Investigating the relationships among teachers’ motivational beliefs, motivational regulation, and their learning engagement in online professional learning communities

Si Zhang; Qingtang Liu

Computers & Education Vol. 134, No. 1 (June 2019) pp. 145–155

This study investigated the relationships among teachers' motivational beliefs, motivational regulation, and their learning engagement in online professional learning communities. More importantly, teachers' online learning behaviors were collected...

Language: English

Interactive networks and social knowledge construction behavioral patterns in primary school teachers' online collaborative learning activities

Si Zhang; Qingtang Liu; Wenli Chen; Qiyun Wang; Zhifang Huang

Computers & Education Vol. 104, No. 1 (January 2017) pp. 1–17

A four-stage online collaborative learning approach to supporting teachers' professional development was proposed and described in this paper. This study investigated primary school teachers' interactive networks and social knowledge construction...

Language: English

Conceptual Model-Based Problem Solving That Facilitates Algebra Readiness: An Exploratory Study with Computer-Assisted Instruction

Yan Ping Xin; Luo Si; Casey Hord; Dake Zhang; Suleyman Cetinas; Joo Young Park

Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal Vol. 18, No. 2 (2012) pp. 71–85

The study explored the effects of a computer-assisted COnceptual Model-based Problem-Solving (COMPS) program on multiplicative word-problem-solving performance of students with learning disabilities or difficulties. The COMPS program emphasizes...