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An Applied Model of Learner Engagement and Strategies for Increasing Learner Engagement in the Modern Educational Environment
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Carroll, Meredith; Lindsey, Summer; Chaparro, Maria; Winslow, Brent – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Mobile technology's ubiquity has caused a shift in how students learn and how pedagogy can take place. Educators have the potential to engage students more fully in the modern educational environment, by making learning content and interactions accessible via mobile devices, both within and outside of the classroom. There is a need to leverage the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment, Handheld Devices
An Interactive Learning Environment Designed to Increase the Possibilities for Learning and Communicating about Radioactivity
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Mork, Sonja M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2011
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a natural part of most people's everyday life, and has also been introduced in schools. Previous studies have tended to focus on issues related to competency of teachers and lack of computer technology in schools. Focus now seems to be moving towards studies that help us understand how ICT may be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Animation
Investigation of the Impact of Two Verbal Instruction Formats and Prior Knowledge on Student Learning in a Simulation-Based Learning Environment
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Liu, Han-Chin; Chuang, Hsueh-Hua – Interactive Learning Environments, 2011
This study investigated how the format of verbal instructions in computer simulations and prior knowledge (PK) affected 8th graders' cognitive load (CL) level and achievement in a multimedia learning environment. Although PK was not found to significantly affect student performance and CL level, instruction format was found to impact both.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Prior Learning, Grade 8
Content and Timing of Feedback in a Web-Based Learning Environment: Effects on Learning as a Function of Prior Knowledge
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Smits, Marieke H. S. B.; Boon, Jo; Sluijsmans, Dominique M. A.; van Gog, Tamara – Interactive Learning Environments, 2008
This study investigated the effectiveness of different types of feedback content (elaborate versus global) and feedback timing (immediate versus delayed) for learning genetics in a web-based learning environment as a function of learners' prior knowledge. It was hypothesized that learning outcomes of students with low prior knowledge would be…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning