Building Electronic Performance Support Systems for First-Year University Students

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Main Authors:	Barker, Philip, van Schaik, Paul, Famakinwa, Oladeji
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Performance Technology College Freshmen Pretests Posttests Questionnaires Educational Psychology Computer Interfaces Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Case Studies Higher Education
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contents	Building Electronic Performance Support Systems for First-Year University Students Barker, Philip van Schaik, Paul Famakinwa, Oladeji Academic Libraries Performance Technology College Freshmen Pretests Posttests Questionnaires Educational Psychology Computer Interfaces Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Case Studies Higher Education This paper outlines the principles and theory of performance support (in general) and of electronic performance support (in particular). It explains why the design and creation of electronic performance support systems are so important as a mechanism for providing scaffolding environments for use in improving the learning experience for new (and established) students within a university environment. It goes on to explain and demonstrate our methodology by means of a case study involving the design of an electronic performance support system--called "Epsilon"--which was built to support students' use of an academic library. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.)
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spellingShingle	Building Electronic Performance Support Systems for First-Year University Students Barker, Philip van Schaik, Paul Famakinwa, Oladeji Academic Libraries Performance Technology College Freshmen Pretests Posttests Questionnaires Educational Psychology Computer Interfaces Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Case Studies Higher Education Building Electronic Performance Support Systems for First-Year University Students Barker, Philip van Schaik, Paul Famakinwa, Oladeji Academic Libraries Performance Technology College Freshmen Pretests Posttests Questionnaires Educational Psychology Computer Interfaces Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Case Studies Higher Education This paper outlines the principles and theory of performance support (in general) and of electronic performance support (in particular). It explains why the design and creation of electronic performance support systems are so important as a mechanism for providing scaffolding environments for use in improving the learning experience for new (and established) students within a university environment. It goes on to explain and demonstrate our methodology by means of a case study involving the design of an electronic performance support system--called "Epsilon"--which was built to support students' use of an academic library. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.)
title	Building Electronic Performance Support Systems for First-Year University Students
topic	Academic Libraries Performance Technology College Freshmen Pretests Posttests Questionnaires Educational Psychology Computer Interfaces Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Case Studies Higher Education
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