Learn from your environment: A visual literacy learning model

Search Literacy: Learning to Search to Learn

People can often find themselves out of their depth when they face knowledge-based problems, such as faulty technology, or medical concerns. This can also happen in everyday domains that users are simply inexperienced with, like cooking. These are common exploratory search conditions, where users don’t quite know enough about the domain to know if they are submitting a good query, nor if the re...

A model to learn from mistakes (using TOPSIS)

Learning is a new paradigm that is introduced in today's organizations. The purpose of this study is to determine learning contingency model from the mistakes using TOPSIS. Variables were identified using the Delphi technique. The samples of this study were consisted 30 public administrators in Iran. The results show which factors have the greatest impact and which causes the least impact on le...

Developing a Web-Based Literacy Learning Environment

Computer literacy and inquiry learning: when geeks learn less

A low level of computer literacy has often been hypothesized as constituting a disadvantage in knowledge acquisition. However, within the field of computer-supported inquiry learning systematic investigations of these purported relations have not been conducted. This classroom study investigates the role of computer literacy (procedural computer-related knowledge, selfconfidence in using the co...

Visual Literacy in Teaching and Learning: A Literature Perspective

Research reported in educational literature suggests that using visuals in teaching results in a greater degree of learning. The basic premise of this body of research is the concept of visual literacy, defined as the ability to interpret images as well as to generate images for communicating ideas and concepts. This paper provides an introduction to visual literacy and includes a review of stu...