elementary School Level

Takeshi Kitazawa; Masahiro Nagai; Hiroshi Kato; Kanji Akahori

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4208–4216

This paper describes ways to use the e-learning system “Science Net,” which assists the self-regulated learning strategies of elementary school students in scientific education. We focused on two self-regulated learning strategies: “seeking...

Topics: Science, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Planning, Information Sciences

Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Practice Teaching: Digital Storytelling Using Cartoon-Based Imagination and Interventions in the LMS

Takeshi Kitazawa; Toshio Mochizuki; Hideo Funaoi; Hideyuki Suzuki; Hiroshi Kato

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1258–1263

This paper describes the effects a series of pre-practice-teaching lessons on pre-service teacher training at a university. We focus on a digital storytelling task, which helped participants to image their practice teaching at the school they were...

Topics: Other, Teachers, Training, Evaluation

Development of Electronic Portfolio Retrieval System Reflecting Keyword Similarity and Assessment of its Retrieving Efficiency

Takeshi Kitazawa; Masahiro Nagai; Hiroshi Kato; Kanji Akahori

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 133–141

This paper describes the development of an electronic portfolio retrieval system "PRIUM" (Portfolio Retrieval for Investigating Useful Material) which reflects keyword similarity, and assessment of its retrieving efficiency. 40 elementary school...

Topics: Elementary Education, Communication, Educational Technology, Portfolios, Information Communication Technologies

An attitude survey of motivations with interactive whiteboard and slate computer adoption in science education

Satoru Fujitani; Takeshi Kitazawa; Ryota Miyawaki; Mari Kazama

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 4788–4794

Newly-appeared educational media such as interactive whiteboard (IWB) and slate computer have big potential ability to achieve better outcome in school education. The authors contributed a surveyance and a empirical assessment for analyzing...