By Tony Bates, on January 4th, 2010
Blunt, R. (2009) Do serious games work? Results from three studies eLearn Magazine, December 1
From Natasha Boskic
In a contemporary digital world that is daily flooded with numerous new video games, a frequent question among educators is the relationship between the use of video games and learning.
The article “Do Serious Games Work? Results from Three Studies” [...]
By Tony Bates, on July 3rd, 2009
Means, B. et al. (2009) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies Washington, DC: US Department of Education
From the Abstract
A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. Analysts screened these studies [...]
By Tony Bates, on April 20th, 2009
Reynard, R. (2009) Can We Gauge Technology’s Impact on Learning Outcomes? Campus Technology, March 25
A thoughtful essay in a long line that discusses the reasons why it is so difficult to show improved learning outcomes from the use of technology. For more academic research-based studies on this topic, see the following:
Clark, R. (1983) ‘Reconsidering research [...]
By Tony Bates, on December 10th, 2008
The Effects of Psychological Sense of Community in Online and Face-to-Face Academic Courses
Erika Pigliapoco, A. Bogliolo (2008) International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Vol. 3, No. 4
Lower student performance and higher dropout rates suffered by on-line courses in comparison with their face-to-face counterparts are often traced back to lower levels of the Psychological [...]
By Tony Bates, on August 20th, 2008
Goodyear, P. and Ellis, R. (2008) ‘University students’ approaches to learning: rethinking the place of technology’ Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 141-152
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