Information and Learning Sciences: Volume 121 Issue 1/2

Coding schemes as lenses on collaborative learning

Yuxin Chen, Christopher D. Andrews, Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Cynthia D'Angelo

Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is widely used in different levels of education across disciplines and domains. Researchers in the field have proposed various…

How “accessible” is open data?: Analysis of context-related information and users’ comments in open datasets

Engida H. Gebre, Esteban Morales

This paper aims to examine the nature and sufficiency of descriptive information included in open datasets and the nature of comments and questions users write in relation to…

Motivational virtual agent in e-learning: the roles of regulatory focus and message framing

Su-Mae Tan, Tze Wei Liew, Chin Lay Gan

The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of a learner’s regulatory focus orientation and message frame of a motivational virtual agent in an e-learning environment.

Exploring how teachers support students’ mathematical learning in computer-directed learning environments

Aaron Kessler, Melissa Boston, Mary Kay Stein

This study explores the teacher’s role for implementing a cognitive tutor (CT) intended to increase students’ knowledge of proportional reasoning and potential impacts on…

Pre-primary teachers’ preparedness in integrating information and communication technology in teaching and learning in Tanzania

Pambas Basil Tandika, Laurent Gabriel Ndijuye

Integration and use of technology in teaching and learning in the education sector from pre-primary education (PPE) to the higher levels of education, is a policy issue. In…