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Direct linkZixi Li; Curtis J. Bonk – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
The research study explored online language learners' self-directed language learning (SDLL) experiences, benefits, motivations, and challenges when employing educational tools like Duolingo in an out of classroom context. To gain insights into SDLL, in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 10 Duolingo users were conducted. Study results…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zixi Li; Curtis J. Bonk; Chen Zhou – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to investigate a unique approach to learning languages through self-directed online learning. Specifically, it explores the self-management abilities and skills learners need while learning a language outside traditional classroom settings when using mobile-assisted learning technology. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Self Management, Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Electronic Learning
Belle Li; Curtis J. Bonk; Chaoran Wang; Xiaojing Kou – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
This exploratory analysis investigates the integration of ChatGPT in self-directed learning (SDL). Specifically, this study examines YouTube content creators' language-learning experiences and the role of ChatGPT in their SDL, building upon Song and Hill's conceptual model of SDL in online contexts. Thematic analysis of interviews with 19…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Language Acquisition, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Mediated Communication
Download full textZixi Li; Chaoran Wang; Curtis J. Bonk – Online Learning, 2024
As generative AI tools are increasingly popular in today's teaching and learning process, challenges and opportunities occur at the same time. Self-directed learning has been regarded as a powerful learning ability that supports learners in informal learning contexts and its importance rises in salience when incorporating AI into learning. This…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Independent Study, Electronic Learning
Zixi Li; Meina Zhu; Dilnoza Kadirova; Curtis J. Bonk – Distance Education, 2023
The study investigated how adolescent students in Nepal explored massive open online learning courses (MOOCs) in a self-directed learning manner. It used a qualitative approach by conducting 13 individual interviews with these youth. Findings suggest that Nepali adolescent MOOC learners are strongly motivated by natural curiosity toward learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, MOOCs, Learning Processes
Hyunkyung Lee; Curtis J. Bonk – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2024
This study examined the effects of reflective practices (RP) on self-directed learning competencies (SDLC) as well as the relationship between technology-mediated collaborative learning (TMCL) as a reflective practice and SDLC in a preservice teachers' class. Regression analyses were conducted to examine the effects of RP on SDLC. In addition, a…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Comparative Analysis
Curtis J. Bonk; Meina Zhu – ECNU Review of Education, 2024
Purpose: We describe a series of more than a dozen studies on self-directed online learning spanning over a decade. Design/Approach/Methods: We incorporated surveys, interviews, focus groups, and content analyses into these research studies, which initially targeted the goals, motivations, and challenges of learners using open educational…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Independent Study, MOOCs, Educational Research
