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Hsu, Pi-Sui; Van Dyke, Margot; Smith, Thomas J. – Middle Grades Review, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore the effect of varied gender groupings on argumentation skills among middle school students in Taiwan and the United States in a project-based learning environment that incorporated a graph-oriented computer-assisted application (GOCAA). A total of 43 students comprised the treatment condition…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Persuasive Discourse, Multivariate Analysis
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Chang, Jia-Wei; Lee, Ming-Che; Su, Chien-Yuan; Wang, Tzone-I – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learners generally encounter difficulty in using some special rules of Chinese grammar because such grammar points do not exist in their native languages. CFL learners require an effective learning strategy to assist them in acquiring a greater understanding of Chinese grammar. Thus, we integrated a…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Chinese, Grammar, Sentence Structure
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Chen, I-Jung – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study compared how three different gloss modes affected college students' L2 reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. The study also compared how results on comprehension and vocabulary acquisition may differ depending on the four assessment methods used. A between-subjects design was employed with three groups of Mandarin-speaking…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multivariate Analysis, Scores, Multiple Choice Tests
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Chiu, Chiung-Hui; Hsiao, Hsieh-Fen – Computers & Education, 2010
This study explored the differences among online elementary school student groups based on their communication features. Two hundred and ninety-one Taiwanese students, ranging in age from 11 to 12 years old, participated in this study. The students were randomly arranged within-class into three-member groups. Each group was asked to use a…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Differences, Group Dynamics, Multivariate Analysis
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Chang, Chi-Cheng; Lei, Hao; Tseng, Ju-Shih – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Although ubiquitous learning enhances students' access to learning materials, it is crucial to find out which media presentation modes produce the best results for English listening comprehension. The present study examined the effect of media presentation mode (sound and text versus sound) on English listening comprehension and cognitive load.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Listening Comprehension, Long Term Memory, Redundancy
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Lin, Huifen; Chen, Tsuiping; Dwyer, Francis M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
The purpose of this experimental study was to compare the effects of using static visuals versus computer-generated animation to enhance learners' comprehension and retention of a content-based lesson in a computer-based learning environment for learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Fifty-eight students from two EFL reading sections were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Animation, English (Second Language)