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Yanyan Sun; Chengjun Feng; Di Peng; Bian Wu – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Both learning and problem solving are major goals of complex problem solving in engineering education. The order of knowledge construction and problem solving in learning through problem solving, however, has not been explained in current literature. Objectives: To understand their relationships, this study compared the effects of…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Active Learning, Inquiry, Engineering Education
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Luo, Yan; Du, Huan – Smart Learning Environments, 2022
With advantages such as ease of use and low cost, desktop virtual reality (VR) technologies are increasingly being used in practical learning. This study aims to clarify the relationship among students' self-efficacy, goal orientation, technology acceptance [e.g., perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU)] and learning behavior,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
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Davis, Phillip E.; Fox, Corey J.; DeBode, Jason D.; Peterson, Lori T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
A key challenge for educators in business is to incorporate learning tools that mimic the uncertainty and complexity of the real business environment. However, recent advancements in technology have offered new tools that address this challenge. One such increasingly popular tool has been computer simulations. While the use of simulations has…
Descriptors: Competence, Success, Goal Orientation, Achievement Need
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Peffer, Melanie E.; Ramezani, Niloofar; Quigley, David; Royse, Emily; Bruce, Chloe – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Epistemological beliefs about science (EBAS) or beliefs about the nature of science knowledge, and how that knowledge is generated during inquiry, are an essential yet difficult to assess component of science literacy. Leveraging learning analytics to capture and analyze student practices in simulated or game-based authentic science activities is…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Beliefs, Scientific Principles, Inquiry
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Bartholdy, Stephan; Kipman, Ulrike – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2019
Complex Problem Solving (CPS) can be defined as those psychological processes that enable a person to achieve goals under complex conditions, which are characterized by their complexity, connectivity, dynamics, lack of transparency, and polytely. Although many hypothesized influences have previously been tested concerning their relevance for the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Academic Achievement, Psychological Patterns, Student Motivation
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Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed.; Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed. – Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, 2022
This volume focuses on the implications of digital technologies for educators and educational decision makers that are not widely represented in the literature. The chapters contained in the volume are based on the presentations at the 2020 edition of the CELDA conference and cover multiple developments in the field such as deploying learning…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods
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Ruipérez-Valiente, Jose A.; Muñoz-Merino, Pedro J.; Kloos, Carlos Delgado; Niemann, Katja; Scheffel, Maren; Wolpers, Martin – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2016
Self-regulated learning (SRL) environments provide students with activities to improve their learning (e.g., by solving exercises), but they might also provide optional activities (e.g., changing an avatar image or setting goals) where students can decide whether they would like to use or do them and how. Few works have dealt with the use of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Processes, Case Studies, Learning Activities
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Veksler, Vladislav D.; Gray, Wayne D.; Schoelles, Michael J. – Cognitive Science, 2013
Reinforcement learning (RL) models of decision-making cannot account for human decisions in the absence of prior reward or punishment. We propose a mechanism for choosing among available options based on goal-option association strengths, where association strengths between objects represent previously experienced object proximity. The proposed…
Descriptors: Proximity, Decision Making, Goal Orientation, Cognitive Processes
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Swier, Robert – JALT CALL Journal, 2014
Recent studies of learner interaction in virtual worlds have tended to select basic tasks involving open-ended communication. There is evidence that such tasks are supportive of language acquisition, however it may also be beneficial to consider more complex tasks. Research in task-based learning has identified features such as non-linguistic…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Task Analysis, Goal Orientation, Qualitative Research
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers