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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Adiguzel, Tufan; Akpinar, Yavuz – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Instructional resources that employ multiple representations have become commonplace in mathematics classrooms. This study will present computer software, LaborScale which was designed to improve seventh grade students' word problem-solving skills through computer-based multiple representations including graphic, symbolic, and audio…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Representation, Computer Software
Collis, Betty; Waring, Burney; Nicholson, Gerry – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Business needs in multinational corporations call for courses that involve problem solving and creating and sharing new knowledge based on workplace situations. The courses also need to be engaging for the participants. Blended learning at Shell International Exploration and Production involves these kinds of outcomes in courses designed around a…
Descriptors: Corporations, Education Work Relationship, Computer Assisted Instruction, Web Based Instruction
Chen, Baiyun; Hirumi, Atsusi – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
With the advances of computer and network technologies, student enrollment in distance education has increased rapidly since the 1990s. In 2003, it is estimated that about 40,000 to 50,000 K-12 students are enrolled in online courses nationwide (Golden, Wicks, & Williams, 2004). With the ever-increasing number of K-12 students who attend online…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary Education, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction