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Beach, Pamela; Favret, Elena; Minuk, Alexandra – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2021
This case study used screen-capture technology and a cued retrospective think aloud called the "virtual revisit think aloud" to understand teachers' self-directed online learning (SDOL) experiences. Three elementary teachers were involved in a series of in-depth, one-on-one SDOL sessions where they informally used the Internet for their…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Web Based Instruction, Protocol Analysis, Independent Study
Hassan, Isyaku; Gamji, Musa Barau; Nasidi, Qaribu Yahaya; Azmi, Mohd Nazri Latiff – Arab World English Journal, 2021
There has been an increased reliance on Web-based learning, particularly in higher learning institutions, due to the outbreak of COVID-19. However, learners require knowledge and skills on how to use Web 2.0- based learning tools. Thus, there is a need to focus on how Web-based tools can be used to enhance learning outcomes. Therefore, this study…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Web Based Instruction, Technology Integration, English (Second Language)
Kasperiuniene, Judita; Zydziunaite, Vilma; Eriksson, Malin – Qualitative Research in Education, 2017
This qualitative study explored the self-regulated learning (SRL) of teachers and their students in virtual social spaces. The processes of SRL were analyzed from 24 semi-structured individual interviews with professors, instructors and their students from five Lithuanian universities. A core category stroking the net whale showed the process of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Grounded Theory, Independent Study, Electronic Learning
Munoz de la Pena, D.; Gomez-Estern, F.; Dormido, S. – Computers & Education, 2012
In this paper we present a web-based innovative education tool designed for automating the collection, evaluation and error detection in practical exercises assigned to computer programming and control engineering students. By using a student/instructor code-fusion architecture, the conceptual limits of multiple-choice tests are overcome by far.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Programming, Engineering
Development of a Web-Based System to Support Self-Directed Learning of Microfabrication Technologies
Jou, Min; Wu, Yu-Shiang – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Having engineers in microfabrication technologies educated has become much more difficult than having engineers educated in the traditional technologies, and this may be because of the high cost for acquirement of equipment, materials, and infrastructural means (i.e., cleaning rooms), all in addition to the hands-on practices that are often times…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Independent Study, Engineering
Alvarez, Ibis M.; Olivera-Smith, Marialexa – Education Sciences, 2013
The internet has fast become a prevalent medium for collaboration between people and social networks, in particular, have gained vast popularity and relevance over the past few years. Within this framework, our paper will analyse the role played by social networks in current teaching practices. Specifically, we focus on the principles guiding the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Internet, Educational Practices, Higher Education
Tenkku, Leigh E.; Mengel, Mark B.; Nicholson, Robert A.; Hile, Matthew G.; Morris, Daniel S.; Salas, Joanne – Health Education & Behavior, 2011
Despite warnings that drinking during pregnancy is unsafe, many women are still at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP). This article describes the outcomes of a web-based, self-guided change intervention designed to lower the risk for AEPs in a community. A sample of 458 women, between the ages of 18 and 44 years and at risk for an AEP…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Pregnancy, Internet
Cheng, Li – Excellence in Education Journal, 2014
Self-directed learning has been researched by scholars for many years. However, there is a lack of literature on web-based self-directed Mandarin learning. This research was aimed to investigate how students can learn Mandarin through self-directed study with Internet resources, what the advantages and challenges are, and what strategies students…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Independent Study, Student Attitudes, College Students
Simmering, Marcia J.; Posey, Clay; Piccoli, Gabriele – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2009
Despite the increased use of new learning technologies, there is still much to be learned about the role of learner characteristics in online learning. The purpose of this study was to examine how subjects' characteristics normally associated with effective training (i.e., initial motivation to learn and self-efficacy) related to learning in a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Hsu, Yu-Chang; Ching, Yu-Hui; Mathews, Jonathan P.; Carr-Chellman, Alison – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This phenomenological study explored 5 undergraduate students' experiences in a Web-based general science course through the lens of social cognitive theory. Thematic analysis was used to examine their self-regulated learning (SRL). Our findings revealed that the participants exerted a variety of SRL strategies in the Web-based learning…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Learning Experience
Chen, Gwo-Dong; Wei, Fu-Hsiang; Wang, Chin-Yeh; Lee, Jih-Hsien – International Journal on E-Learning, 2007
Reading content of the Web is increasingly popular. When students read the same material, each student has a unique comprehension of the text and requires individual support from appropriate references. Most references in typical web learning systems are unorganized. Students are often required to disrupt their reading to locate references. This…
Descriptors: Internet, Dictionaries, Correlation, Distance Education
Pu, Minran – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between college EFL students' autonomous learning capacity and motivation in using web-based Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in China. This study included three questionnaires: the student background questionnaire, the questionnaire on student autonomous learning capacity, and…
Descriptors: College English, Independent Study, Learning Motivation, Questionnaires
Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Hsu, Guo-Liang – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This study is aimed at investigating students' annotation behaviors and their effects on learning achievement with pre-reading (reading before class) exercises and Web-based sharing mechanisms. An 8-week quasi-experiment was conducted with 125 sixth-grade elementary school students. The study shows the following results. First, a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning
van der Baaren, John; Schuwer, Robert; Kirschner, Paul; Hendriks, Maaike – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008
Making educational materials freely available on the web can be seen as a noble enterprise in itself but as a way to address the call for people to become lifelong learners. The world is rapidly changing, requiring us to continuously update our knowledge and skills. A problem with this approach to lifelong learning is that the free materials that…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Lifelong Learning, Educational Environment, Internet
Gurpinar, Erol; Zayim, Nese; Ozenci, Ciler Celik; Alimoglu, Mustafa Kemal – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of the study was to determine applicability of e-learning in problem based learning (PBL) by investigating its usage and acceptability among students and its effect on academic achievement. The study was carried out among first year medical students of Akdeniz University, Turkey. A web-based learning environment (WBLE) including…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Problem Based Learning, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries