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Shiqi Liu; Sannyuya Liu; Xian Peng; Jianwen Sun; Zhi Liu – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Forum discussions in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) play a crucial role in promoting learning engagement and academic achievement. In particular, discussion topics significantly influence learners' emotional and cognitive engagement. However, the complex interrelationships among these factors remain underexplored. This study introduces an…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Difficulty Level, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
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Zheng, Lanqin; Zhong, Lu; Fan, Yunchao – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Online collaborative learning (OCL) has been a mainstream pedagogy in the field of higher education. However, learners often produce off-topic information and engage less during online collaborative learning compared to other approaches. In addition, learners often cannot converge in knowledge, and they often do not know how to coregulate with…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Undergraduate Students, Learning Analytics
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Li, Shan; Lajoie, Susanne P. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2022
Integrating the two dominant theories of self-regulated learning (SRL) and cognitive engagement could advance our understanding of what makes students more efficient, effective learners. An integration of these theories has yet to be explored, and this paper addresses this gap by proposing a novel integrative model of SRL engagement. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Theories, Self Management, Models
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Karaoglan Yilmaz, Fatma Gizem; Yilmaz, Ramazan – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2022
One of the main problems encountered in the online learning process is the low or absence of students' engagement. They may face problems with behavioral engagement, cognitive engagement, emotional engagement in online learning environments. It is thought that the problems related to students' engagements can be overcome with personalized…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Intervention, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning
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Ladino Nocua, Andrea Catalina; Cruz Gonzalez, Joan Paola; Castiblanco Jimenez, Ivonne Angelica; Gomez Acevedo, Juan Sebastian; Marcolin, Federica; Vezzetti, Enrico – Education Sciences, 2021
Student engagement allows educational institutions to make better decisions regarding teaching methodologies, methods for evaluating the quality of education, and ways to provide timely feedback. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying cognitive student engagement in distance learning has been a challenge in higher education institutions. In…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Cognitive Processes, Metabolism, Physiology
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Kew, Si Na; Tasir, Zaidatun – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2021
Discussion forums provide students with accessible platforms for group discussions in e-learning environments. They also help lecturers to track and check student discussions. To improve student learning, it is important for lecturers to identify students' cognitive engagement in discussion forums. Therefore, this study aims to investigate…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Wang, Yang; Stein, David – Distance Education, 2021
Understanding the role of teaching presence in students' learning can help improve online teaching. This study explored the effects of online teaching presence on students' cognitive conflict and engagement by analyzing three rounds of a course taught with different levels of teaching presence. The participants were 132 students enrolled across…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Psychological Patterns
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Farrow, Elaine; Moore, Johanna D.; Gaševic, Dragan – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2022
By participating in asynchronous course discussion forums, students can work together to refine their ideas and construct knowledge collaboratively. Typically, some messages simply repeat or paraphrase course content, while others bring in new material, demonstrate reasoning, integrate concepts, and develop solutions. Through the messages they…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion, Learning Analytics
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Moore, Robert L.; Oliver, Kevin M.; Wang, Chuang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
Learning analytics focuses on extracting meaning from large amounts of data. One of the largest datasets in education comes from Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that typically feature enrollments in the tens of thousands. Analyzing MOOC discussion forums presents logistical issues, resulting chiefly from the size of the dataset, which can…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Online Courses, Discussion Groups, Learning Analytics