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Zhiqun Ouyang; Yujun Jiang; Huying Liu – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This study, which is quasi-experimental in nature, looks into how language learners' willingness to communicate and engagement in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms are affected by Duolingo. The control and experimental groups comprised two complete classes with forty EFL students. To compare learner engagement and communication…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, English (Second Language), Communication Strategies
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Ma'azi, Halaleh; Janfeshan, Kamran – Cogent Education, 2018
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Edmodo social learning network on Iranian learners' writing skill. It also attempted to find out students' attitudes toward Edmodo. Forty participants were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. For both groups, at first a test of writing as a pre-test was run to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Social Media, Computer Uses in Education
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Jou, Min; Lin, Yen-Ting; Tsai, Hsieh-Chih – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Synthesis of Materials is regarded as an important core subject in engineering education. However, many concepts and knowledge in the material synthesis can be rather abstract and difficult to understand by the student learners. Experiments are limited in scope due to lack of equipment, control of toxic materials, and risks of chemical reactions,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Genç, Zülfü; Aydemir, Emrah – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of online puzzles in the instructional process has an effect on student achievement and learning retention. This study examined students ' perception and experiences on use of puzzle as an alternative evaluation tool. To achieve this aim, the following hypotheses were tested: using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology), Puzzles
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Cetinkaya, Levent – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of WhatsApp use for education and determine the opinions of students towards the process. The study was designed in mixed research model which combines both qualitative and quantitative data. In the quantitative aspect of the study, quasi-experimental design, with a pretest-posttest control…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education
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Staub, Nancy A.; Bravender, Marlena – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2014
Online simulations offer opportunities for trial and error decision-making. What better tool for a principal than to make decisions when the consequences will not have real-world ramifications. In this study, two groups of graduate students in a principal preparation program taking the same course in the same semester use online simulations…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Administrator Education, Higher Education, Computer Simulation