In the early 1990s, Johnson (1992a) stated that technology educators had shown little interest in cognitive science-based research which he observed was unfortunate because of the close alignment between many concepts in cognitive science and technology education. That may be less true today, but the disconnect between being aware of these concepts and/or terms and teaching students to be able ...

The Internet has enabled a great amount of information to be readily available and easily accessible. It has promoted several changes in the world, including in the education area. Nowadays, there is a great amount of educational and training systems, which provide different functionality according to specific administrative, pedagogical and technological approaches. Authoring tools, content re...

This article discusses the elements and implications of cognitive style and a study of students in postsecondary industrial technology and vocational education programs that relates several areas where cognitive styles may influence instructional design. Technology education, industrial technology, industrial arts, and vocational education programs are some of the mechanisms by which secondary ...

This article examined, thought a Cultural Historical Activity Theory lens, how immersiveor pervasive environments and pedagogical agents could more easily support social collaboration as foundation of contemporary learning theory. It is argued that the fundamentalism-liberationism contradiction (learn from versus learn with technology) is no longer justifiable as contemporary technology tools (...

Architecture education is a relatively new undertaking in Uganda. Despite this opportunity to develop an updated curriculum and pedagogy, an old paradigm continues to persist; isolating the teaching of architectural technology from ‘main stream’ design studios. The consequential inability by graduates to link architectural design and architectural technology in design is evident throughout Ugan...

There has been a substantial expansion in the provision of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered in English in Finland since the early nineties. It was not until a decade later that research into the results of this education and student experiences begun. The particular focus of the present study is on cognitive processes and learning strategies in multicultural groups of a Bach...

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Information and Communication Technology integration in education projects was first piloted in May 2012 at four supplementary education centres for adolescents in four villages of the Kandi block in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The purpose was to provide an opportunity for adolescents to interact, explore and authenticate their learning at school, using technology. The integrated a...

Afier watching the results from electronic meeting systems (EMS) use in the business arena, educators are beginning to look at EMS as a tool for group learning. Many of the initial educational uses of EMS have been ,focused at the university level, and only a few school systems have put the technology to use in the public schools. The University of Arizona’s GroupSystems was installed at a loca...

In an effort to reduce costs and increase worker satisfaction, many businesses have implemented a concept known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT). Similarly, many school districts are beginning to implement BYOT policies and programs to improve educational learning opportunities for students who have a wide variety of technology devices. BYOT allow districts wi...