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Schneider, Jan; Borner, Dirk; van Rosmalen, Peter; Specht, Marcus – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2016
In our pursue to study effective real-time feedback in Technology Enhanced Learning, we developed the Presentation Trainer, a tool designed to support the practice of nonverbal communication skills for public speaking. The tool tracks the user's voice and body to analyze her performance, and selects the type of real-time feedback to be presented.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Nonverbal Communication, Public Speaking, Educational Technology
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Drood, Pooya; Asl, Hanieh Davatgari – English Language Teaching, 2016
The ways in which task in classrooms has developed and proceeded have receive great attention in the field of language teaching and learning in the sense that they draw attention of learners to the competing features such as accuracy, fluency, and complexity. English audiovisual and audio recorded materials have been widely used by teachers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Cowdery, Joan; Majeske, Paul; Frank, Rebecca; Brown, Devin – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Background: Although there are thousands of health and fitness smartphone apps currently available, little research exists regarding the effects of mobile app technology on physical activity behavior. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test whether Exergame smartphone applications increase physical activity levels. Methods: This was a…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Physical Activity Level
Dodds, Heather E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Online education has grown into a part of the educational market answering the demand for learning at the learner's choice of time and place. Inquiry skills such as observing, questioning, collecting data, and devising fair experiments are an essential element of 21st-century online science coursework. Virtual immersive worlds such as Second Life…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Inquiry, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
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Segal-Drori, Ora; Korat, Ofra; Shamir, Adina; Klein, Pnina S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2010
The effects of electronic book (e-book) and printed book reading on children's emergent reading with and without adult instruction were investigated. One hundred twenty-eight 5- to 6-year-old kindergarten children from low SES families were randomly assigned to one of four groups (32 children each): (1) independently reading the e-book (EB); (2)…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten
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Chan, J. C. P.; Leung, H.; Tang, J. K. T.; Komura, T. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2011
In this paper, a new dance training system based on the motion capture and virtual reality (VR) technologies is proposed. Our system is inspired by the traditional way to learn new movements-imitating the teacher's movements and listening to the teacher's feedback. A prototype of our proposed system is implemented, in which a student can imitate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Control Groups