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Guo, Lin – Reading Psychology, 2023
This study investigated how and how often to present prompts to enhance students' source evaluation and multiple-text comprehension. Participants were 72 undergraduates who read a set of digital texts on a controversial topic of smartphone use and mental health, wrote a justification statement for their selection of trustworthy texts, and answered…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Sources, Evaluation Methods, Reading Comprehension
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Sage, Kara; Piazzini, Michael; Downey, John Charles; Masilela, Langa – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
Digital and print readings differ in their affordances. Past research supports a print advantage, but few studies have used within-subjects approaches or compared handheld devices and multiple reading genres. We compared college students' reading of several excerpts on paper, a laptop, and an e-reader. Students read on all platforms, completed…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Laptop Computers, Handheld Devices, Undergraduate Students
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Menekse, Muhsin – Journal of Experimental Education, 2020
This study addressed the role of the reflection-informed learning and instruction (RILI) model on students' academic success by using CourseMIRROR mobile system. We hypothesized that prompting students to reflect on confusing concepts stimulates their self-monitoring activities according to which students are expected to review their…
Descriptors: Reflection, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Menekse, Muhsin – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study addressed the role of the reflection-informed learning and instruction (RILI) model on students' academic success by using CourseMIRROR mobile system. We hypothesized that prompting students to reflect on confusing concepts stimulates their self-monitoring activities according to which students are expected to review their…
Descriptors: Reflection, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Effectiveness
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Sun, Yanyan; Gao, Fei – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This study examines the relationships among intrinsic motivation, critical variables related to technology adoption, and students' behavioral intention in mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). To test the hypothesized model through a path analysis, 169 survey responses were collected from undergraduate students who were foreign language…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Intention
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Yu, Zhonggen – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2019
Studies on gender differences in mobile English learning are in their initial stages. College English IV, designed by a number of professors and engineers in a university in China, serves as a mobile English learning platform. This study aims to determine gender differences in cognitive loads, attitudes, and academic achievements in English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
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Almaiah, Mohammed Amin – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
Along with the significant development of information and communication technologies (ICTSs), an incredible number of mobile applications have become available. Hence, the main purpose of the current study is to investigate the use and acceptance of the 'Mobile Information System' developed and implemented by University of Jordan, which Known as…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Undergraduate Students, Educational Technology
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Walker, Zachary; Kho, Hui Han; Tan, Desiree; Lim, Nathaniel – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2020
This study utilized the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine practicum teachers' current use of mobile technology and their intentions of use in the future. A survey was conducted to better understand the relationship between practicum teachers and their potential assimilation of technology into classroom practice. The survey questionnaire…
Descriptors: Practicums, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications
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Sage, Kara; Piazzini, Michael; Downey, John Charles, IV.; Ewing, Sydney – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2020
Students frequently utilize digital devices and applications to assist studying. Past research has yielded mixed results on their effectiveness, and scant research has compared portable technologies with each other or focused on smartphones specifically. We compared college students' learning of vocabulary on paper, laptop, and smartphone.…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Computer Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Learning Strategies
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Teeranon, Phanintra – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
This study investigates the acoustic characteristics of Thai tones produced by Chinese students learning Thai through the "Tone Application", and conducts an attitude test towards the use of the Tone Application. A comparison of Thai tones pronounced by the participants with 40 native Thai speakers was also conducted. The acoustic…
Descriptors: Tone Languages, Intonation, Thai, Chinese
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Fatemah, Amal; Rasool, Shahzad; Habib, Uzma – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Students undertaking courses in the field of chemistry need to integrate their spatial skills and conceptual knowledge. However, model perception along with the understanding of spatial processes and spatial structures of molecules has been a cause of difficulty for students as conventional teaching methods cannot fully aid student comprehension.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Spatial Ability
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Lee, Seungyup; Baek, Jongsoo; Han, Gunhee – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Using a secondary device while viewing a primary device (i.e. TV), or media multitasking, is now common. Numerous researchers and practitioners have attempted to introduce secondary devices into education as a new learning environment providing additional information to the user. However, the learning-related effects of using a second screen…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
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Rohan, Siti; Suyono, Achmad – English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 2021
One effort considered quite effective in assisting vocabulary mastery and facilitating understanding of English texts is the provision of a bilingual glossary (English-Indonesian). This glossary becomes more essential especially for non-English Department students because basically English for Specific Purposes has a higher level of difficulty…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Indonesian
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Kohnke, Lucas; Zou, Di; Zhang, Ruofei – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2021
In higher education, understanding discipline-specific vocabulary can be challenging. Insufficient vocabulary can be a major challenge for students as they begin their university studies. This study examined university undergraduate English language learners' discipline-specific vocabulary retention when they used an in-house developed mobile app,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vocabulary Development, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning
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Sotgiu, Maria Alessandra; Mazzarello, Vittorio; Bandiera, Pasquale; Madeddu, Roberto; Montella, Andrea; Moxham, Bernard – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2020
Neuroanatomy has been deemed crucial for clinical neurosciences. It has been one of the most challenging parts of the anatomical curriculum and is one of the causes of "neurophobia," whose main implication is a negative influence on the choice of neurology in the near future. In the last decades, several educational strategies have been…
Descriptors: Neurology, Anatomy, Neurosciences, Learning Processes
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