This paper describes an exploratory study observing the use of Minecraft (a popular sandbox style online video game environment) in a high school English literature classroom. We use Piaget and Inhelder’s (1969) constructivist theories about the formal operational stage of development to interpret the concepts of plot and characterization in three student produced films that were created within...

The developments of applications to strengthen the learning process through internet, known as e-learning, have involved the revision of different learning theories with the objective to determine its possible application in these environments. The learning objects have became in a fundamental element to develop educational contents for e-learning based environments. In this article we used the...

The development of shorthand handwriting recognition for pen-centric interfaces can provide the critical infrastructure for natural pen-centric interactions to enhance many pen-centric learning applications. The technical innovations include chatroom and special-symbol shorthand as well as appropriate online handwriting recognition strategies for small form-factor devices. Famous writers throug...

In this study, we carry out a survey of the preferred learning and perceptual styles of students at the University of Mauritius to find out about their learning preferences. This study forms part of a larger research project (HyperLearn) of the development and evaluation of a webbased adaptive hypermedia system for e-learning which keeps an evolving student model with a learning style component...

This study aims to analyze university students’ learning strategies preferred in the knowledge creation process and academic achievement according to their learning styles in a cyber learning environment. The participants of this study were 196 university students who attended cyber lecture classes in C University in Korea, and the research instruments were Felder-Silverman’s learning styles in...

Web-based learning environments, such as eLearning and distance learning systems, have become more common and popular in commercial and educational settings. They constitute a growing business today, and the concept of learning ‘anywhere, anytime’ has received much attention. These systems are still in their infancy, however, and are faced with various challenges to become fully effective tools...

Learning styles have been studied for many years; however, studies focusing on learning styles based on multiple intelligences theory for electronic learning are very limited. Knowledge of learning styles is important and may be useful in the development and conduct of e-learning in higher learning institutions and schools. The purpose of this study was to establish baseline information regardi...

Trends such as progress in mobile information technologies, lifelong learning and societal changes are at the basis of the development of mobile learning. A survey among 380 tourists and residents in the region of Tyrol / Austria investigated attitudes and expectations of persons interested in (mobile) learning offers during their leisure time as well as their preferred learning settings includ...

background and purpose: presently, the method of medical teaching has shifted from lecture-based to computer-based. the learning style may play a key role in the attitude toward learning computer. the goal of this study was to study the relationship between the learning style and attitude toward computer among iranian medical students. methods: this cross-sectional study included 400 medical st...