Journal of Interactive Learning Research articles from June 2006

Journal of Interactive Learning Research archives from June 2006

Student tools supported by collaboratively authored tasks: the case of work learning unit.
June 22, 2006... This research aims to devise a set of computer-based tools to meet the diverse needs of learners for comprehending a science learning unit, namely work. A model of computer-based tools on the learning unit for developing procedural knowledge...

The effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on United Arab Emirates English as a foreign language (EFL) school students' achievement and attitude.
June 22, 2006... This study investigated the effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on elementary-prep school students' improvement in English as a foreign language (EFL). Eighty-three students in Al-Tamayoz Elementary-prep School, United Arab...

Embodied agents in e-learning environments: an exploratory case study.
June 22, 2006... There is increasing interest in embodied agents (or avatars) and the effects on human cognition and motivation. Specifically there is an increasing interest in the use of embodied agents in e-learning environments. However, empirical...

Assessing social ability in online learning environments.
June 22, 2006... Education is a social practice and the ability to interact socially is important to social cognitive learning and social learning. Online education is frequently criticized because it lacks social interaction, a sense of social engagement, and...

Interactivity of visual mathematical representations: factors affecting learning and cognitive processes.
June 22, 2006... Computer-based mathematical cognitive tools (MCTs) are a category of external aids intended to support and enhance learning and cognitive processes of learners. MCTs often contain interactive visual mathematical representations (VMRs), where...