Journal of Interactive Learning Research articles from March 2003

Journal of Interactive Learning Research archives from March 2003

Using a collaborative virtual role-play environment to foster characterisation in stories.
March 22, 2003... This article reports the results of a field study evaluation of a virtual role-play environment, Ghostwriter, which was designed as a preparation activity for writing stories. It examines the effects Ghostwriter has on characterisation in...

Abstraction in concept map and coupled outline knowledge representations.
March 22, 2003... Concept maps are used to graphically represent knowledge about a domain. As a knowledge representation tool, concept maps should attempt to incorporate representational mechanisms isomorphic to users' cognitive representations. This article...

Motivational orientation in a problem-based learning environment.
March 22, 2003... This study employed a mixed methods design to examine students' motivational orientation (intrinsic/extrinsic) during problem-based learning (PBL), comparing it to their orientation during typical class activities. Participants were regular...

Supporting "word-of-mouth" social networks through collaborative information filtering.(Altered Vista)
March 22, 2003... Altered Vista is an instructional system that supports a form of "contextual" collaborative learning. Its design incorporates an information filtering technique, called collaborative information filtering, which through computational and...

Individual students' interpretations of their contribution to the computer-mediated discussions.
March 22, 2003... The aim of this study was to investigate individual students' own interpretations of his or hers contribution to the computer-mediated discussions. The subjects of the study were 20 upper elementary students between the age of 15 and 16, who...