The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of multimedia computer assisted instruction (MCAI), traditional instruction (TI), and combined instruction (CI) methods on learning the long jump event. Forty-eight middle school students of seventh and eighth grade were randomly assigned into three teaching method groups: MCAI, TI and CI. Each group received ten 45-min periods of instructio...

1 Vicente Colomer Romero, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Department, Polytechnic School of Alcoy, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Paseo del Viaducto, 1 CP.38001 Alcoy, SPAIN , [email protected] 2 Samuel Sánchez Caballero, Polytechnic School of Alcoy, Polytechnic University of Valencia, [email protected] 3 T. Vicente Esquerdo Lloret, Polytechnic School of Alcoy, Polytechnic Universit...

In the educational scenario, Project-Based Learning appears as the main teaching method addressed to develop active learners by developing symbolic learning and critical thinking by adapting students to the current challenges of society. This adaptation supposes to develop many cognitive processes that influence on the development of language and thinking which are considering 21st century skil...

Explores the extent to which computer-assisted teaching facilitates the learning of basic mathematical concepts and skills in children with Down Syndrome (DS). Two groups of DS children were trained in the teaching of counting and cardinality abilities and concepts on the same material. One, taught by using mathematical multimedia software, the other learned using pencil-paper-based tasks. Both...

In 1997 the Ministry of Education launched a Programme for the Development of Educational Technologies (PSTD) having as its main stated goals: the provision of infrastructures to schools (PCs, internet connections, etc.); the improvement of teachers’ professional skills in using ICT; the improvement of effectiveness of learning and teaching methods and content; and the promotion of the use of I...

Many people reason poorly, by almost any measure of reasoning. Although there is evidence that people can be taught to think critically, educators don’t really know how. They don’t know what works, what doesn’t, or why. This report describes the Monash Critical Thinking Study – a three year project to investigate the effectiveness of a number of teaching methods for improving critical thinking....

This paper provides a brief overview of an implicit training method used for teaching autonomous agents to represent humans in 3D Virtual Worlds without any explicit training efforts being required.

remedial teaching methods pdf The curriculum of remedial teaching was for children to like learning English.Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. remedial teaching in english pdf Remedial or developmental courses are the most common policy instruments.students, the lack of prior knowledge is too large and remedial teaching before entering a programme is neces...

In the era of rapid development of science and technology where there has been an extensive development of computer games, The scope of this thesis is discussing the research on a computer game called “Treasure Hunt“, and it will establish whether a computer game is helpful and has any advantage in learning as opposed to other traditional teaching methods. The aim of this document is to let pla...