Computers & Education
January 2007 Volume 48, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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A PKI approach for deploying modern secure distributed e-learning and m-learning environments
Georgios Kambourakis, Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni, Angelos Rouskas & Stefanos Gritzalis
While public key cryptography is continuously evolving and its installed base is growing significantly, recent research works examine its potential use in e-learning or m-learning environments.... More
pp. 1-16
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Learning in introductory e-commerce: A project-based teamwork approach
Eric W.T. Ngai
In this paper, we describe an e-commerce teamwork-based project designed and implemented at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) for undergraduate business and management students. The... More
pp. 17-29
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Transition from traditional to ICT-enhanced learning environments in undergraduate chemistry courses
Miri Barak
This paper describes a three-year study conducted among chemistry instructors (professors and teaching assistants) at a post-secondary institution. The goal was to explore the integration process... More
pp. 30-43
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An innovative improvement of engineering learning system using computational fluid dynamics concept
T.C. Hung, S.K. Wang, S.W. Tai & C.T. Hung
An innovative concept of an electronic learning system has been established in an attempt to achieve a technology that provides engineering students with an instructive and affordable framework for... More
pp. 44-58
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Technoliteracy and learning: An analysis of the quality of knowledge in electronic representations of understanding
Kay Kimber, Hitendra Pillay & Cameron Richards
Recent educational research from a socio-cognitive perspective has validated students’ collaborative engagement with new technologies and heightened understanding of influential factors shaping the... More
pp. 59-79
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Our flexible friend: The implications of individual differences for information technology teaching
S.J. Waite, S. Wheeler & C. Bromfield
In this article, we report the observed differential uptake and use of computer programs and activities of seven boys and girls of high, medium and low attainment in a classroom in the UK where... More
pp. 80-99
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Contextual learning theory: Concrete form and a software prototype to improve early education
Ton Mooij
In ‘contextual learning theory’ three types of contextual conditions (differentiation of learning procedures and materials, integrated ICT support, and improvement of development and learning... More
pp. 100-118
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Intensive use of ICT in school: Developing differences in students’ ICT expertise
Liisa Ilomäki & Pirkko Rantanen
The purpose of the study was to examine the development of students’ high-level computer skills and competence (student expertise) in information and communication technology (ICT), and to examine ... More
pp. 119-136
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Pedagogical approaches for technology-integrated science teaching
Sara Hennessy, Jocelyn Wishart, Denise Whitelock, Rosemary Deaney, Richard Brawn, Linda la Velle, Angela McFarlane, Kenneth Ruthven & Mark Winterbottom
The two separate projects described have examined how teachers exploit computer-based technologies in supporting learning of science at secondary level. This paper examines how pedagogical... More
pp. 137-152