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Localized Learning Content in Software Education: Effects on Computational Thinking and Learning Motivation among Elementary Students
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Seungmin Lee – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2025
This study investigated the effectiveness of localized learning content (LLC) in enhancing computational thinking (CT) skills and learning motivation among 6th-grade elementary school students in Busan, South Korea. In contrast to conventional methodological approaches, our research focuses on the transformative power of culturally and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Science Education, Computation
The Impact of Home Resources, Students' Attitudes toward Learning, and Instructional Strategies on Science Achievement
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Ker, Hsiang-Wei; Lee, Ying-Haur; Ho, Shu-Meei – Science Education, 2023
Science achievements of individuals play a crucial role when students aim to pursue highly demanded occupations and advanced academic degrees. Enhancing science attainment is crucial in improving the effectiveness of science education. This study investigates the impact of home educational resources, students' attitudes toward learning,…
Descriptors: Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Learning
Personalizing Learning with Mobile Technology in a Secondary School in the Netherlands: Effects on Students' Autonomy Support, Learning Motivation and Achievement
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Admiraal, Wilfried; Post, Lysanne; Lockhorst, Ditte; Louws, Monika; Kester, Liesbeth – European Educational Researcher, 2020
Personalizing learning with technology in secondary schools is a way to empower students to take control of their learning. The more learners can direct their own learning experiences, including path, pace and instructional approach, the more they may learn what they want and need to learn. In a quasi-experimental design, data about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Personal Autonomy, Learning Motivation
Self-Observation Model Employing an Instinctive Interface for Classroom Active Learning
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Chen, Gwo-Dong; Nurkhamid; Wang, Chin-Yeh; Yang, Shu-Han; Chao, Po-Yao – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
In a classroom, obtaining active, whole-focused, and engaging learning results from a design is often difficult. In this study, we propose a self-observation model that employs an instinctive interface for classroom active learning. Students can communicate with virtual avatars in the vertical screen and can react naturally according to the…
Descriptors: Models, Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Interfaces
Language-Related Computer Use: Focus on Young L2 English Learners in Sweden
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Sundqvist, Pia; Sylvén, Liss Kerstin – ReCALL, 2014
This paper presents findings from a study investigating young English language learners (YELLs) in Sweden in 4th grade (N = 76, aged 10-11). Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire and a one-week language diary. The main purpose was to examine the learners' L2 English language-related activities outside of school in general, and their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
Understanding Mobile Learning from the Perspective of Self-Regulated Learning
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Sha, L.; Looi, C.-K.; Chen, W.; Zhang, B. H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
Cognizant of the research gap in the theorization of mobile learning, this paper conceptually explores how the theories and methodology of self-regulated learning (SRL), an active area in contemporary educational psychology, are inherently suited to address the issues originating from the defining characteristics of mobile learning: enabling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Science