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An Interactive Technological Solution to Foster Preservice Teachers' Theoretical Knowledge and Instructional Design Skills: A Chatbot-Based 5E Learning Approach
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Chen-Chen Liu; Hai-Jie Wang; Dan Wang; Yun-Fang Tu; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Youmei Wang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Teachers' instructional design skills influence their teaching practices and student learning performances. However, researchers have found that the traditional one-to-many model of preservice teacher education prevents preservice teachers from receiving timely and individualized feedback, making it difficult to fill in theoretical knowledge gaps…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Instructional Design, Teaching Skills, Knowledge Level
An Exploration of Interrelationships among Presence Indicators of a Community of Inquiry in a 3D Game-Like Environment for High School Programming Courses
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Pellas, Nikolaos – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
The combination of Open Sim and Scratch4OS can be a worthwhile innovation for introductory programming courses, using a Community of Inquiry (CoI) model as a theoretical instructional design framework. This empirical study had a threefold purpose to present: (a) an instructional design framework for the beneficial formalization of a virtual…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Communities of Practice, Computer Simulation, High School Students
Designing a Web-Based Constructivist Learning Environment
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Wang, Qiyun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The constructivist learning environment was designed on three perspectives: pedagogical, social and technological. A group of 24 trainee teachers used the environment and participated in the formative evaluation. Results showed that the trainee teachers liked the design specifications and perceived the learning environment to be useful. The…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Formative Evaluation, Educational Technology, Internet
Investigating Critical Thinking and Knowledge Construction in an Interactive Learning Environment
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Wang, Qiyun; Woo, Huay Lit; Zhao, Jianhua – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Critical thinking and knowledge construction have become essential competencies for people in the new information age. In this study, we designed an interactive learning environment involving three forms of interaction: individual reflections, group collaboration and, class discussions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to…
Descriptors: Interaction, Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Content Analysis
Collaborative Learning Utilizing a Domain-Based Shared Data Repository to Enhance Learning Outcomes
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Lubliner, David; Widmeyer, George; Deek, Fadi P. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The objective of this study was to determine whether there was a quantifiable improvement in learning outcomes by integrating course materials in a 4-year baccalaureate program, utilizing a knowledge repository with a conceptual map that spans a discipline. Two new models were developed to provide the framework for this knowledge repository. A…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Focus Groups, Information Systems