this presentation include the evaluation of two study in term of technology features and methodology used

1. Summary Of An
Evaluation
Study Of
Educational
Technology
Study 1: Evaluation
methodology used
Done by: Dalal Al-Dhafari
83486 TECH 4102

2. Study Title:
 "A Study of Individual Learning Styles And
Educational Multimedia Preferences"
 Researcher: Denice Byrne, School of Computer
Applications, Dublin City University, Ireland, June 2002
 This study investigates into relationships between
Individual Learning Styles and Online Multimedia
learning resources, used in online environment
(WebCT). The study tested in a small group, with 31
male students "Apprentice Electricians".

3. Study Purpose:
 This research project is aimed to testing the
following:
 First,the research aimed to determine if there are a
relationship between individuals learning style and
their preferential use of online multimedia learning
resources.
 The second, the research examined the self-
directed use of the multimedia WebCT course by
students to understand the abstract concepts to
find out if the difference in performance scores
decreased.

4. Study Instrument:
 This research used online and paper questionnaires
like a VARK questionnaire and an Index of Learning
Styles (ILS) questionnaire.
 VARK questionnaire (VARK-
Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic, this
model facilitate Multimodal-learning styles for
those learners with more than one preference.)
 An Index of Learning Styles (ILS) questionnaire
(formulate learning style model with dimensions
that should be particularly relevant to science
education).

5. Reference:
 Denice Byrne. (2002) A Study of Individual
Learning Styles And Educational
Multimedia Preferences. Dublin City
University, Ireland.
http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/~mfarren/de
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6. Summary Of An
Evaluation
Study Of
Educational
Technology
Study 2: Evaluation of
technology features
Done by: Dalal Al-Dhafari
83486 TECH 4102

7. Study Title:
 A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON PROJECT-BASED
LEARNING
 Done by: John W. Thomas, Ph. D
 This review examines research related to a
teaching and learning model popularly referred
to as "Project-Based Learning" (PBL).

8. Study Purpose:
 Research can be undertaken in order to
 make judgments about the effectiveness of PBL
(summative evaluation),
 assess or describe the degree of success associated with
implementation or enactment of Project-Based Learning
(formative evaluation),
 assess the role of student characteristic factors in PBL
effectiveness or appropriateness (aptitude-treatment
interactions), or
 test some proposed feature or modification of Project-
Based Learning (intervention research).

9. Technology Features:
 PBL help students learn how to learn.
 PBL are enhanced professionalism and collaboration
on the part of teachers and increased
attendance, self-reliance, and improved attitudes
towards learning on the part of students.
 PBL seems to be equivalent or slightly better than
other models of instruction for producing gains in
general academic achievement and for developing
lower-level cognitive skills in traditional subject matter
areas.

10. Technology Features:
 PBL has value for enhancing the quality of
students' learning in subject matter areas, leading
to the tentative claim that learning higher-level
cognitive skills via PBL is associated with increased
capability on the part of students for applying
those learning's in novel, problem-solving contexts.
 PBL is an effective method for teaching students
complex processes and procedures such as
planning, communicating, problem solving, and
decision making.

11. Reference:
 John W. Thomas. (2000) A review of
research on project based learning. Bob
Pearlman Home: San Rafael, California.
http://www.bobpearlman.org/BestPractices
/PBL_Research.pdf