http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1135 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:07 GMT 2013-05-22T02:27:07Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20508 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; Extensive literature has shown that games can provide an engaging, dynamic, and authentic learning context. Many of the studies on the use of games in education indicate that games can support teaching standards and outcomes; however, they do not describe actual uses of video games for learning. Through the analysis of affordances employed by student gamers, an understanding of how learning takes place can inform the design of effective educational games and aid their integration into contemporary classrooms. Informed by ethnomethodology, this study used methods of grounded theory provided a detailed description of the use of video games for learning in educational contexts.; Implications for students, educators, and game designers are offered to better play, implement, and design games for learning. A brief comparison of findings with existing theory discusses similarities among collaborative learning and activity theory, and suggests opportunities for future work. Overall, findings indicate a great potential for the use of games in education for learning.; Learning also occurs across multiple granularities: occurring either in short episodes, sequences of episodes, or trends. Learning can be triggered by multiple cues, such as failure, game visualizations or specific representations, as well as by peers or teachers in the social environment.; Results demonstrate that learning occurs across multiple levels: the mastery of the computer interface, followed by the mastery of the game interface and upon which students can achieve advanced strategy aimed at goal achievement.; Students used affordances provided by the game interface and learning environment, specifically: the visual representations of games afford particular actions; the persistent display of historical context as well as present and future potentials motivates learning; specific cues can grab attention, helping to focus efforts on new or underutilized game tasks; consistent and well organized visualizations encourage learning; and information presented in a plurality of channels is most effective for learning.; The use of social peers in collaborative learning had several effects on the learning process: peers disclosed information to achieve shared meaning of objects' purposes, and negotiated to collaboratively choose game strategies. Peer teams served cooperative roles as information sources and competitively as a performance gauge.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves xxx-xxx).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; 1055 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20508 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sharritt, Matthew J http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20507 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; Data was gathered by using semi-structured interviews, attending meetings and analyzing documents and other artifacts. The analysis was informed by the Social Actor Model of Lamb and Kling (2003), the Actor-Network Model developed by Latour (2005) and Callon (1986) and, to a lesser extent, the Social Movement literature (McAdam, McCarthy & Zald, 1996). Based on the evidence gathered, this study advances the concept of the emerging Hawaii Marine Stakeholder, and offers a description of how marine resource management has accommodated stakeholders. SAM was used to understand the actor, ANT to explain the network, and SM to analyze large-scale changes and mobilizations. The results offer practical implications for the development and implementation of co-management arrangements. Theoretical implications include the analytical integration of diverse approaches to understanding social action situated in the context of environmental management.; The management of marine resources is undergoing a paradigm shift, away from top-down governance by a central power interacting with an stable, limited and relatively homogeneous and isolated set of ocean users, to a field populated by dynamic, abundant, networked and heterogeneous stakeholder groups. These marine stakeholders are playing an increasingly active role in the management and regulation of the ocean resources. This shift has been partly assisted by the increased availability of information about marine resources and by the new communication and information technologies. Together, these developments allow users to become active players, giving rise to a new trend in co-management of marine resources. This research presents evidence that the term of "ocean user" is conceptually limiting and no longer viable to describe ocean stakeholders' ability to participate in co-management arrangements.; This study employed a qualitative approach across three research sites in Hawaii (Waianae, Hanauma Bay, and West Hawaii) to understand the dynamics of selected marine stakeholders' gathering and use of information, formation of groups and alliances, framing of issues, and affecting regulatory changes. The West Hawaii case study, via the West Hawaii Fisheries Council, yielded the richest data for the research. The Council exemplifies a successful integration of the local community in the management of local marine resources.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 296-307).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; 307 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20507 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Maurin, Paulo http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20506 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; The purpose of this research was to study the quality and motivation attributes of information products from the end-users perspective, and to measure the impact of these attributes on intention-to-use. An information product is defined as a highly interdependent package of information that can be transmitted or distributed in digital form (e.g., a web portal, an application software). In the context of Web portal use, the information product generally includes three types of services: personal services (e.g., email), information services (e.g., online news) and search services. The literature suggests that the quality of an information product can be assessed from a number of attributes, such as accuracy and applicability of the information content, the timeliness and speed of the physical medium, and the reliability and responsiveness of the product provider. The literature also underscores the importance of motivational factors such as social escapism and privacy concerns on the intention to use. Drawing from this theoretical background, an initial set of 21 quality and motivation attributes has been identified, and an experimental study using 142 subjects as Web portal users has been conducted. Statistical analyses helped us consolidate quality factors into four groups of quality attributes factors as they were perceived by the subjects: Content relevancy, Communication interactiveness, Information currency, and Instant gratification. As far as impact analyses are concerned, social escapism motivation, information motivation, interactive control motivation, and socialization were found to highly correlate to all of the three types of services and the combined use. When quality factors and motivations were considered at the same time to explain intention-to-use of the Web portal, social escapism, as a motivation factor, was identified as the main determinant. The findings of this research shed new lights on the understanding of Web portal use and suggests that there are some quality attributes that are particularly perceived to be relevant to Web portal intention to use. Lessons learned from this study should also help IT professionals to design, develop and deploy more effective general web portals.