WebPGA: An Educational Technology That Supports Learning by Reviewing Paper-Based Programming Assessments

Providing feedback to students is one of the most effective ways to enhance their learning. With the advancement of technology, many tools have been developed to provide personalized feedback. However, these systems are only beneficial when interactions are done on digital platforms. As paper-based assessment is still a dominantly preferred evaluation method, particularly in large blended-instruction classes, the sole use of electronic educational systems presents a gap between how students learn the subject from the physical and digital world. This has motivated the design and the development of a new educational technology that facilitates the digitization, grading, and distribution of paper-based assessments to support blended-instruction classes. With the aid of this technology, different learning analytics can be readily captured. A retrospective analysis was conducted to understand the students’ behaviors in an Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures class from a public university. Their behavioral differences and the associated learning impacts were analyzed by leveraging their digital footprints. Results showed that students made significant efforts in reviewing their examinations. Notably, the high-achieving and the improving students spent more time reviewing their mistakes and started doing so as soon as the assessment became available. Finally, when students were guided in the reviewing process, they were able to identify items where they had misconceptions.

The Blended Instruction on Cloud via an Interactive Augmented Reality Technology Model to Enhance Digital Literacy

The objectives of the study were 1) Synthesize the conceptual framework of blended instruction on the cloud via an interactive augmented reality technology model to enhance digital literacy, 2) Design the blended instruction on the cloud via an interactive augmented reality technology model, 3) Develop the blended instruction on the cloud via an interactive augmented reality technology model, and 4) Study the suitability assessment of the blended instruction on the cloud via an interactive augmented reality technology model. The proposed model develops digital literacy skills, one of the most important skills for learners in the 21st century that contributes to the learning society in the digital world. The samples group used in the study were nine experts in higher education. Then analyzing the data obtained from the assessment, using mathematic mean and standard deviation. Results of the assessment found the following. 1) The developed teaching and learning model consisted of four components: inputs, blended instruction on cloud processes, outcomes, and feedback. 2) The blended instruction on the cloud processes consists of 3 steps: the preparation, teaching and learning, presentation and summary of the learning results. 3) The assessment of the suitability of the developed teaching and learning model was at the highest appropriate. 4) The suitability assessment in the developed teaching and learning model was at the highest appropriate.

Flipping an on-campus general English course: a focus on technology complexity of instruction and learners’ levels of impulsivity

The current study compared the effects of two types of flipped instruction (FI) (low- and mid-tech) with two other class conditions, a blended course and a conventional teaching, on learning outcome of language learners with different levels of impulsivity in an on-campus General English (GE) course. To attain such a goal, four GE classes consisting of 100 freshmen (25 students in each class) were selected and organized into 3 experimental (mid-tech FI, low-tech FI, blended instruction) and 1 control group (conventional teaching). In low-tech flipped class, the students were provided with the vodcasts and podcasts of the instructor’s teaching. For the mid-tech flipped class, the podcasts and vodcasts were integrated into an educational website where all instructional and supplementary materials were available. The blended group accessed the educational website after the instructor’s teaching as the extension of the class activities. The control group received the GE conventional instruction (chalk and talk approach). The participants’ learning outcome was assessed by reading paper of Preliminary English Test and their level of impulsivity was measured by BIS-11. The quantitative data were analysed by a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the results revealed a statistically significant difference in reading proficiency of the four groups after the study, in favour of the mid-tech FI. Moreover, while the type of instruction had no effect on reading proficiency of students with different levels of impulsivity across groups, within group comparisons revealed that only mid-tech group members with different levels of impulsivity benefited equally from the instruction. The results of the qualitative data analysis revealed that the majority of students in both groups had positive attitudes towards the experience, although they expressed their needs for some modifications in teacher role, their own role, and the way the instructional materials are prepared and presented.

Blended Instruction in Symbolic Logic

This study examines through action research whether blended instruction in an upper-level philosophy course in introductory symbolic logic can help undergraduate philosophy students to achieve better learning outcomes than undergraduate philosophy students in a traditional, face-to-face version of the same course. The authors conclude that the change from traditional instruction to blended instruction did have a positive and significant effect on student learning as measured in course grades and student assessment scores for one course learning objective, as well as a positive but non-significant effect on student assessment scores for two additional course learning objectives.

Mathematics Instruction for Students With Disabilities: Applied Examples Using Virtual Manipulatives

Technology has changed the practices related to teaching and learning mathematics in schools. The demand for learning mathematics in virtual environments is imminent and increasing in the 21st century classroom. There has been widespread expansion of the use of technology in education. The following article reviews three types of instruction—synchronous, asynchronous, and blended instruction—and provides applied examples regarding the use of virtual manipulatives in teaching mathematics to students with disabilities in the virtual environment.

Mathematics Instruction for Students With Disabilities: Applied Examples Using Virtual Manipulatives

Technology has changed the practices related to teaching and learning mathematics in schools. The demand for learning mathematics in virtual environments is imminent and increasing in the 21st century classroom. There has been widespread expansion of the use of technology in education. The following article reviews three types of instruction—synchronous, asynchronous, and blended instruction—and provides applied examples regarding the use of virtual manipulatives in teaching mathematics to students with disabilities in the virtual environment.