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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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Cady, Donna; Terrell, Steven R. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2008
Females are underrepresented in technology-related careers and educational programs; many researchers suggest this can be traced back to negative feelings of computer self-efficacy developed as early as the age of 10. This study investigated the effect of embedding technology into a 5th grade science classroom and measuring its effect on…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Self Efficacy, Educational Technology
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Wijekumar, K. K. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2007
Technologies for learning environments are a vital and growing market for software development and utilization. A team of designers and developers created a Web-based intelligent tutoring system to teach a reading comprehension strategy for elementary and middle school students. Our approach to designing ITSS combined the waterfall method of…
Descriptors: Internet, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Tutoring