This research examined the effects of a process of digital video editing used to create multimedia portfolio has on the quality of teacher candidates' critical reflections. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups: control, experimental – reflection, and experimental – reflection with multimedia production. The difference between the control group and the experimental groups indic...

• Brand-Gruwel, S., & Wopereis, I. (2006). Integration of the information problem-solving skill in an educational programme: The effects of learning with authentic tasks. Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning, 4, 243-263. • Frerejean, J., Van Strien, J. L. H., Kirschner, P. A., & Brand-Gruwel, S. (2016). Completion strategy or emphasis manipulation? Task support for teaching informat...

In recent years, research into the learning of pronunciation pedagogy and its effects on a teacher’s capacity to provide effective instruction has been steadily growing. Nevertheless, prominent puzzle piece still remains uncovered: direct effect that coursework trainee’s ability deliver instruction. To address this gap, current study explores development second language teacher cognitions actua...

Design of usable and useful interactive systems requires a model that explains the activities and context of use. Similarly, design of instruction requires a valid model that illustrates the activities of student and teacher in class and classroom context. This paper describes a process model for designing and implementing instruction using various multimedia instructional materials. Our model ...

Critics of test-based accountability warn that test preparation has a negative influence on teachers’ instruction due to a focus on procedural skills. Others advocate that the adoption of more rigorous assessments may be a way to incentivize more ambitious test-preparation instruction. Drawing on classroom observations and teacher surveys, we do find that testpreparation activities predict lowe...

The gap between known benefits of socio-constructivist pedagogies to online instruction, and schoolteacher practices has been widely documented. To better understand the gap this research characterizes the range of schoolteachers’ online practices and the relation between their pedagogical perceptions and these practices. Two groups of teachers were studied: Novices and leaders in online instru...

The study examined how computer technology is used, modeled, and taught in programs that prepare future teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Data were collected through two self-reported survey instruments sent to participants from two different groups: (a) deaf education faculty (n = 233) and (b) administrators of programs serving students who are deaf or hard of hearing (n = ...

During the pandemic, learning methods were changed to distance or hybrid ensure both physical distancing as well educational continuity. This study examines teacher perceptions of student reading competence prior and during pandemic in Indonesia. A total 59 language teachers asked about their teaching practices, such disciplinary climate, support, teacher-directed instruction, feedback, stimula...

Teacher preparation and training appear limited in the area of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) as well as more general instruction and management for students with disabilities including those with attention problems. Research suggests that CAI is a promising intervention for young inattentive students, with several inherent advantages; however, there are a number of implementation challeng...