This article is a survey of program visualization systems intended for teaching beginners
about the runtime behavior of computer programs. Our focus is on generic systems that are …

Computers offer a variety of instructional control options to designers of computer-assisted
instruction. However, the amount and type of instructional control is affected by both the …

We all differ from each other in a multitude of ways, and as such we also prefer many
different things whether it is music, food or learning. Because of this, many students, parents …

This article takes a critical look at three pervasive urban legends in education about the
nature of learners, learning, and teaching and looks at what educational and psychological …

Distance Education (DE) associated with the use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) as
interaction tools between the student and the educator has become a large research niche …

Evidence for the superiority of guided instruction is explained in the context of our
knowledge of human cognitive architecture, expert–novice differences, and cognitive load …

Recent meta-analyses and other studies of media's influence on learning are reviewed.
Consistent evidence is found for the generalization that there are no learning benefits to be …

Consider these scenarios. a Medical School At the University of Anywhere Medical School,
instructors routinely lace the problem of biomedical misconceptions among students. That is …

This paper, prepared as a chapter for the Handbook of Research on Teaching (third edition),
reviews correlational and experimental research linking teacher behavior to student …

Looking in Classrooms uses educational, psychological, and social science theories and
classroom-based research to teach future classroom teachers about the complexities and …