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Examining Learner Metacognition and Goal Orientation While Problem-Solving in a Serious Game Environment
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Liu, Sa; Liu, Min – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
To understand how learner metacognition and goal orientation affect learner problem-solving in a Serious Game (SG) environment, this study examined 12 undergraduate students' metacognition, goal orientations, and problem-solving performances and processes while playing a SG that adopts problem-based learning pedagogy to teach space science.…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Goal Orientation, Problem Solving, Undergraduate Students
The Role of Adaptive Scaffolding System in Supporting Middle School Problem-Based Learning Activities
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Pan, Zilong; Liu, Min – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2022
This mixed-method study introduced an adaptive scaffolding system to support middle school science problem-based learning (PBL) activities. 298 6th-graders were grouped into three conditions, which are the adaptive scaffolding group, the non-adaptive scaffolding group, and a control group that did not receive any scaffoldings. Results showed that…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Problem Based Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Middle School Students
Examining the Design of Media-Rich Cognitive Tools as Scaffolds in a Multimedia Problem-Based Learning Environment
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Liu, Min; Horton, Lucas; Toprac, Paul; Yuen, Timothy T. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012
This chapter examines the various cognitive tools embedded in a multimedia-enriched PBL environment for middle school science known as "Alien Rescue" and shares the research findings of the use of these cognitive tools in assisting young learners' problem solving. The goal of this chapter is to illustrate strategies for designing…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
Fostering Civic Engagement in the Communication Research Methods Course
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Liu, Min – Communication Teacher, 2011
Civic engagement has become an essential learning goal for institutions throughout higher education. Communication scholars employ various pedagogical tools to foster civic engagement. For instance, service learning has been shown to increase political and community engagement in courses such as family communication and public relations. Teachers…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Communication Research, Research Methodology, Public Relations
Analysis of Navigation in a Problem-Based Learning Environment.
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Williams, Douglas C.; Liu, Min; Benton, Denise – 2001
Research has shown the potential of a problem-based approach to enhance students' learning. The interactive nature of hypermedia technology and its ability to deliver information in different media formats can provide unique capabilities for implementing problem-based learning (PBL) environments. Yet, little is known about the types of tools that…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Educational Environment, Educational Technology
Middle School Students' Self-Efficacy, Attitudes, and Achievement in a Computer-Enhanced Problem-Based Learning Environment
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Liu, Min; Hsieh, Peggy (Pei-Hsuan); Cho, Yoonjung; Schallert, Diane – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2006
This study examined the effect of a computer-enhanced problem-based learning (PBL) environment on middle school students' learning, investigating the relationship among students' self-efficacy, attitude toward science, and achievement. As Bandura defined it (1986), self-efficacy refers to the beliefs people have about whether or not they can…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction