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Chew, Chiou Sheng; Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Idris, Norisma; Loh, Er Fu; Chua, Yan Piaw – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
The purpose of this study was to design and develop a theory-based summary writing online tool, named Summary Writing-Pal (SW-PAL), to assist English as a second language students in improving their summary writing. It also evaluates the effectiveness of SW-PAL in enhancing the students' summary writing performance and examines their perceptions…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, English Language Learners, College Students
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Mohamad Ali, Ahmad Zamzuri; Hamdan, Mohd Najib – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of various realistic levels of talking-head on students' emotions in pronunciation learning. Four talking-head characters with varying levels of realism were developed and tested: a nonrealistic three-dimensional character, a realistic three-dimensional character, a two-dimensional character, and…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Questionnaires, Quasiexperimental Design, Statistical Analysis
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Kim, Jieun; Ryu, Hokyoung; Katuk, Norliza; Wang, Ruili; Choi, Gyunghyun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2014
The present study aims to show if a skill-challenge balancing (SCB) instruction strategy can assist learners to motivationally engage in computer-based learning. Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory (self-control, curiosity, focus of attention, and intrinsic interest) was applied to an account of the optimal learning experience in SCB-based learning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Computer Assisted Instruction