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Improving Moral Reasoning among College Students: A Game-Based Learning Approach
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Huang, Wenyeh; Ho, Jonathan C. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Considering a company's limited time and resources, an effective training method that improves employees' ability to make ethical decision is needed. Based on social cognitive theory, this study proposes that employing games in an ethics training program can help improve moral reasoning through actively engaging learners. The experimental design…
Descriptors: College Students, Moral Values, Thinking Skills, Learning Strategies
Investigating Learner Attitudes toward E-Books as Learning Tools: Based on the Activity Theory Approach
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Liaw, Shu-Sheng; Huang, Hsiu-Mei – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This paper investigates the use of e-books as learning tools in terms of learner satisfaction, usefulness, behavioral intention, and learning effectiveness. Based on the activity theory approach, this research develops a research model to understand learner attitudes toward e-books in two physical sizes: 10? and 7?. Results suggest that screen…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
The Role of Pre-Game Learning Attitude in the Prediction to Competitive Anxiety, Perceived Utility of Pre-Game Learning of Game, and Gameplay Interest
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Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Liu, Yeu-Ting; Lin, Pei-Hsin; Chen, Yi-Ling – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Educational games can be viewed in two ways, "learning to play" or "playing to learn." The Chinese Idiom String Up Game was specifically designed to examine the effect of "learning to play" on the interrelatedness of players' gameplay interest, competitive anxiety, and perceived utility of pre-game learning (PUPGL).…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Prediction, Anxiety, Competition
Cognitive Support for Learning Computer-Based Tasks Using Animated Demonstration
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Chen, Chun-Ying – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This study investigated the influence of cognitive support for learning computer-based tasks using animated demonstration (AD) on instructional efficiency. Cognitive support included (1) segmentation and learner control introducing interactive devices that allow content sequencing through a navigational menu, and content pacing through stop and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
Learning Style, Sense of Community and Learning Effectiveness in Hybrid Learning Environment
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Chen, Bryan H.; Chiou, Hua-Huei – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
The purpose of this study is to investigate how hybrid learning instruction affects undergraduate students' learning outcome, satisfaction and sense of community. The other aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between students' learning style and learning conditions in mixed online and face-to-face courses. A quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Cognitive Style, Educational Technology, Conventional Instruction
Designing Social Presence in e-Learning Environments: Testing the Effect of Interactivity on Children
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Tung, Fang-Wu; Deng, Yi-Shin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
The "computers are social actors" paradigm asserts that human-to-computer interactions are fundamentally social responses. Earlier research has shown that effective management of the social presence in user interface design can improve user engagement and motivation. Much of this research has focused on adult subjects. This study…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Computer Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication, Man Machine Systems