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Hsu, Ching-Kun; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Chang, Chih-Kai – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Fostering the listening comprehension of English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners has been recognized as an important and challenging issue. Videos have been used as one of the English listening learning resources; however, without effective learning supports, EFL students are likely to encounter difficulties in comprehending the video content,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement
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Clarebout, Geraldine; Elen, Jan – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2009
Starting from Perkins' (1985) framework, this study addresses tool use in a computer-based learning environment. In line with Perkins, first the effects of tool use on performance were investigated to gain insight into the functionality of the tools. Next, the influence of advice was studied to identify whether this advice could make students more…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Research Design, Goal Orientation