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Enhancing Language Learning through Creation: The Effect of Digital Storytelling on Student Learning Motivation and Performance in a School English Course
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Liu, Kuo-Ping; Tai, Shu-Ju Diana; Liu, Chen-Chung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
This study explored how a free-space digital storytelling approach that advocates autonomy and creativity can be implemented in a formal elementary classroom and how it impacts students' language learning motivation and performances. Participants of the study were 64 sixth grade students in Taiwan. Following an experimental design, the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Teaching Methods
Influential Factors for Mobile Learning Acceptance among Chinese Users
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Hao, Shuang; Dennen, Vanessa P.; Mei, Li – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
This study examines the factors that influence mobile learning adoption among Chinese university students. China's higher education market is large and mobile device ownership is considered a status symbol. Combined, these two factors suggest mobile learning could have a big impact in China. From the literature, we identified three major areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Investigating Peer Review as a Systemic Pedagogy for Developing the Design Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions of Novice Instructional Design Students
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Brill, Jennifer M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
This research investigated peer review as a contemporary instructional pedagogy for fostering the design knowledge, skills, and dispositions of novice Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) professionals. Participants were graduate students enrolled in an introductory instructional design (ID) course. Survey, artifact, and observation data were…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Novices
The Effects of Formative Reading Assessments Closely Linked to Classroom Texts on High School Reading Comprehension
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Hooley, Diana S.; Thorpe, Justin – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Older student reading of informational texts like those found in most high school classrooms continue to be a concern. College entrance exams scores attest to the fact that this age group of readers remain largely unprepared for the rigorous, discipline area reading and comprehension demands of higher education. In response to this issue content…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Reading Tests, College Readiness, Reading Skills
Early Science Learning with a Virtual Tutor through Multimedia Explanations and Feedback on Spoken Questions
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Hautala, Jarkko; Baker, Doris Luft; Keurulainen, Aleksi; Ronimus, Miia; Richardson, Ulla; Cole, Ronald – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The purpose of this pilot study with a within-subject design was to gain a deeper understanding about the promise and restrictions of a virtual tutoring system designed to teach science to first grade students in Finland. Participants were 61 students who received six tutoring science sessions of approximately 20 min each. Sessions consisted of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Tutoring
Students' Perceptions of Teacher Impact on Their Self-Directed Language Learning with Technology beyond the Classroom: Cases of Hong Kong and U.S.
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Lai, Chun; Li, Xiaoshi; Wang, Qiu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Teachers are important social agents who affect students' cognitive and social behaviors, including students' self-directed use of technology for language learning outside the classroom. However, how teachers influence student behaviors may vary across cultures, and understanding how teacher influences vary across different cultures is critical to…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology