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Chengliang Wang; Xiaojiao Chen; Yifei Li; Pengju Wang; Haoming Wang; Yuanyuan Li – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
This study explored the impact of MetaClassroom, a virtual immersive programming learning environment designed based on the three-dimensional learning progression (3DLP) concept, on students' multidimensional development. Utilizing a quasi-experimental research design, this study compared students' programming learning achievements (PLA),…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Metacognition, Computer Simulation
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Wu, Ting-Ting; Chen, Jian-Ming – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
Many countries have incorporated computational thinking (CT) and programming languages into their science and technology courses. Students can improve their CT ability by learning programming languages. Moreover, situated learning enables students to generate knowledge and master problem-solving skills through interaction with situations. This…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Thinking Skills, Programming, Situated Learning
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Fidan, Mustafa; Gencel, Nurgun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
This study investigated the effects of artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot and peer feedback mechanisms integrated into the instructional videos (IVs) as a feedback tool on learning performance and intrinsic motivation of pre-service teachers (PTs) in online learning. The participants were 144 PTs from a university in Turkey. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation, Video Technology, Comparative Analysis
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Higgins, Kristina; Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline; Crawford, Lindy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
Several studies show that using technology as an intervention tool in mathematics influences student outcomes, motivation to learn, and attitude about learning. However, no meta-analysis exists that examines all three of these characteristics combined along with several facets of the interventions. Understanding how motivation and attitude changes…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Motivation
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Wang, Zhen; Cao, Yang; Gong, Shaoying – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Although learner characteristics have been identified as important moderator variables for feedback effectiveness, the question of why learners benefit differently from feedback has only received limited attention. In this study, we investigated: (1) whether learners' dominant goal orientation moderated the effects of computer-based elaborated…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Cues, Student Characteristics
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Imran, Hazra – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Adding gaming elements to conventional teaching methodologies has gained a lot of attention because of its ability to incorporate an engaging, motivating, and fun-based environment. As a result, learners' dedication and performance are also better. Unfortunately, current gamification models do not consider the effect of different levels of…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Game Based Learning, Learning Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Efecan, Can Fatih; Sendag, Serkan; Gedik, Nuray – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
Learning programming is a painful process for most students, especially those learning text- based programming languages. In this study, based on the principle of Bandura's social learning theory, the vicarious real-life experiences of several pioneers in the field of IT and programming were presented as 15-minutes stories to a group of 9th…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
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Koc-Januchta, Marta M.; Schönborn, Konrad J.; Tibell, Lena A. E.; Chaudhri, Vinay K.; Heller, H. Craig – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to support science learning is a prominent aspect of the digital education revolution. This study investigates students' interaction and learning with an AI book, which enables the inputting of questions and receiving of suggested questions to understand biology, in comparison with a traditional E-book.…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Textbook Content, Science Materials, Biology
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Müller, Amanda; Son, Jeong-Bae; Nozawa, Kazunori; Dashtestani, Reza – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
This article explores the usefulness of a web-based education game for learning English idioms and examines attitudinal factors contributing to the learning of the idioms with the game. The two studies reported in this article involved two groups of English as a foreign language students in two different contexts. The students were surveyed on…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Educational Games, Figurative Language, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Manabe, Kinnosuke; Cai, Dong-Jhe; Ma, Zhao-Heng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
The aim of this study is to present three contributing factors to kinesthetic learning. This study employed advanced recognition technologies, pedagogical mechanisms, and interesting activity design. First, kinesthetic learning with a speaking accuracy measuring function to facilitate English as foreign language (EFL) learning is proposed. Namely,…
Descriptors: Kinesthetic Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Wang, Wen-Yen; Huang, Yueh-Min – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
English is one of the most important second languages in nonnative English-speaking countries, where learning English usually begins in primary school. To this end, vocabulary learning is regarded as the most fundamental and crucial stage in developing the student's English language capability. While some studies have explored strategies of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Elementary School Students, Syllables
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Xie, Kui; Huang, Kun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2014
Epistemic and learning beliefs were found to affect college students' cognitive engagement and study strategies, as well as motivation in classroom settings. However, the relationships between epistemic and learning beliefs, motivation, learning perception, and students' actual learning participation in asynchronous online settings have been…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Learning Motivation, Asynchronous Communication
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Asoodar, Maryam; Atai, Mahmood Reza; Vaezi, Shahin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
This article reports a mixed-method research probing the effect of utilizing a blog-buddy system on English for academic purposes learners' writing performance. Sixty Iranian undergraduate engineering students at Iran University of Science and Technology Virtual Campus participated in this study. Our analysis of the students' writings indicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Journals, Electronic Journals, Web Sites
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Rosen, Yigal – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
The study described here is among the first of its kind to investigate systematically the effect of learning with integrated animations on transfer of knowledge and on motivation to learn science and technology. Four hundred eighteen 5th and 7th grade students across Israel participated in a study. Students in the experimental group participated…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Animation, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Clements, Douglas H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
This study of third graders examined whether qualitatively distinct cooperative computer environments (using LOGO and curriculum-based instruction in writing) engender social experiences that enhance motivation and self-concepts as learners; and the extent to which differences in motivation and self-perception accounted for differences in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect, Cooperative Learning, Grade 3