International Journal of Instructional Media articles from March 2003

International Journal of Instructional Media archives from March 2003

Online learning in Virtual High School.(Teachers, Technology And Training)
March 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Online learning is attracting increased attention from individuals, school districts, higher education providers and for-profit companies. There is a wide range of Web-based opportunities available to enroll in both high...

Multimedia resources from thirteen/WNET: "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience".(Instructional Media Initiatives)
March 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Thirteen/WNET offers teachers and students numerous opportunities to explore various educational topics and important subject matter. Thirteen provides monthly theme-based educational materials that take advantage of...

Confronting limitations of cyberspace college courses: Part I--identifying and describing issues.
March 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION The use of the Internet for delivering instruction is growing in popularity and scope (Palloff & Pratt, 1999, Picciano, 2001). According to researchers for the National Center for Education Statistics, the percentage of...

Hypermedia research: present and future.
March 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Hypermedia learning environments are currently being employed as major components for designing and implementing educational and training learning environments. This fact can be validated by the increasing number of online...

Can hypermedia aided learning (HAL) deliver?
March 22, 2003... HYPERMEDIA AIDED LEARNING--SOME PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES It is noted that new technologies for learning give teaching and learning a new frame, which also meets the needs of information society (Schar & Kruger, 2000). Developing learning tools,...

Instructional uses of Internet services by Sultan Qaboos University faculty members (Part II).
March 22, 2003... Internet Uses and Experience Since experience variable has been divided into three levels: less than 5 years; between 5 and 9 years; and more than 9 years, one-way ANOVA test was used. Table 5 shows the findings. It is clear from the...

Virtual field trips: best practices.
March 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Common sense knowledge tells us that well-planned field trips benefit students in connecting school studies with real-world, local situations. From experience, teachers know that students look forward to and enjoy field trips....

Self-beliefs and science and mathematics achievement of adolescent students in Hong Kong: findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
March 22, 2003... The importance of considering student motivation when designing effective instructional programs has been recently considered. Main (1993) discussed the reciprocal relationship between student motivation and cognitive learning outcomes while...

Animations as learning tools in authentic science materials.
March 22, 2003... Learners today are exposed to a wide variety of instructional materials. Developers, text companies, and practitioners in schools and industry often turn to computer-based instructional materials to enhance instruction. As others have noted (1,...