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Applying Contracts and Online Communities to Promote Student Self-Regulation in English Learning at the Primary-School Level
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Lan, Pei-Shan; Liu, Ming-Chou; Baranwal, Divya – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This research is designed to find out whether joining an online community combined with contract learning can enhance the learning motivation of students, promote their self-regulated learning, and improve their academic achievements. In this regard, quasi-experiment research was conducted at primary level students in which the experimental group…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Students
Retaining Learners by Establishing Harmonious Relationships in E-Learning Environment
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Luo, Nuan; Zhang, Yan; Zhang, Mingli – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
Drawing from social resource-social capital theory, this paper aims to clarify and characterize the role of harmonious learner--instructor and learner--learner relationships in promoting experience and retaining learners in online learning environments. Hypotheses are tested by applying a structural equation model and the data are collected from a…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Teacher Student Relationship, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication
Research Focuses and Findings of Flipping Mathematics Classes: A Review of Journal Publications Based on the Technology-Enhanced Learning Model
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Yang, Qi-Fan; Lin, Chi-Jen; Hwang, Gwo-Jen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
The present study reviewed the papers in the Scopus database relevant to flipped classrooms in all mathematics subject areas published up until 2018 from various dimensions. It was found that there has been a considerable number of studies on flipped classrooms in mathematics education in these years. The majority were conducted in university…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Databases
Revisiting "Power in the Classroom": Exploring Online Learning and Motivation to Study Course Content
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Kaufmann, Renee; Buckner, Marjorie M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
Online learning is growing in popularity among students (Allen & Seaman, 2015. Grade level: Tracking online education in the United States. Newburyport, MA: Sloan Consortium), and online course opportunities seem to be increasing. Thus, it is important to examine classroom management behaviors such as power and its impact on motivation to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Learning Motivation, Power Structure, Classroom Techniques
Using a Concept Mapping Strategy to Improve the Motivation of EFL Students in Google Hangouts Peer-Tutoring Sessions with Native Speakers
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Hsu, Ting-Chia – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
This study examines four elements of learner motivation, attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction, in an EFL speaking course that uses the computer mediated communication (CMC) tool Google Hangouts. The study found that a preparatory concept mapping task before the CMC sessions improved students' perceived attention, relevance,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Mapping, Teaching Methods, Learning Motivation
Enculturating Seamless Language Learning through Artifact Creation and Social Interaction Process
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Wong, Lung-Hsiang; Chai, Ching Sing; Aw, Guat Poh; King, Ronnel B. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
This paper reports a design-based research (DBR) cycle of MyCLOUD (My Chinese ubiquitOUs learning Days). MyCLOUD is a seamless language learning model that addresses identified limitations of conventional Chinese language teaching, such as the decontextualized and unauthentic learning processes that usually hinder reflection and deep learning.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
Gender Gap in the Perception of Communication in Virtual Learning Environments
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von Neuforn, Daniela Stokar – Interactive Learning Environments, 2007
To support and continue the motivation of participants in virtual learning environments it is important to achieve a successful learning atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary to reach the participants on a personal level and to perceive their personal needs and emotions when conversing with them. These factors of learning motivation depend on the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Motivation