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Pasfield-Neofitou, Sarah; Huang, Hui; Grant, Scott – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Increased recognition of the role of the body and environment in cognition has taken place in recent decades in the form of new theories of embodied and extended cognition. The growing use of ever more sophisticated computer-generated 3D virtual worlds and avatars has added a new dimension to these theories of cognition. Both developments provide…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Acquisition, Classroom Environment, Case Studies
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Cheng, Kun-Hung; Hou, Huei-Tse; Wu, Sheng-Yi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
In the social interactions among individuals of learning communities, including those individuals engaged in peer assessment activities, emotion may be a key factor in learning. However, research regarding the emotional response of learners in online peer assessment activities is relatively scarce. Detecting learners' emotion when they make…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Peer Evaluation, Emotional Response
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James, Mark C.; Scharmann, Lawrence C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
Prior research in both education and cognitive science has identified analogy making as a powerful tool for explanation as well as a fundamental mechanism for facilitating an individual's construction of knowledge. While a considerable body of research exists focusing on the role analogy plays in learning science concepts, relatively little is…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Preservice Teachers, Cognitive Psychology