{"title":"The Use of Wiki in Teaching Programming: Effects Upon Achievement, Attitudes, and Collaborative Programming Behaviors","authors":"Yu-Tzu Lin, Cheng-Chih Wu, Chiung-Fang Chiu","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2018070102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2018070102","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the feasibility of employing cooperative program editing tools in teaching programming. A quasi-experimental study was conducted, in which the experimental group co-edited the programs with peers using the wiki. The control group co-edited the programs with peers using only the face-to-face approach. The findings show that the co-editing platform was effective in assisting collaborative learning of programming, especially for program implementation. By observing editing histories, students could compare programs and then reflect more deeply about programming. The use of the wiki history tool also helped to illuminate nonlinear and dynamic procedures utilized in programming. Students who engaged more in the collaborative programming or interacted more with partners on the wiki showed greater program implementation achievements. The major benefit of using the wiki was the enhanced ability to observe the dynamic programming procedure and to encounter programming conflicts, which contributed to the process of procedural knowledge acquisition and elaboration.","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114785423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"User Experience Design of History Game: An Analysis Review and Evaluation Study for Malaysia Context","authors":"W. S. Yue, Simin Ghavifekr","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2018070103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2018070103","url":null,"abstract":"User experience (UX) and user interface design of an educational game are important in enhancing and sustaining the utilisation of Game Based Learning (GBL) in learning history. Thus, this article provides a detailed literature review on history learning problems, as well as previous studies on user experience in game design. Future studies on educational history games will benefit from this systematic review and analysis of current educational history games, as this article examines in detail which game features are the most effective in promoting engagement and supporting the process of learning Malaysian history. The results have revealed that mobile game applications with historical content can indeed be a meaningful way to create gaming experience, learning experience, adaptivity and usability, which can facilitate history learning through UX of playing history mobile games. The correlation results of these four dimensions have indicated four positive and significant relationships.","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127594937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vocabulary Learning Through Picture-Viewing and Picture-Drawing on Tablets","authors":"K. Ou, W. Tarng, Yi-Ru Chen","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2018070104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2018070104","url":null,"abstract":"Beginning learners of English frequently use flashcards as a tool for learning vocabulary. However, because of the consciousness difference between the picture-readers and picture-drawers on vocabularies, errors may be involved in the learners' comprehension of the vocabulary terms on the flashcards. This article develops and evaluates an English vocabulary learning strategy for tablet devices on which learners' viewing and drawing corresponding to vocabularies on the mobile devices. Fifty-two elementary school students were recruited and divided into two groups: The first group read the printed flashcards from electronic files, the second group read the flashcards drawn by students themselves. The results indicated that the drawing learning strategy was beneficial for increasing both their learning motivation and memory retention. The learners could create their own learning content by drawing pictures in such a manner that the pictures were highly relevant to the meaning of the target word, thus transforming their learning pattern from passive to active.","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"271 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133327210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Argumentative Knowledge Construction in an Online Graduate Mathematics Course: A Case Study","authors":"Nermin Bayazit, P. J. Clarke, D. Vidakovic","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2018040102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2018040102","url":null,"abstract":"Theauthorsreportonthreestudents’argumentativeknowledgeconstructioninanasynchronousonline graduatelevelgeometrycoursedesignedforin-servicesecondarymathematics(ISM)teachers.Using WeinbergerandFischer’sframework,theyanalyzedtheISMteachers’a)geometryautobiography andb)discussionboardposts(bothcommentsandattachedworkincludingsolutionstoassigned problemsandGeometricSketchpadexplorations)throughoutan8-weeksummercourse.Thegoal wastobetterunderstandthekeysimilaritiesanddifferencesinthenatureoftheirinteractionwith eachotherandthecoursecontentthatmayhavecontributedtothedifferencesintheirknowledge construction.Findingsledresearcherstore-conceptualizearubricto(1)assistinstructorsinfacilitating productiveinteractionamongstudents,(2)preparestudentstobetterutilizethediscussionboardwith acriticaleye,and(3)providespecificguidelinesforamoreproductiveengagementamongstudents, usingtheframeworkasaguide. KEywORDS Argumentative Knowledge Construction, Asynchronous, Discussion Board, Mathematics Teaching, Online Instruction","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121935814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Analysis of the Structure and Evolution of the Distance Education Research Area Community in Terms of Coauthorships","authors":"R. R. Gomes, M. Barbosa","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2018040105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2018040105","url":null,"abstract":"ThisarticleaimsatcharacterizingtheresearchcommunityofDistanceEducation(DE)withrespect tocoauthorship,aspecialkindofcollaborationamongresearchers,accordingtopublicationsof11 relevantDEjournals.Thisarticleidentifiedwhothecentralresearchersare,thetopologicalproperties ofthecoauthorshipnetworksanalyzed,thecoauthorshippatternsofeachjournalandtheevolution oftheDEcommunityinthelast30years.Inordertoachievethesegoals,SocialNetworkAnalysis (SNA) was used, deriving centrality metrics, which depict the importance of researchers in the networks.Thisstudyfoundoutthatresearcherswhopublishmorepapersarenotnecessarilytheones consideredmorecentralaccordingtoSNA.Besides,promisingresearchers,thoselinkedtocentral researchersandareconsideredmorelikelytocoauthorpapersinthenearfuture.Differentcoauthorship patternsamongjournalsaredescribed.Finally,asteepincreaseinthenumberofpublicationsand coauthorshipsinthelastdecadeswasobserved. KEywoRDS Coauthorship, Distance Education, Online Learning, Research Communities, Social Network Analysis","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115461429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Klein, José Carlos da Silva Freitas Junior, Juliana Vitória Vieira Mattiello da Silva, Jorge L. V. Barbosa, Lucas Baldasso
{"title":"The Educational Affordances of Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM): Results of Whatsapp® Used in Higher Education","authors":"A. Klein, José Carlos da Silva Freitas Junior, Juliana Vitória Vieira Mattiello da Silva, Jorge L. V. Barbosa, Lucas Baldasso","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2018040104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2018040104","url":null,"abstract":"The popularity of Mobile Instant Messaging MIM has prompted educators to integrate it in teaching and learning in higher education. WhatsApp® is a multi-platform instant messaging application widely used worldwide, however, there is still little applied research on its use as a platform for educational activities in management higher education. In this article, the authors present a quantitative and qualitative assessment of a concrete experience of WhatsApp® use that involved 140 undergraduate management students. Data were collected through questionnaires answered by the participants after the end of the experience of use, and also via content analysis of their conversations inside their WhatsApp® groups. The results indicate five main educational affordances of MIM that can be considered in management education: interactivity, knowledge sharing, sense of presence, collaboration and ubiquity. The article also explores the limitations of this tool and provides suggestions of good practices of MIM use for teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128208932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. K. Eliasquevici, Marcos C. R. Seruffo, Sônia Nazaré Fernandes Resque
{"title":"Persistence in Distance Education: A Study Case Using Bayesian Network to Understand Retention","authors":"M. K. Eliasquevici, Marcos C. R. Seruffo, Sônia Nazaré Fernandes Resque","doi":"10.4018/IJDET.2017100104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2017100104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":298910,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Distance Educ. Technol.","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122804917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}