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Missionary Education, Thomas Dolan
Remedying Shortcomings Of Lecture-Based Physics Instruction Through Pen-Based, Wireless Computing And Dyknow Software., Zdeslav Hrepic
Remedying Shortcomings Of Lecture-Based Physics Instruction Through Pen-Based, Wireless Computing And Dyknow Software., Zdeslav Hrepic
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The effectiveness of lecture format of physics instruction has been demonstrated to be inferior to that of more recently developed, research based methods (R. R. Hake, 1997; L. C. McDermott, 1993; E. F. Redish, 2003b). The information retained from traditional lecture frequently has a short lifetime and is unreliable. Our earlier study identified various types of misunderstandings that may occur in a lecture type setting. They include recording facts incorrectly, concentrating on particularities and details in the instructor’s statements at the expense of the more general concept, hearing “what makes sense” while overlooking what was actually stated, using the same …
Serious Games To Teach Ethics, Rania Hodhod
Serious Games To Teach Ethics, Rania Hodhod
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In this paper, we are focusing on digital serious games (edugames) and how they can be utilized in teaching in the ethics and citizenship domain. Our aim is to combine narrative techniques with intelligent tutoring techniques in a single model that adopts and based on educational theories and classroom educational strategies. The model has been used to implement an adaptive educational interactive narrative system (AEINS). AEINS is an inquiry based edugame to support teaching ethics. The AEINS version presented in this paper targets students between the age of 8 and 11. The idea is centered around presenting and involving students …
Elementary Teachers' Conceptions Of Globalization, Social Development, In-Service Education, Tugce Gul, Nese Aslan
Elementary Teachers' Conceptions Of Globalization, Social Development, In-Service Education, Tugce Gul, Nese Aslan
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Educational Narrative-Based Environment To Teach Ethics, Rania Hodhod
Educational Narrative-Based Environment To Teach Ethics, Rania Hodhod
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This paper presents AEINS, an educational system to teach ethics using the Socratic Method pedagogy [1]. AEINS is based on an architecture that marriages interactive narrative and intelligent tutoring. The idea is centered around involving students in different moral dilemmas (teaching moments). AEINS provides individualized story-paths and a personalized learning process. AEINS early evaluation shows promising results.