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Roy B. Clariana; Ryan Solnosky – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2023
This quasi-experimental study seeks to improve the conceptual quality of summary essays by comparing two conditions, essay prompts with or without a list of 13 broad concepts, the concepts were selected across a continuum of the 100 most frequent words in the lesson materials. It is anticipated that only the most central concepts will be used as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Writing Evaluation, Essays, Word Frequency
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Christoforou, Maria; Xerou, Eftychia; Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Immersion through Virtual Reality (VR) gives the subjective impression that the learner has a realistic experience (Dede, 2009). The pedagogical potential of VR provides the means of enabling constructivist places of contextualised learning. This paper aims to examine the potential the VR application "Mondly" may have to maximise…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Li, Yuntao; Fu, Chengzhen; Zhang, Yan – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2017
Since MOOC is suffering high dropout rate, researchers try to explore the reasons and mitigate it. Focusing on this task, we employ a composite model to infer behaviors of learners in the coming weeks based on his/her history log of learning activities, including interaction with video lectures, participation in discussion forum, and performance…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Mass Instruction, Student Behavior, Learning Activities
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Stetz, Thomas A.; Bauman, Antonina A. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2013
Recent technological developments allow any instructor to create audio and video lectures for the use in online classes. However, it is questionable if it is worth the time and effort that faculty put into preparing those lectures. This paper presents thirteen factors that should be considered before preparing and using audio and video lectures in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Black, Kelly J. – 1990
The use of computer graphics as visual aids to lecture-style university instruction is discussed briefly. It is contended that the following three factors inhibit the application of computers as visual aids: (1) the costs of providing sufficient numbers of monitors and large enough monitors to allow appropriate visual access by students are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Head, Mary K. – 1998
Suggestions are offered on the use of animated lectures on CD-ROM into the curriculum of an upper-intermediate-level course in English-as-a-second-language speaking and listening. The technique is recommended as a means of sharpening student listening skills and preparing students for real-life lectures in college. Animated lectures were drawn…
Descriptors: Animation, Cartoons, Classroom Techniques, Computer Software