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Brezack, Natalie; Radovanovic, Mia; Woodward, Amanda L. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Children learn to perform actions on artifacts in their environments from infancy, but the ways caregivers support this learning during everyday interactions are relatively unexplored. This study investigated how naturalistic caregiver-child teaching interactions promoted conventional action learning in toddlers. Caregivers of 32 24- to…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Learning Processes, Interaction, Caregiver Child Relationship
Kenneth Holstein; Bruce M. McLaren; Vincent Aleven – Grantee Submission, 2017
Classroom experiments that evaluate the effectiveness of educational technologies do not typically examine the effects of classroom contextual variables (e.g., out-of-software help-giving and external distractions). Yet these variables may influence students' instructional outcomes. In this paper, we introduce the Spatial Classroom Log Explorer…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Visual Learning, Visualization, Computer Software
Matthew E. Jacovina; Erica L. Snow; G. Tanner Jackson; Danielle S. McNamara – Grantee Submission, 2015
To optimize the benefits of game-based practice within Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs), researchers examine how game features influence students' motivation and performance. The current study examined the influence of game features and individual differences (reading ability and learning intentions) on motivation and performance. Participants…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Learning Motivation, Performance
Heffernan, Neil T.; Ostrow, Korinn S.; Kelly, Kim; Selent, Douglas; Van Inwegen, Eric G.; Xiong, Xiaolu; Williams, Joseph Jay – Grantee Submission, 2016
Due to substantial scientific and practical progress, learning technologies can effectively adapt to the characteristics and needs of students. This article considers how learning technologies can adapt over time by crowdsourcing contributions from teachers and students -- explanations, feedback, and other pedagogical interactions. Considering the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Student Needs, Electronic Publishing