The idea that a new generation of students is entering the education system has excited recent attention among educators and education commentators. Termed 'digital natives' or the 'Net generation', these young people are said to have been immersed…
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In this important theoretical treatise, Jean Lave, anthropologist, and Etienne Wenger, computer scientist, push forward the notion of situated learning-that learning is fundamentally a social process and not solely in the learner's head. The authors…
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In this article, the authors first indicate the range of purposes and the variety of settings in which design experiments have been con- ducted and then delineate five crosscutting features that collectively differentiate design experiments from…
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A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and inspiration for substantial, useful research. The complex nature of education research demands such thorough, sophisticated reviews. Although doctoral education is a key means for…
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Teacher professional development is essential to efforts to improve our schools. This article maps the terrain of research on this important topic. It first provides an overview of what we have learned as a field, about effective professional…
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The purpose of this article is to review recent research on self-regulated learning and discuss the implications of this research for science education. We draw on examples of self-regulated learning from the science education literature to…
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This article provides one example of a method of analyzing qualitative data in an objective and quantifiable way. Although the application of the method is illustrated in the context of verbal data such as explanations, interviews, problem-solving…
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Evidence for the superiority of guided instruction is explained in the context of our knowledge of human cognitive architecture, expertnovice differences, and cognitive load. Although un- guided or minimally guided instructional approaches are very…
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This fully updated sixth edition of the international bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at all stages. It is divided into five main parts: the context of educational…
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Editorial introduction to special issue on design research: need to review the whole issue to identify relevant additional references.
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Research in the area of educational technology has often been critiqued for a lack of theoretical grounding. In this article we propose a conceptual framework for educational technology by building on Shulman's formulation of "pedagogical content…
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Compilation of research spanning Role and Function of Theory in Online Education Development and Delivery, Infrastructure and Support for Content Development, Design and Development of Online Courses; Delivery, Quality Control, and Student Support…
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A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. Analysts screened these studies to find those that (a) contrasted an online to a face-to-face condition,…
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In the past decade self-regulated learning (SRL) has been studied extensively. It has been defined as a complex interactive process involving not only cognitive self-regulation but also motivational self-regulation. An increasing body of knowledge…
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This paper describes the process of inducting theory using case studies-from specifying the research questions to reaching closure. Some features of the process, such as problem definition and construct validation, are similar to hypothesis-testing…
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Presents an integrative theoretical framework to explain and to predict psychological changes achieved by different modes of treatment. This theory states that psychological procedures, whatever their form, alter the level and strength of…
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Part one of this paper highlights how students today think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors, as a result of being surrounded by new technology. The author compares these digital natives with the older…
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The research literature on Web-based learning supports the assumption that interaction is important for a successful course, yet questions exist regarding the nature and extent of the interaction and its effects on student performance. Much of the…
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""Without question, this text is the most comprehensive, well-written, and practical introductory research methods textbook available. Gall, Gall, & Borg have stood the test of time."" -Susan N. Kushner Benson, University of Akron "This is a very…
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