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The Effects of 3D Immersion on CSL Students' Listening Comprehension
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Liao, Chia-Ying – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
The study aimed at enhancing Chinese as a second language (CSL) students' listening comprehension by using authentic contexts in Second Life (SL). Twenty-seven CSL students from 4 countries participated in the 6-week study. A within-subject design was adopted to confirm the effects of 3D immersive experiences on CSL students' listening…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Interviews
How to Augment the Learning Impact of Computer Simulations? The Designs and Effects of Interactivity and Scaffolding
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Chang, Hsin-Yi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Two investigations were conducted in this study. In the first experiment, the effects of two types of interactivity with a computer simulation were compared: experimentation versus observation interactivity. Experimentation interactivity allows students to use simulations to conduct virtual experiments, whereas observation interactivity allows…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Interaction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Experiments
Contextual EFL Learning in a 3D Virtual Environment
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Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
The purposes of the current study are to develop virtually immersive EFL learning contexts for EFL learners in Taiwan to pre- and review English materials beyond the regular English class schedule. A 2-iteration action research lasting for one semester was conducted to evaluate the effects of virtual contexts on learners' EFL learning. 132…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
A Virtual Walk through London: Culture Learning through a Cultural Immersion Experience
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Shih, Ya-Chun – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
Integrating Google Street View into a three-dimensional virtual environment in which users control personal avatars provides these said users with access to an innovative, interactive, and real-world context for communication and culture learning. We have selected London, a city famous for its rich historical, architectural, and artistic heritage,…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Language Proficiency
A Digital Game-Based Learning System for Energy Education: An Energy COnservation PET
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Yang, Jie Chi; Chien, Kun Huang; Liu, Tzu Chien – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Energy education has been conducted to equip learners with relevant energy conservation knowledge for many years. However, learners seldom put the knowledge into practice and even have few ideas about how to reduce energy consumption. To this end, there is a need to address this issue to improve the efficiency of energy education. One of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies, Energy Conservation
The Development of a Virtual Farm for Applications in Elementary Science Education
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Tarng, Wernhuar; Chang, Mei-Yu; Ou, Kuo-Liang; Yu, Kein-Fu; Hsieh, Kuen-Rong – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2012
The goal of this study is to develop a virtual farm for educational applications. Users can play the role of a farmer by planting vegetables and raising poultry on the virtual farm to observe their growth through online learning activities. The virtual farm possesses educational and entertaining functions, and it is designed by simulating the real…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Science, Agricultural Occupations