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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"digital learners"”.
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The muffled accomplishments: South Asian digital learners’ invisible footsteps in MOOCS
… and experiences of the South Asian female learners who have enrolled in at least one MOOC. This study also examines how MOOCs have impacted their personal, academic, and professional lives. It was a qualitative study that incorporated three–phase data collection and triangulation of that …
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Differentiating Literacy Instruction for Digital Learners: The Effect of Multimedia Think-Aloud Worked Examples on Adolescent Analytical Reading Comprehension
<p>Learning by example is nothing new to the education landscape. Research into think-aloud protocols, though often used as a form of assessment rather than instruction, provided practical, content-specific literacy strategies for crafting the instructional intervention in this study. Additionally, …
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Transforming Traditional Practices Of Teacher Preparation To Meet Changing Needs Of Digital Learners: A First Step Intervention By Assessing And Addressing Needs Of Pre-Service Teachers In A Dual Learning Environment
Changes in the field of education require teachers' acquisition of specific knowledge of technology and the skills of its effective use in the classroom. With the expansion of the traditional classroom to include virtual learning environments, concern still exists regarding characteristics …
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Readiness for digital learning: examining self-reported and observed mobile competencies as steps toward more effective learner readiness assessment
This mixed-methods study explores a digital-competencies survey tool for probing the readiness of higher-education students for digital learning, in three steps. First, it develops a methodology for capturing and analysing authentic, digital-learning activity, and relating this activity to reported …
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The role of universities in embracing transformation brought about by Fourth Industrial Revolution. a case study of selected tertiary institutions in KwaZulu- Natal
… The level of awareness that students have on digital learning were examined, as well as the plans put in place by policymakers to transform the curriculum for digital learners. The study further examined how the syllabi are restructured for relevance in the 4IR. Literature reviews within this …
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The Effects of Teacher Professional Development and Self-Efficacy on Classroom Uses of Information and Computer Technologies
… better understanding of the content and become digital learners in the information age. Although scholars found technology integration is helpful in improving students’ mathematics achievement, the role of teachers’ preparedness for technology integration remains critical.</p> <p>Technology …
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Rural Virginia Middle School Teachers' and Students' Perceptions on the Influence of One-to-one Computers in the Classroom
Children of the 21st century are digital learners and have various technologies at their fingertips. As a result, classrooms have evolved and school systems are equipping students and teachers with the technological tools that are believed to meet the needs of 21st century learners. However, …
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Digitalized and gamified reading for children through Co-design
… future education. Children today are becoming digital learners and traditional print-based reading no longer captures their attention. There needs to be some sort of middle ground between reading a book and playing a video game. The problem could be the lack of solutions which utilize modern …