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Richard Hannah; Julie Matuszczak; Melissa Briggs – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2025
This novel qualitative study explores the transformative potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in augmenting Computer-Based Training (CBT) for energy industry contractors. By immersing participants in four VR simulations, the study delves into the heart of how learners perceive hazardous work environments and emergency procedures in VR. The findings…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Industrial Education
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Fuhai An; Linjin Xi; Jingyi Yu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The current study assessed 495 middle school students in China using self-report questionnaires, to examine the multiple mediating effects of intrinsic motivation and learning engagement (vitality, dedication and absorption) in the relations between technology acceptance and students' self-regulated learning. The results indicated that technology…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Middle School Students, Metacognition, Learning Motivation
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Yu, Zhonggen; Yu, Liheng – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2021
Social media applications such as Facebook have received wide attention in their use in education. However, it is still hard to arrive at a conclusion regarding whether a Facebook-assisted approach is effective in education and whether there are any significant gender differences in the learning outcomes. Based on rigid inclusion criteria, this…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Social Media, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Lixuan Sun; Adelina Asmawi; Hui Dong; Xiaotian Zhang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Amidst the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, this study investigates the impact of Problem-based Language Learning (PBLL) using DingTalk on enhancing Business English Writing skills among Chinese undergraduates. Employing a mixed-method approach, the research involved two phases. In the quantitative phase, a twelve-week quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business English, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning
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Wu Xiaofan; Nagaletchimee Annamalai – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2025
This investigation utilized a phenomenological approach to investigate the experience of English language educators in employing artificial intelligence (AI) tools into English language learning. The study used purposive sampling and 20 participants were interviewed. The data analysis was guided by Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Second Language Learning
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Stockwell, Glenn – English Teaching, 2021
Mobile-assisted language learning has expanded beyond relatively humble beginnings of replicating computer-based activities assigned in formal language learning contexts, and it now often consists of a complex mix of formal and informal learning activities that take place at different times and places throughout learners' daily lives. Decisions…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Lee, Ju Seong; Lee, Kilryoung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This interdisciplinary research examines how Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) and the L2 Motivational Self System (consisting of "the ideal L2 self" and "the ought-to L2 self") are linked with Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE). Together, these are flourishing research areas in computer-assisted language learning,…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Electronic Learning, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Lavoue, Elise; Monterrat, Baptiste; Desmarais, Michel; George, Sebastien – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2019
In spite of their effectiveness, learning environments often fail to engage users and end up under-used. Many studies show that gamification of learning environments can enhance learners' motivation to use learning environments. However, learners react differently to specific game mechanics and little is known about how to adapt gaming features to…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Environment, Learner Engagement, Time on Task
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Chin, Kai-Yi; Lee, Ko-Fong; Chen, Yen-Lin – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
In most cultural heritage courses, students physically visit several renowned heritage sites for educational purposes. However, because of time and manpower limitations, many teachers use traditional outdoor instruction methods to transmit vital information regarding these sites and buildings. This approach could result in students merely…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Historic Sites, Outdoor Education, Computer Simulation
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Boudadi, Nadia Azzouz; Gutiérrez-Colón, Mar – The EUROCALL Review, 2020
This paper focuses on a fairly new motivational technique, the so-called Gamification, which consists of introducing game mechanics in non-game environments to promote motivation and engagement. By the turn of the 21rst century, Gamification took off in the business field and soon after became an attractive concept for researchers and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Databases, Meta Analysis
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Davis, K.; Sridharan, H.; Koepke, L.; Singh, S.; Boiko, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
The current study investigated college students' experiences of a gamified informatics course. We surveyed 139 students aged 18-31 years (M = 20 years, SD = 1.5) enrolled in an undergraduate informatics course focused on social networking technologies. Surveys were conducted at 3 time points during the course (beginning, middle, and end). Overall,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Information Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Social Networks
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Raffone, Annalisa; Monti, Johanna – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
21st Century education is rapidly changing due to the emerging of new media technologies that provide easy access to a great amount of information. Accordingly, as today's students are immersed in a technological society, they need to be equipped with the skills necessary to interpret, synthesize and produce new information. Thus, today's…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Alharthi, Saleh – TESOL International Journal, 2020
Technology use in the classroom to improve student's learning has gained significant attention over the past few years. Technology has metamorphosed from CALL to MALL and the use of gamification. Teachers are more concerned with methodologies that can improve students' motivation and engagement, particularly in EFL classrooms. This mixed method…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Yang, Jie Chi; Quadir, Benazir – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2018
Despite the growing interest in digital game-based learning (DGBL), there has been a lack of attention paid to the effects of individual differences, such as gaming flow experience and gender differences, in a reward-based achievement system. To this end, this study developed an achievement system with a reward mechanism to facilitate English…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Educational Games
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Hee Jin Bang; Kirsten Olander; Erin Lenihan – CALICO Journal, 2020
This study examines the English language learning outcomes of young Chinese L1 children when using a digital self-guided learning tool, ABCmouse "English Language Learning Academy" (ABCmouse ELL), created by Age of Learning, Inc. and designed based on principles of second language research. In a pretest, posttest study design, experiment…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learning Activities
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