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This study employed a pretest-posttest control group experimental design to investigate the impact of self-explanation prompts on content learning in the game-based context. Additionally, it explored the effectiveness of different...
Use of real, authentic whole tasks in training has been the focus of current instructional theories and practical educational approaches (Merrill, 2002; Reigeluth, 1999; van Merrienboer & Kirschner, 2001). However, teaching authentic...
CS/HB 1467: K-12 Education is a new education law in Florida requiring schools and teachers to be entirely transparent about the material used for instruction and in school media centers and ensuring all materials used are appropriate...
Enhancing Learning Achievements and Self-Efficacy for Preservice Teachers Using Model-Based Support in Simulation-Based Learning with Artificial Intelligence-Powered Virtual Agents
The quality of teachers is crucial for students' learning and human development, particularly in modern multicultural classrooms and rapidly evolving environments. A key focus of teacher preparation is to transform classroom discourse...
Employees engage in informal learning to solve a workplace problem and to gain knowledge at the time the need arises without waiting to attend a scheduled training session (Jacobs & Park, 2009; Livingstone, 1999; Schugurensky, 2000;...
The improvement of critical thinking ability among university students is widely accepted as a goal of higher learning. However, as an objective it frequently remains loosely defined in curriculum, and there is little agreement regarding...
This study investigated the strategies that change management practitioners use to promote organizational change. Organizations implement change management plans to avoid losses in productivity and employee motivation (Bakari et al., ...
Problem solving skills have been widely used to achieve desired outcomes in everyday life and professional contexts. To solve a complex problem in a real situation, people need to improve causal reasoning and systems thinking. Causal...
Volunteers are critical to the success of the Florida 4-H youth development program. They broaden the scope of county programs and increase program capacity beyond what a single 4-H faculty member could provide. Because of the reliance...
In an era of increasing weather extremes, it is important to understand how best to encourage pro-environmental behaviors related to climate change risk mitigation. Protection Motivation Theory offers insight into the factors most...
Current research has suggested that college student-athletes are at an increased risk for experiencing mental illness but utilize mental health support services at a lower rate than the general college student population. Stigma toward...
This study examines the usage of an Augmented Reality (AR) supported, simulation-based immersive learning environment to teach complex problem-solving skills. This study focuses on comparing student performance in complex problem solving...
Instructional design and technology (IDT) professionals work in various environments with numerous job roles. Despite differences in work settings and job functions, there are many well-documented competency standards for all IDT...
Training and development are used extensively in the United States to impact employee learning and performance. The considerable investment and expenditures across public and private sectors and the vast number of employees who receive...
This study examines the visual design processes and strategies used by graphic design experts and non-design college students when applying visual design principles to compose an infographic. The focus is on the visual design stage, ...
Mindfulness research is growing as educators and practitioners place emphasis on social emotional learning (SEL). Evidence supports mindfulness benefits are both physical and mental to include lowering blood pressure, decreased anxiety, ...
Education researchers are exploring how well-designed video games can be used to improve knowledge, skills, and abilities known as game-based learning (GBL). Current American students are not receiving adequate exposure to authentic ill...
The 21st century technology has advanced to become an accessible beacon of education. The physical boundaries of the chemistry laboratory have expanded with the use of innovative virtual lab simulations despite disparate results from...
Moving Metacognitive Regulation Beyond Curriculum and into Culture: Improving Marginalized Students' Agency through Motivation Infused Cognitive Awareness Training
Underrepresented (UR) university students approach postsecondary studies in multitudes; yet are minorities in the larger landscape. They are less prepared given sustained societal and systemic inequities, and face added obstacles to...
Many institutions have turned to individualized holistic review to make admissions decisions, which is meant to take a comprehensive view of the quantitative and qualitative elements that comprise a single application. Prior research...
Computerized annotation has gained great popularity and is a main tool among the various explorations of computerized second language reading. The present dissertation study investigated whether and how annotation sharing and guidance on...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the nine-step problem design process (Hung, 2009) to design a problem based learning course. I applied a descriptive case study approach to conduct design and development research ...
Mobile performance support systems (MPSS) are being adopted to support workforce performance across many industries and organizations. An MPSS provides just-in-time access to assist workers with their job tasks from anywhere with minimal...
This study explores the project-based learning (PjbL) of middle school teachers by examining their instructional context and the project design and management strategies they used to implement PjbL. The significance of this study is to...
Over the past decade, there has been increasing attention devoted to the use of digital games in education. However, prior studies on game-based learning have found mixed results in transferring in-game performance to other scenarios....
This study sought to identify the characteristics associated with high performance among people who serve as volunteer board members for nonprofit organizations. The aim is that these characteristics could then be available for potential...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and describe how a realistic and evidence-based simulation training on clinical skills impacts nursing students' proficiency, self-assessment of proficiency, confidence, enjoyment, and anxiety....
Online course quality is a prominent issue due to the increasing number of online programs and courses offered by institutions of higher education. To ensure the best student outcomes, it is necessary to implement effective systemic...
Learning support with conceptual and/or procedural knowledge for problem solving is a powerful and frequently used approach to help students improve their academic achievement in GBL. The study is warranted in the body of research on how...
Change is a constant in organizations, especially public institutions. Without change everything remains the same and nothing improves. Organizations that adopt the idea that change is inevitable do far better than those who deny the...
Traditional Instructional Systems Design (ISD) has focused upon measurable learning, but the emerging emphasis on informal methods of learning, combined with powerful mobile computing devices, is turning the spotlight to mobile...
Professionals engaged in work continuously confront situations and tasks that require the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. The workplace has been acknowledged as an environment rife with learning opportunities; employees...
Flashcards are with us from our very earliest learning experiences. As infants, we learn to speak words from flashcard pictures. As toddlers, we are introduced to vocabulary concepts and thinking skills with flashcards. In early learning...
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