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Download full textKenah, Andy; Nash, Catherine – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2022
Engaging and motivating learners to successfully complete their studies are crucial elements for the success of distance educators around the world. The researchers' AIM newsletter, which is formatted in accordance with motivational learning theory, has been delivered to first-year learners in economics at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand from 2010…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Electronic Learning
Direct linkIyamuremye, Aloys; Mukiza, Janvier; Nsabayezu, Ezechiel; de Dieu Kwitonda, Jean; Habimana, Claude – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
The current work reports the results of students' social presence in web-based discussions for their conceptual learning of organic chemistry. The results in this study were collected from the examined students-students, students-instructor, and students-learning materials interactions via the designed web-based discussion. We created an online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction
de la Peña Esteban, F. David; Lara Torralbo, Juan A.; Lizcano Casas, David; Burgos García, María Concepción – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2020
Problem-solving is one of the biggest challenges that students can find in an Engineering degree. Information and communication technologies are of great use in this regard, providing learners with tools that complement their study and facilitate skills acquisition. A good strategy to enhance student motivation towards problem-solving is to use…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Game Based Learning, Web Based Instruction, Computer Simulation
Seaman, Jeff; Allen, I. Elaine; Ralph, Nate – Bay View Analytics, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a disruptive shift from face-to-face instruction to distance-learning, impacting academia in the U.S. across undergraduate and graduate levels. This study explores the impact these changes have had on higher education faculty in STEM fields. The results presented in this report are based on 896 responses from STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education
Zwanch, Karen; Cribbs, Jennifer – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2021
Despite knowing that academic motivation and engagement influence academic outcomes, it is unclear how students' motivation and engagement in face-to-face versus online courses differ. This mixed methods study examines whether preservice teachers' motivation and engagement in the same course, with the same instructor, in the same semester is…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Chen, Peayton; Kuo, Rita; Chang, Maiga; Heh, Jia-Sheng – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2017
The research team has developed a web-based multiplayer trading card game to allow teachers choosing cards as rewards for students who actively participate in discussions and classroom activities as well as perform well in terms of doing assignments and writing exams or quizzes. In order to verify the effectiveness of the use of in-game cards as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Games, Computer Simulation
DerKhachadourian, Liza – Online Submission, 2019
Many university undergraduates consider writing assignments an overwhelming requirement. Traditional instructions rarely provide students with clear directions of how to use the Internet to search for authentic material and complete a task. The aim of this study was to scaffold the competence of EFL university students in writing an informative…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Liu, Sarah Hsueh-Jui; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study reports on the differences in motivation, vocabulary gain, and perceptions on using or the Google Docs between individual and collaborative learning at a tertiary level. Two classes of English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited and each class was randomly assigned into one of the two groups--individuals or…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Web 2.0 Technologies, Student Motivation
Lawanto, Oenardi; Santoso, Harry B.; Lawanto, Kevin N.; Goodridge, Wade – Journal of Educators Online, 2017
The objective of this study was to evaluate students' self-regulated learning (SRL) skills used in a Web-intensive learning environment. The research question guiding the study was: How did the use of student SRL skills and student engagement in online activities compare between higher- and lower-performing students participating in a…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Self Control, Web Based Instruction, Learner Engagement
Nonis, Sarath A.; Fenner, Grant H. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2012
An investigation of students taking online classes exposed crucial student perceptions important to their selecting online/web-assisted courses. An exploratory factor analysis provided three factors of "convenience," "enjoyment & independence," and "no other option available" as motivations for students taking…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Student Motivation, Online Courses
Sugie, Satoko; Mitsugi, Makoto – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2014
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) utilization in Chinese as a "second" foreign language has mainly been focused on Learning Management System (LMS), digital material development, and quantitative analysis of learners' grammatical knowledge. There has been little research that has analyzed the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Second Language Learning, Chinese, Second Language Instruction
Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Mimi Miyoung – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related to online teaching hosted by Blackboard using CourseSites. Data collection included a 40-item survey, of which 159 MOOC…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Independent Study, Open Education
Green, Patricia J.; Sha, Mandy; Liu, Lu – RTI International, 2011
In 2001, the U.S. Department of Education and the Ministry of Education in China entered into a bilateral partnership to develop a technology-driven approach to foreign language learning that integrated gaming, immersion, voice recognition, problem-based learning tasks, and other features that made it a significant research and development pilot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Middle School Students, Partnerships in Education
