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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Alice Gruber – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
High-immersion virtual reality (VR) is an increasingly valued environment for language learners. Although reading constitutes a core language skill, practicing reading in VR has received little attention. In this between-subject, quantitative study, 79 intermediate learners of English at a German university were randomly assigned to view an…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Second Language Learning
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Tristan Cui; Jeff Wang – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
This study investigates the impact of Perusall, a social annotation tool, on an online postgraduate course conducted over two semesters at an Australian university. We examine the connection between students' pre-class engagement and learning outcomes, utilizing both secondary data from Perusall platform and primary data through a survey. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Amina Charania; Uchita Bakshani; Sumegh Paltiwale; Ishmeet Kaur; Nikhat Nasrin – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This paper reports a study on teaching and learning strategies during the COVID-19 lockdown period (CLP) that were used by the secondary government school teachers and students in Eastern India. These teaching and learning strategies were analysed in relation to their engagement with an initiative called Integrated approach to Technology in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Cheng, Shu-Chen; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Chen, Chih-Hung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Several previous studies have emphasized the importance of situating students in authentic learning or problem-solving contexts to enhance their learning performances. However, some challenges of situated learning have been stated, such as the lack of effective learning support or concrete objective design to improve students' learning engagement,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Authentic Learning, Electronic Learning
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Ryberg, Thomas; Davidsen, Jacob; Hodgson, Vivien – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The paper builds on the work of Rossitto "et al." on collaborative nomadic work to develop three categories of practice of nomadic collaborative learning groups. Our study is based on interviews, workshops and observations of two undergraduate student's group practices engaged in self-organised, long-term collaborations within the frame…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning
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Voet, Michiel; De Wever, Bram – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Adopting a differentiated and domain-specific view of educational technology, the present study focuses on the case of school history. It argues that, in this particular context, one of technology's main assets is its ability to support inquiry-based learning activities, during which students interpret the past through historical reasoning. As…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, History Instruction, Inquiry
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Dickes, Amanda C.; Kamarainen, Amy; Metcalf, Shari J.; Gün-Yildiz, Semiha; Brennan, Karen; Grotzer, Tina; Dede, Chris – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Research in the field of technology-enhanced learning has argued for a broader scope of technology-supported learning environments to include the design of activity systems which position students as active thinkers by reorganizing learning with technology around the practices of scholarly communities. In the context of elementary ecosystems…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment
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Bassendowski, Sandra Leigh; Petrucka, Pammla – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
The image of students passively absorbing information from an educator who is lecturing from behind a podium does not reflect the current scope and dimension of higher education. There are now tools of technology that can be used to create learning experiences to actively and meaningfully "pull" students into course content. The author…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Student Participation, Learner Engagement
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Brooks, D. Christopher – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The objective of this research is to identify the relationship between formal learning spaces and student learning outcomes. Using a quasi-experimental design, researchers partnered with an instructor who taught identical sections of the same course in two radically different formal learning environments to isolate the impact of the physical…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Conventional Instruction
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Sahin, Tugba Yanpar – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
Describes the development of a course in Turkey for preservice teacher education for elementary school teachers that focused on instructional technologies and material development using a constructivist approach. Discusses research outcomes, including the positive impact of constructivist practices, active learning, the importance of prior…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers