According to motivational theories, proper contingency design is an important prerequisite to motivate learners. In this paper, we demonstrate how confidence levels in an adaptive educational system can be raised using a contingency design technique. Learners that saw parts of a complete picture ...
Stephen Covey’s famous saying “Begin with the end in mind” applies to learning too, but I’ve added a slight twist to it — begin with mastery in mind. Whenever you pick up something to learn, learn it as if you were going to become a master one day. That will completely ch...
A second and complementary point of focus is on the design, structure and sequencing of the training materials that were used to guide and motivate the trainee tutors, first in helping them acquire the knowledge and skills required to use a Synchronous Learning Management System (SLMS) and ...
Providing the students with flashcards with corresponding pictures of each word can motivate and help them learn these words quickly. Words such as bathroom, student, teacher, math, addition, subtraction, recess, bell, or cafeteria are essential for a school day. ESL students must know how to ...
Visual learners learn through seeing the same information in a visual form. They can, for example, use the diagrams, charts and videos to help the student learn. When studying, creating mind maps or usingcolor-coded notescan enhance retention and understanding. For instance, subjects like science...
It is believed to increase student talking time, maintain student attention, draw on what students already or partly know, provide weaker students with opportunities to participate in class and motivate them to learn (Doff, 1988; Ur, 1996). Therefore, using eliciting techniques effectively is of ...
To address the defined goals, the paper addresses the following research questions: RQ1 Which intelligent techniques are designed, implemented, and used in e-learning environments, and for which purposes? RQ2 How do different intelligent techniques impact learners’ attitudes, motivation, and overall ...
We teachers could apply a variation of this technique during our lesson-introductions as a way to motivate our students. Here is how the study was carried out by a psychologist, Dan Ariely. The participants were asked to read words in a room with extremely bright lights. They were all give...
learners improve their four language skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing). Furthermore, there will be a big obstacle to learning a language when the students have lack of vocabulary knowledge. That is, establishing a better communication in a language classroom is due to ...
It is my pleasure to review another e-book from Packt Publishing called Moodle 1.9, Teaching Techniques by William Rice and Susan Smith Nash. This review is based entirely on my personal point of view. I am not an expert in Moodle. I undertook this project in order to learn more and imp...