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Shunmeng Chen – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: Computer-mediated writing classes have experienced a significant increase in popularity in recent years, serving as an effective modality for enhancing writing skills within an online framework. Objectives: This study seeks to bridge the gap in the literature by investigating the effectiveness of cognitive, social, and group-awareness…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Computer Assisted Instruction, Writing Instruction
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Angelica Ronconi; Lucia Mason; Lucia Manzione; Anne Schüler – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: During digital reading on internet-connected devices, students may be exposed to a variety of on-screen distractions. Learning by reading can therefore become a fragmented experience with potentially negative consequences for reading processes and outcomes. Objectives: This study investigated the effects of on-screen distractions, as…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Electronic Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Reading
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Chew, Chiou Sheng; Idris, Norisma; Loh, Er Fu; Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Chua, Yan Piaw; Bimba, Andrew Thomas – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
This paper focuses on the design and evaluation of a theory-based computer-assisted summary writing learning environment called Summary Writing-PAL (SW-PAL). The SW-PAL was developed based on four aspects: summarizing strategies, learning theories, prior knowledge, and cognitive load. A quasi-experiment that involved 58 undergraduates majoring in…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Kirschner, P. A.; Kreijns, K.; Phielix, C.; Fransen, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Most distributed and virtual online environments for and pedagogies of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) neglect the social and social-emotional aspects underlying the group dynamics of learning and working in a CSCL group. These group dynamics often determine whether the group will develop into a well-performing team and whether a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
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Tzuriel, David; Shamir, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2002
Examined the effects of computer-assisted dynamic assessment on cognitive performance of kindergarten students as compared to dynamic assessment with an examiner. Findings revealed that intervention involving mediation processes in a computer-assisted procedure was more effective in bringing about significant cognitive changes than mediation with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Intermode Differences
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Wild, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1996
Examines the place of mental models in the process of knowledge construction, particularly by the relationship between mental models and computer models in that process. Analyzes and discusses children's use of spreadsheets to build their own computer models. Suggests that the process of building models on a computer may provide direct support to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education