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves xxx-xxx).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; 110 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20506 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Nam, Junghyun http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11346 Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005.; Spreadsheet programs are widely used in business and government. Unfortunately, there is strong evidence that many spreadsheets contain errors. In spite of the importance of spreadsheets in decision-making, studies have shown consistently that end-user spreadsheet developers rarely test their models thoroughly after development in the manner that professional programmers test software. One contributing factor to both error rates and the lack of post development testing may be that spreadsheet developers are overconfident in the correctness of their spreadsheets. Overconfidence is a widespread human tendency, and it has been demonstrated among spreadsheet developers. When people are overconfident, their "stopping rules" for error detection during and after development may be premature, causing them to stop checking before they should. This may contribute to the number of errors. At the same time, a research construct that appears to be closely related is self-efficacy, which has been shown that high self-efficacy is positively related to computer task performance, including spreadsheet performance (although not specifically to error reduction performance). The findings from this research concluded that people with high self-efficacy and high confidence make fewer errors than those with low self-efficacy and high confidence. Also, a "think-aloud" protocol analysis of a subset of subjects observed a lack of system design and analysis effort and a minimal amount of testing during the development of spreadsheet tasks.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-103).; Electronic reproduction.; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; ix, 135 leaves, bound .ill 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11346 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Takaki, Steven T http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11345 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-130).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; xii, 130 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11345 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Luo, Mei-Ling http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11344 Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 346-360).; Electronic reproduction.; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; xviii, 360 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11344 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Yukawa, Joyce http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11343 Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-124).; Electronic reproduction.; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; xiv, 124 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11343 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Djamasbi, Soussan D http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9546 Library's copy imperfect: bibliographical references (leaf 255) wanting.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1996.; Microfiche.; xix, 254 + leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9546 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ono, Ryota http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9545 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1996.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-170).; Microfiche.; xii, 170 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9545 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Kwon, Hyosun http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9544 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 376-389).; Microfiche.; 2 v. (xix, 389 leaves, bound) ill. 29 cm Sun, 01 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9544 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hope, Beverley G http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9543 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-138).; Microfiche.; xv, 138 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sun, 01 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9543 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Wang, Xiaobo http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9542 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-186).; Microfiche.; xviii, 186 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9542 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Halverson, Richard Peyton http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9541 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-220).; Microfiche.; xvi, 220 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9541 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Burke, Kelly http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9540 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 375-391).; Microfiche.; 2 v. (xix, 391 leaves, bound) ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9540 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rana, Shakti S http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9539 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 350-354).; Microfiche.; xx, 354 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9539 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Huang, Hai http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9538 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-281).; Microfiche.; xv, 281 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9538 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard, Dara Lee http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9537 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-266).; Microfiche.; xviii, 266 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9537 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He, Jingxiang http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9536 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-252); Microfiche.; 252 leaves, bound 29 cm Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9536 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Wan, Dadong http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9535 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1993.; Microfiche.; ix, 220 leaves, bound 29 cm. + Fri, 01 Jan 1993 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9535 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z Clark-Kraut, Karen Rebecca http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9534 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1993.; Microfiche.; vii, 119 leaves, bound 29 cm Fri, 01 Jan 1993 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9534 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z Stone, David