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Effects of Flipped Classrooms Integrated with MOOCs and Game-Based Learning on the Learning Motivation and Outcomes of Students from Different Backgrounds
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Hung, Cheng-Yu; Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Liu, Jia-Yin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the effect of flipped classrooms integrated with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and game-based learning on the learning motivation and learning outcomes of students from different backgrounds (in terms of gender, grade, self-confidence indicators in mathematics, and roles played in the game-based learning…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Online Courses, Game Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Understanding Collaborative Language Learning in Novice-Level Foreign Language Classrooms: Perceptions of Teachers and Students
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Sun, Peijian; Yuan, Rui – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
This study explored the congruence and disparities among three groups of foreign language (Chinese, French, and German) students' and teachers' perceptions of collaborative/cooperative language learning (CLL) strategies in novice-level classroom contexts. A total of 168 participants from a university in the USA took part in this mixed-method…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mixed Methods Research
A Microworld-Based Role-Playing Game Development Approach to Engaging Students in Interactive, Enjoyable, and Effective Mathematics Learning
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Wang, Sheng-Yuan; Chang, Shao-Chen; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Chen, Pei-Ying – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
In traditional teacher-centered mathematics instruction, students might show low learning motivation owing to the lack of applied contexts. Game-based learning has been recognized as a potential approach to addressing this issue; however, without proper alignment between the gaming and math-applied contexts, the benefits of game-based learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Role Playing, Teaching Methods, Educational Games
The Benefits and Barriers of Using Virtual Worlds to Engage Healthcare Professionals on Distance Learning Programmes
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Hack, Catherine Jane – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Using the delivery of a large postgraduate distance learning module in bioethics to health professionals as an illustrative example, the type of learning activity that could be enhanced through delivery in an immersive virtual world (IVW) was explored. Several activities were repurposed from the "traditional" virtual learning environment…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Graduate Study, Distance Education
A Time Sequence-Oriented Concept Map Approach to Developing Educational Computer Games for History Courses
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Chu, Hui-Chun; Yang, Kai-Hsiang; Chen, Jing-Hong – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
Concept maps have been recognized as an effective tool for students to organize their knowledge; however, in history courses, it is important for students to learn and organize historical events according to the time of their occurrence. Therefore, in this study, a time sequence-oriented concept map approach is proposed for developing a game-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Mapping, Educational Games, Computer Games
A Simulated Learning Environment of History Games for Enhancing Players' Cultural Awareness
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Shih, Ju-Ling; Jheng, Shun-Cian; Tseng, Jia-Jiun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
This research attempted to create the historical context of Southern Taiwan in the late nineteenth century based on the martial art novel "Xiao-Mao" (Pussy) by designing a role-play digital game "Taiwan Epic Game" about the war time; in which, Taiwanese history, geography, and culture are presented in an innovative way with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Simulated Environment, Educational Games, History Instruction