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Akpokiere, Roseline; Oyelekan, Oloyede Solomon; Olorundare, Adekunle Solomon – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2020
The low achievement of chemistry students in Nigerian Colleges of Education has been attributed to a number of factors including a lack of indigenous computer software for enhancing course teaching. This study therefore sought to develop and validate an instructional computer package on organic chemistry for Colleges of Education in Nigeria. The…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Computer Software, Organic Chemistry, Foreign Countries
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Yassin, Amr Abdullatif; Razak, Norizan Abdul; Maasum, Nor Rizan Mohamad – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2019
The aim of this needs analysis article was to investigate the students' needs for computer assisted cooperative learning (CACL) in studying reading skills. The needs analysis depends on present situation analysis (PSA). The result of the analysis showed that both professors and students use the internet for reading outside the university.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Cochrane, Todd; Davis, Niki; Morrow, Donna – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2013
A methodology for design based research (DBR) into effective development and use of Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVE) in vocational education is proposed. It blends software development with DBR with two theories selected to inform the methodology. Legitimate peripheral participation LPP (Lave & Wenger, 1991) provides a filter when…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Design, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
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Lamy, Marie-Noëlle – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2012
This paper addresses the lack of formalised methodology for analysing learner interaction data created in conversations on audiographic platforms. First the author shows the importance of conversations in language learning and the need for researchers to understand how users learn from these interactions. Then the author establishes that…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Semiotics
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Meishar-Tal, Hagit; Schencks, Mat – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This paper discusses the pedagogical and technological aspects of assessing wiki-based collaborative learning activities. The first part of the paper presents a general framework of collaborative learning assessment. The framework is based on four aspects of assessment, characterized by four questions: who, what, how and by whom. The second part…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Writing, Web Sites, Teaching Methods
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Loucky, John Paul – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2012
Task-based language learning using the benefits of online computer-assisted language learning (CALL) can be effective for rapid vocabulary expansion, especially when target vocabulary has been pre-arranged into bilingual categories under simpler, common Semantic Field Keywords. Results and satisfaction levels for both Chinese English majors and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Vocabulary Development, College Students, Collaborative Writing
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Hill, Yao Zhang; Tschudi, Stephen L. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
This paper brings task-based language teaching (TBLT) curriculum development principles into the blended learning context, presenting processes and outcomes from a project to develop a task-based thematic unit--asking and giving directions--in a hybrid web-based university-level class focused on listening and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese.…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Achumba, Ifeyinwa E.; Azzi, Djamel; Stocker, James – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
The laboratory component of undergraduate engineering education poses challenges in resource constrained engineering faculties. The cost, time, space and physical presence requirements of the traditional (real) laboratory approach are the contributory factors. These resource constraints may mitigate the acquisition of meaningful laboratory…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Engineering Education, Web Based Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Loucky, John Paul; Tuzi, Frank – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This study furthers research in three crucial related areas: (1) comparing various online glossing and vocabulary learning tools; (2) language teaching and learning using a more natural bilingualized approach to developing online reading skills in a second or foreign language; and (3) comparing the relative level of enjoyment and effectiveness…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Jarmon, Leslie – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This article previews the emergence of "homo virtualis." Drawing on data from seven research studies, peer-reviewed published research articles, and selected excerpts of 30 months of field notes taken in Second Life [SL], the article examines virtual learning environments and embodiment through the lens of interactions of avatars with…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, High School Students, Females, Design