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A. Savoy, R. Proctor, and G. Salvendy. Computers & Education, 52 (4):
858-867(May 2009)The benefit of PowerPoint™ is continuously debated, but both supporters and detractors have insufficient empirical evidence. Its use in university lectures has influenced investigations of PowerPoint’s effects on student performance (e.g., overall quiz....
M. Källkvist, S. Gomez, H. Andersson, and D. Lush. The Internet and Higher Education, 12 (1):
35-44(January 2009)The purpose of this study was to create and evaluate personalised virtual learning spaces (PVLSs) in a course that was previously delivered face-to-face only. The study addressed three related questions: (1) Can a PVLS successfully be introduced into a....
M. Yerushalmy, and B. Shternberg. Beyond constructivism: A model and modeling perspective on teaching,learning, and problem solving in mathematics education, Lawrence Album, Mahwah, NJ, (in press)