Computer programming is a difficult subject for most novice learners. Providing support that complements classroom learning could contribute to tackling the difficulties. Due to the ubiquity of mobile devices, such support can be provided by scaffolding the construction of programs on a mobile device. In order to design such a mobile intervention, learners’ needs and limitations of mobile devic...

the curriculum development for arabic language skills needs to needs analysis (na) and situation analysis (sa). na examines the linguistic needs and sa examines non-linguistic factors such as societal factors, project factor, institutional factors, teacher factors, learner factors. this work examines the teachers and learners' perceptions as part of the teacher factors and learner factors,...

<em>The act of leaving one's country, home, friends, and family seeking a haven in another country is traumatizing process that has long-lasting impact on humans. Refugees always face lot challenges concerning the cultural, psychological, educational aspects countries which they seek refuge in. The case refugees Egypt rather different from any other country. for many neighboring Arab Afri...

Learner-centered instructional design places students’ learning needs in the center of the instructional design process. In the learner-centered instructional design model for distance learning, learners’ motivational and affective needs are emphasized; steps of creating a learner-centered environment that supports learning strategies are described. This model provides a practical framework to ...

This paper describes the need for an information model and specifications that support a new strategy for delivering accessible computer-based resources to learners based on their specific needs and preferences in the circumstances in which they are operating. The strategy augments the universal accessibility of resources model to enable systems to focus on individual learners and their particu...

With the rapid increasing of learning objects (LOs) in a variety of media formats, it becomes quite difficult and complicated task for learners to find suitable LOs based on their needs and preferences. To support personalization, recommender systems can be used to assist learners in finding the appropriate LOs which will be needed for their learning. In this paper, we propose a framework of a ...

Out of the project EMuRgency a game-based learning environment evolved, which trains school children in providing reanimation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The application gets players to act as if they were in a real case of emergency. This paper reports on a formal usability study conducted with two different groups of learners, regular learners and learners with special educationa...