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Gang Yang; Xiao-Qian Zheng; Qian Li; Miao Han; Yun-Fang Tu – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
In Chinese, writing is a basic competency that pupils should possess. But it is still challenging for teachers to improve pupils' writing abilities. Therefore, this study proposes an intelligence-based cognitive diagnostic feedback strategy to improve pupils' writing ability and writing learning quality by analyzing their writing performance,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Skills, Comparative Analysis
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Ma, Ning; Zhao, Feilong; Zhou, Peng-Qin; He, Jun-Jie; Du, Lei – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Online teacher professional development is widely regarded as a promising way to improve the quality of teachers and the effect of teaching. Micro-learning, which has the potential to fit the learner's personalized learning needs through a variety of small educational resources and flexible learning opportunities, could be an efficient way for the…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Faculty Development, Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods
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Chen, Hsueh Chu; Han, Qian Wen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
As an international financial centre, Hong Kong is a metropolitan city that has given rise to multilingual characteristics in recent years. In addition to Cantonese and English, which serve mostly as first and second languages, Hong Kong residents have increasingly begun to develop a third or even a fourth language. The biliteracy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Online Courses, Pronunciation
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Yu, Fu-Yun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
An online system leveraging self-explanation was developed. The theoretical basis and design principles guiding the development of the system were explicated. Four evaluation studies were conducted to assess the student-generated explanations component accompanying student-generated questions (SQG) and the embedded designs. The analyzed data…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Teaching Methods, Peer Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication
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Juan Yang; Bo Sun; Xiaofang Kuang; Michael S. C. Thomas – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
E-storybooks are the most important auxiliary learning materials for English-as-Foreign-Language (EFL) learners. Few studies reported positive results on pronunciation and speech development from using audio accompanied e-storybooks, although audios are expected to play the role of recasts in providing pronunciation feedback for learners.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Audio Equipment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sun, Peijian; Yuan, Rui – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
This study explored the congruence and disparities among three groups of foreign language (Chinese, French, and German) students' and teachers' perceptions of collaborative/cooperative language learning (CLL) strategies in novice-level classroom contexts. A total of 168 participants from a university in the USA took part in this mixed-method…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mixed Methods Research
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Wu, Sheng-Yi; Chen, Sherry Y.; Hou, Huei-Tse – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Concept maps can be used as a cognitive tool to assist learners' knowledge construction. However, in a concept map-based online discussion environment, studies that take into consideration learners' manipulative actions of composing concept maps, cognitive process among learners' discussion, and social knowledge construction at the same time are…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Processes
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Wang, Pei-Yu; Yang, Hui-Chun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This study examined the impact of e-book interactivity design on the learning of Chinese characters by fourth graders (10-year-old children). This study was guided by two main questions: (1) Are there any differences in achievements (Chinese character writing, lexical comprehension, and lexical usage) between groups of young learners who read…
Descriptors: Chinese, Orthographic Symbols, Written Language, Pretests Posttests
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Wong, Lung-Hsiang; Chai, Ching Sing; Aw, Guat Poh; King, Ronnel B. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
This paper reports a design-based research (DBR) cycle of MyCLOUD (My Chinese ubiquitOUs learning Days). MyCLOUD is a seamless language learning model that addresses identified limitations of conventional Chinese language teaching, such as the decontextualized and unauthentic learning processes that usually hinder reflection and deep learning.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
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Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng; Chang, Cheng-Sian; Lin, Chien-Yu; Hsu, Hsiu-Ling – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
This study focused on an intelligent robot which was viewed as a language teaching/learning tool to improve children's reading ability, reading interest, and learning behavior. The iRobiQ, with its multimedia contents, was employed to encourage children to read, speak, and answer questions. Fifty-seven pre-kindergarteners participated in this…
Descriptors: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching Methods, Reading Ability