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Enhancing Competence and Autonomy in Computer-Based Instruction Using a Skill-Challenge Balancing Strategy
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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
Autonomy and Responsibility: Online Learning as a Solution for At-Risk High School Students
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Lewis, S.; Whiteside, A.; Garrett Dikkers, A. – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2014
In this three-year, mixed methods case study, the benefits and challenges of online learning for at-risk high school students were examined. A key finding was that at-risk students identify the benefits and challenges of online learning to be the same. While students appreciate the opportunity to work ahead and study at their own pace, they see it…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Electronic Learning, Educational Benefits
Affect and Digital Learning at the University Level
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Katz, Yaacov J.; Yablon, Yaacov B. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to examine the efficiency of SMS based cell-phone vocabulary learning as compared to email vocabulary delivery and snail mail vocabulary delivery at the university level. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 241 first year university students studied English vocabulary in their mandatory English foundation…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Student Attitudes, Vocabulary, Learning Strategies
Some Factors to Consider when Designing Semi-Autonomous Learning Environments
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Bouchard, Paul – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2009
This research aims to answer the question, "in what ways do mediated learning environments support or hinder learner autonomy?" Learner autonomy has been identified as one important factor in the success of mediated learning environments. The central aspect of learner autonomy is the control that the learner exercises over the various aspects of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Educational Technology, Educational Environment
CALL and the Development of Learner Autonomy: Towards an Activity-Theoretical Perspective
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Blin, Francoise – ReCALL, 2004
While the concepts and principles associated with learner autonomy underpin a broad range of CALL applications and research projects, current debates and research paradigms in CALL do not provide adequate tools and models to investigate in depth the relationship between CALL and the development of learner autonomy. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Personal Autonomy, Research Methodology, Learner Controlled Instruction
The Educational Process in the Emerging Information Society: Conditions for the Reversal of the Linear Model of Education and the Development of an Open Type Hybrid Learning Environment.
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Anastasiades, Panagiotes S.; Retalis, Simos – 2001
The introduction of communications and information technologies in the area of education tends to create a totally different environment, which is marked by a change of the teacher's role and a transformation of the basic components that make up the meaning and content of the learning procedure as a whole. It could be said that, despite any…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction, Educational Development, Educational Environment
Teaching and Researching Autonomy in Language Learning. Applied Linguistics in Action Series.
Benson, Phil – 2001
This volume offers a comprehensive account of autonomy in language learning and the educational practices associated with the concept. The book is divided into 18 chapters: "The History of Autonomy in Language Learning"; "Autonomy beyond the Field of Language Education"; "Defining and Describing Autonomy"; Control as a Natural Attribute of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques