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Isotani, Seiji; Mizoguchi, Riichiro; Isotani, Sadao; Capeli, Olimpio M.; Isotani, Naoko; de Albuquerque, Antonio R. P. L.; Bittencourt, Ig. I.; Jaques, Patricia – Computers & Education, 2013
When the goal of group activities is to support long-term learning, the task of designing well-thought-out collaborative learning (CL) scenarios is an important key to success. To help students adequately acquire and develop their knowledge and skills, a teacher can plan a scenario that increases the probability for learning to occur. Such a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semantics, Vignettes, Cooperative Learning
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de Freitas, Angilberto Sabino; Bandeira-de-Mello, Rodrigo – Computers & Education, 2012
The existing literature on e-learning implementation is either descriptive or normative and falls short on explaining how managers act in introducing and disseminating e-learning projects in school settings. In this paper, we follow a symbolic approach in order to offer a grounded model for explaining how managerial framing of the introduction of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Technology Integration, Business Administration Education
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Fidalgo-Neto, A. A.; Tornaghi, A. J. C.; Meirelles, R. M. S.; Bercot, F. F.; Xavier, L. L.; Castro, M. F. A.; Alves, L. A. – Computers & Education, 2009
Brazil is a developing country that has undergone important changes at the social, economic, scientific and educational levels. A main policy challenge at present is related to the unequal distribution of vital resources, including technology. In the educational context, many changes have been observed, such as a decrease in analphabetism and an…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Isotani, Seiji; de Oliveira Brandao, Leonidas – Computers & Education, 2008
One of the key issues in e-learning environments is the possibility of creating and evaluating exercises. However, the lack of tools supporting the authoring and automatic checking of exercises for specifics topics (e.g., geometry) drastically reduces advantages in the use of e-learning environments on a larger scale, as usually happens in Brazil.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
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Figueira-Sampaio, Aleandra da Silva; dos Santos, Eliane Elias Ferreira; Carrijo, Gilberto Arantes – Computers & Education, 2009
In constructivist principles, learning is a process in which individuals construct knowledge. Research in Mathematics Education looks for ways to make mathematics education less dry and more attractive. When solving polynomial equations of the first degree, it is very common for teachers to work with the mistaken idea of "changing the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics Education, Motivation
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de Fatima D'Assumpcao Castro, Maria; Alves, Luiz Anastacio – Computers & Education, 2007
The introduction of computer technology has touched off an actual revolution for teaching and learning activities. In the present study, we investigated the impact of the implementation and use of computers in the public school system, from the elementary grades to high school, in Niteroi city, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). This city, with a total…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Equipment Maintenance, Computers