Longitudinal analysis of cognitive constructs fostered by STEM activities for middle school students (open access)

Longitudinal analysis of cognitive constructs fostered by STEM activities for middle school students

This article studies whether the changes found to occur pre- to post intervention in students' cognitive structures continued to persist two years later.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald; Tyler-Wood, Tandra L. & Gibson, David C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exploring the richness of collection-level subject metadata in three large-scale digital libraries (open access)

Exploring the richness of collection-level subject metadata in three large-scale digital libraries

This article reports results of a study that used an in-depth comparative content analysis to assess free-text and controlled vocabulary collection-level subject metadata in three large-scale digital libraries in the European Union and the USA.
Date: December 31, 2014
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conceptualizing the emerging field of smart learning environments (open access)

Conceptualizing the emerging field of smart learning environments

This article suggests that a convergence of advances and developments in epistemology, psychology, and technology provide a foundation for the planning and implementation of smart learning environments. It includes an approach for the evaluation of smart learning environments.
Date: October 16, 2014
Creator: Spector, J. Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bringing the World to the Classroom through Videoconferencing and Project-based Learning (open access)

Bringing the World to the Classroom through Videoconferencing and Project-based Learning

Article describes a case study of a Texas-based school that implemented global projects to connect their students with many states and countries as a platform for integrating collaboration and communication skills, technology tools, and cultural diversity into an existing curriculum.
Date: April 23, 2014
Creator: Hopper, Susan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library