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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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Design and Usability Assessment of a Dialogue-Based Cognitive Tutoring System to Model Expert Problem Solving in Research Design
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Hung, Wei-Chen; Smith, Thomas J.; Smith, M. Cecil – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Technology provides the means to create useful learning and practice environments for learners. Well-designed cognitive tutor systems, for example, can provide appropriate learning environments that feature cognitive supports (ie, scaffolding) for students to increase their procedural knowledge. The purpose of this study was to conduct a series of…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Usability, Research Methodology, Man Machine Systems
Factors Influencing Future Educational Technologists' Intentions to Participate in Online Teaching
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Hung, Wei-Chen; Jeng, Ifeng – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Education through the Internet is being shaped by the next wave of Web technology where productivity, collaborative tools and the ubiquity of computers play a major role in changing methods of peer interaction and collaboration. Because future educational technologists will play vital roles in navigating through this technical complexity and…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Influences, Educational Technology, Participation
Instructional Effects of a Performance Support System Designed to Guide Preservice Teachers in Developing Technology Integration Strategies
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Kalota, Faisal; Hung, Wei-Chen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
The purpose of this formative evaluation was to investigate the experiences of preservice teachers utilizing performance support system (PSS) technology to develop knowledge related to classroom technology integration. A PSS provides end users just-in-time support to perform various tasks. Because teachers have time constraints, a PSS can be used…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Technical Support, Knowledge Level
Learning in 3-D Multiuser Virtual Environments: Exploring the Use of Unique 3-D Attributes for Online Problem-Based Learning
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Omale, Nicholas; Hung, Wei-Chen; Luetkehans, Lara; Cooke-Plagwitz, Jessamine – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
The purpose of this article is to present the results of a study conducted to investigate how the attributes of 3-D technology such as avatars, 3-D space, and comic style bubble dialogue boxes affect participants' social, cognitive, and teaching presences in a blended problem-based learning environment. The community of inquiry model was adopted…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Interviews, Transcripts (Written Records), Problem Based Learning