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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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Schwartz, Neil H.; Stroud, Michael; Hong, Namsoo S.; Lee, Tiffany; Scott, Brianna; McGee, Steven M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2006
This investigation was designed to determine the influence of metaphorical priming on students' comprehension of issues and concepts pertaining to the U.S. Constitution when students studied the subject matter in a problem-based hypermedia instructional system. Sixty-five high school seniors studied the system for 5 days after receiving relevant,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Hypermedia, Instructional Systems, High School Seniors
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Azevedo, Roger; Winters, Fielding I.; Moos, Daniel C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
This classroom study examined the role of low-achieving students' self-regulated learning (SRL) behaviors and their teacher's scaffolding of SRL while using a Web-based water quality simulation environment to learn about ecological systems. Forty-nine 11th and 12th grade students learned about ecology and the effects of land use on water quality…
Descriptors: Ecology, Secondary Education, High School Students, Web Based Instruction
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Klein, Joseph; Ronen, Herman – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
In the light of reports of bias, the present study investigated the hypothesis that administrative educational decisions assisted by Decision Support Systems (DSS) are characterized by different pedagogical and organizational orientation than decisions made without computer assistance. One hundred and ten high school teachers were asked to suggest…
Descriptors: Computers, Secondary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Decision Support Systems