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Alexandra Zakharova; Katerina Evers; Sufen Chen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Many studies have measured the effects of separate scaffolding methods for online learning, but the various methods are seldom directly compared to provide concrete teaching suggestions. This study aims to investigate the effects of three popular scaffolding methods on students' ability to obtain resume standards, course satisfaction and…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Resumes (Personal), Writing Skills, Learner Engagement
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Lan, Pei-Shan; Liu, Ming-Chou; Baranwal, Divya – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This research is designed to find out whether joining an online community combined with contract learning can enhance the learning motivation of students, promote their self-regulated learning, and improve their academic achievements. In this regard, quasi-experiment research was conducted at primary level students in which the experimental group…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Students
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Mohamed M. Mostafa – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Interactive Learning Environments (ILE) is a leading international journal in the design and use of interactive learning environments. In this study we conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis spanning three decades to objectively examine the journal's impactful authors, citation patterns, collaboration networks and emerging trends.…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Network Analysis, Developing Nations, Developed Nations
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Sadeghi, Hamid; Kardan, Ahmad A. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Group formation task as a starting point for computer-supported collaborative learning plays a key role in achieving pedagogical goals. Various approaches have been reported in the literature to address this problem, but none have offered an optimal solution. In this research, an online learning environment was modeled as a weighted undirected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Online Courses
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Capuano, Nicola; Gaeta, Matteo; Marengo, Agostino; Miranda, Sergio; Orciuoli, Francesco; Ritrovato, Pierluigi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Intelligent e-learning systems have revolutionized online education by providing individualized and personalized instruction for each learner. Nevertheless, until now very few systems were able to leave academic laboratories and be integrated into real commercial products. One of these few exceptions is the Learning Intelligent Advisor (LIA)…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Laboratories, Individualized Instruction
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Capuruco, Renato A. C.; Capretz, Luiz F. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
There have been a number of frameworks and models developed to support different aspects of interactive learning. Some were developed to deal with course design through the application of authoring tools, whereas others such as conversational, advisory, and ontology-based systems were used in virtual classrooms to improve and support collaborative…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Rienties, Bart; Kaper, Wolter; Struyven, Katrien; Tempelaar, Dirk; van Gastel, Leendert; Vrancken, Sanne; Jasinska, Magdalena; Virgailaite-Meckauskaite, Egle – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
An increasing number of higher educational institutes are offering remedial, bridging, preparatory or transitional courses in a blended and online format to remediate and enhance students' knowledge and skills. This article addresses how teachers and institutes design and implement these courses. The descriptions of transitional courses were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions, Academic Support Services
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Nagel, L.; Blignaut, A. S.; Cronje, J. C. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The establishment of an online community is widely held as the most important prerequisite for successful course completion and depends on an interaction between a peer group and a facilitator. Beaudoin reasoned that online students sometimes engage and learn even when not taking part in online discussions. The context of this study was an online…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Peer Relationship, Educational Technology
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Schellens, T.; Van Keer, H.; De Wever, B.; Valcke, M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The present study focuses on the use of thinking types as a possible way to structure university students' discourse in asynchronous discussion groups and consequently promote their learning. More specifically, the aim of the study is to determine how requiring students to label their contributions by means of De Bono's (1991) thinking hats…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Identification, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills