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Niu, Lian – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
This study reviews the international literature on using Facebook for academic purposes to examine whether and how this popular social networking site contributes to teaching and learning in formal education. A review of 57 empirical studies on this topic suggest that (a) the majority of studies report positive effects or feedback of using…
Descriptors: Social Media, Technology Uses in Education, Integrated Learning Systems, Electronic Learning
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Clark, Richard E.; Choi, Sunhee – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2005
Research on animated pedagogical agents (agents) is viewed as a very positive attempt to introduce more pedagogical support and motivational elements into multi-media instruction. Yet, existing empirical studies that examine the learning benefits of agents have had very mixed results, largely due to the way that they are designed. This article…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Multimedia Instruction