This study utilized Martin's (1999-2022) Motivation and Engagement Wheel (MEW) framework its associated Scale for University/ College (MES-UC) students to identify four typologies based on positive negative academic engagement motivation. It also investigated the latent factors comprising motivation that greatly impact second language (L2) learner achievement relationship between L2 level, one ...

Abstract This article reports on the development and validation of Informal Second Language Engagement questionnaire (ISLE) for capturing various aspects learner engagement with informal second language practices. Whereas other questionnaires have primarily focused behavior (the frequency, quantity, diversity activities in which learners engage), ISLE additionally targets affective, cognitive, ...

Fill-in-the-blank items are commonly featured in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) systems. An item displays a sentence with a blank, and often proposes a number of choices for filling it. These choices should include one correct answer and several plausible distractors. We describe a system that, given an English corpus, automatically generates distractors to produce items for preposi...

In designing intelligent web based educational systems different student needs and preferences should be taken into consideration. Personalization of a system usually results in an increase in its effectiveness, which can be measured by the degree to which learning outcomes are achieved. However, taking into account the individual requirements of each learner and adjusting the system to their n...

Schools are responsible for developing students’ learning abilities in order to prepare them the future. However, power was rarely explored previous studies. This study considered classrooms as a proximal level of influences from ecologically-oriented systems theory and therefore centered on exploring effects operating communities (CaLC) power. Learner-centered teaching, which includes componen...

Organizations are experiencing increased competition, disruptive innovation, and continuous changes in their social and economic context. Furthermore, the decrease of resources (economic and human) in such a demanding context make it imperative for organizations to find new models and strategies to make their service delivery more sustainable at the economic, environmental and psychological lev...