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The Effect of SDLR and Self-efficacy in Preschool Teachers by Using WS Learning
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Kao, C-P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2016
This study examined whether self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) moderates the association between Internet self-efficacy and approaches to learning by web searching (ALWS). A total of 329 valid questionnaires were used for the correlation and path analysis. The results revealed that preschool teachers' SDLR significantly moderated the…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Correlation, Self Efficacy, Technological Literacy
Listening Strategy Use and Influential Factors in Web-Based Computer Assisted Language Learning
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Chen, L.; Zhang, R.; Liu, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014
This study investigates second and foreign language (L2) learners' listening strategy use and factors that influence their strategy use in a Web-based computer assisted language learning (CALL) system. A strategy inventory, a factor questionnaire and a standardized listening test were used to collect data from a group of 82 Chinese students…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Listening, Influences
Foundations of Communities of Practice: Enablers and Barriers to Participation
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Guldberg, K.; Mackness, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
This research draws upon community of practice theory to explore the factors that enabled or hindered participation in an online "Foundations of Communities of Practice" workshop--a course that is designed to align with Wenger's communities of practice perspective. The research used a mixed methods approach, drawing upon log-on and posting data,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Communities of Practice, Barriers, Participation
Peer Interaction: The Experience of Distance Students at University Level
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Ferguson, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study investigates how university students on distance learning courses experience interaction with their peers. Students on two distance learning courses at The Open University (UK) were interviewed, to investigate learners' experience of interaction on these courses. The analysis, using a grounded-theory approach, reveals disparities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
Learning Styles' Recognition in E-Learning Environments with Feed-Forward Neural Networks
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Villaverde, J. E.; Godoy, D.; Amandi, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2006
People have unique ways of learning, which may greatly affect the learning process and, therefore, its outcome. In order to be effective, e-learning systems should be capable of adapting the content of courses to the individual characteristics of students. In this regard, some educational systems have proposed the use of questionnaires for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Web Based Instruction, Student Characteristics
How and What University Students Learn through Online and Face-to-Face Discussion: Conceptions, Intentions and Approaches
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Ellis, Robert A.; Goodyear, P.; Prosser, M.; O'Hara, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2006
This paper reports a phenomenographic investigation into students' experiences of learning through discussion--both online and face to face (F2F). The study context was a second-year undergraduate course in psychology for social work in which the teacher had designed discussion tasks to begin in F2F mode and to continue online. A combination of…
Descriptors: Universities, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Experience, College Students