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The organization of Romanian distance learning in music has been supported in terms of research, collaboration and financing by European projects, with the following achievements: training of teaching staff involved in distance learning, assistance in activities meant to introduce ICT in general schools, construction of a platform dedicated to distance learning activities, creating a database […]
With increased pressures on maintaining a stellar academic performance for future academia or occupational possibilities, students may suffer test anxiety at some point in their higher education journey. For decades, empirical, observational, research has been conducted to determine the psychological and physiological effects of test anxiety. This exploratory research examines the in-situ behaviors displayed by […]
Introduction. Whether Wikipedia is to be considered a trusted source is frequently questioned in France. This paper reports the results of a survey examining the levels of trust shown by young people aged eleven to twenty-five. Method. We analyse the answers given by 841 young people, aged eleven to twenty-five, to a questionnaire. To our […]
Whether one is sending emails or searching the Internet, computer access and use have become vital to many people’s daily lives. Computer access and use have also become an integral part of many students’ and teachers’ learning and instruction in school. However, access to computers may vary among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition, […]
Most studies on traditional asynchronous online discussion suggest that facilitating dialogue, that is, commenting forum activities, result in better learning and performance. However, due to open entry and diverse learner backgrounds, learner behaviour in massive open online courses (MOOCs) may be different. Viewing forum messages, which involves fewer mental and physical actions as well as […]
The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has available for research a large data warehouse of enrollment and graduation information from 1993 to the present for nearly all postsecondary students in the United States. In this most recent academic year, 18 million currently enrolled students alone were added to the database. Some of the following research questions […]
In higher education, e-learning is gaining more and more impact, especially in the format of blended learning, and this new kind of traditional teaching and learning can be practiced in many ways. Several studies have compared face-to-face teaching to online learning and/or blended learning in order to try to define which of the formats provides, e.g., […]
This report is the first in a series from a rigorous evaluation of the Apple and ConnectED initiative conducted by SRI International (SRI). The full study combines surveys, case studies, achievement data, and examination of learning opportunities to offer a well-rounded picture of what it takes to leverage technology to dramatically improve learning opportunities, particularly in schools […]
Reflecting the continuing change in higher education student experiences in light of the electronic age it is crucial to examine whether digital feedback provision approaches are seen as helpful in promoting self-regulated learning. In the present study students (N = 99) completed a survey examining preferences and gathering initial qualitative data. A sub-set (N = […]
Generally, graduate students in counselor education programs do not aspire to become career counselors (Lara, Kline, & Paulson, 2011). Students often complete coursework in career counseling exclusively due to graduation requirements, despite the overlap between personal and career concerns. In a replication case study, graduate students counseling (N = 24) were asked about their attitudes […]
