rachelaharris's onlinelearning [3 articles]

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This paper reports on a study which examines the extent to which specified cognitive, social, and metacognitive strategies, are used by language students when working with computer-based materials (CBMs), in self-study contexts outside of the language classroom; particularly in a self-access centre (SAC). Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews and snap-shot observations from English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students enrolled on a summer course at a British Higher Education Institution (HEI). The data identify the frequency with which students use ...

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Introduction How much control do learners have over their learning process when using e-learning systems? How much do teachers and learning systems constraint learners? And how much control shall learners have over their learning trajectory in order to learn effectively and successfully? The book “Control and Constraint in E-Learning – Choosing When to Choose” discusses these and many related issues. It gives a well-grounded theoretical background on control and learning, discusses and analyses typical features/tools of learning environments with respect to control ...

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Epistemological beliefs and self-regulated learning skills, as meta-cognitive constructs, have been suggested as being associated with positive learning outcomes. Results from research literature, however, have been mixed as to the impact of epistemological beliefs, self-regulated learning skills, or some combination of the two meta-cognitive constructs as being associated with academic achievement. The relationship between epistemological beliefs and self-regulated learning skills as associated with academic achievement among online learners was examined in this study. ...