Special Issue on "Fostering Deep Learning in Problem-Solving Contexts with the Support of Technology"

Guest Editor(s): Minhong Wang, Sharon Derry and Xun Ge

Middle School Students Mathematics Knowledge Retention: Online or Face-to-Face Environments

Clayton M. Edwards, Audrey C. Rule, Robert M. Boody

Recommending Learning Activities in Social Network Using Data Mining Algorithms

Lamia Mahnane

Analyzing Pauses in Computer-Assisted EFL Writing - A Computer-Keystroke-Log Perspective

Cuiqin Xu, Yan Qi

The Effect of Socially Shared Regulation Approach on Learning Performance in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Lanqin Zheng, Xin Li, Ronghuai Huang

Do Focused Self-Explanation Prompts Overcome Seductive Details? A Multimedia Study

Zhe Wang, Olusola Adesope

Enhancing Students Computer Programming Performances, Critical Thinking Awareness and Attitudes towards Programming: An Online Peer-Assessment Attempt

Xiao-Ming Wang, Gwo-Jen Hwang, Zi-Yun Liang, Hsiu-Ying Wang

Students Reactions to Different Levels of Game Scenarios: A Cognitive Style Approach

Zhi-Hong Chen, Sherry Y. Chen, Chih-Hao Chien

Flow Experience and Educational Effectiveness of Teaching Informatics using AR

Stefanos Giasiranis, Loizos Sofos

Let's Draw: Utilizing Interactive White Board to Support Kindergarten Children's Visual Art Learning Practice

Pao-Nan Chou, Chi-Cheng Chang, Mei-Yin Chen

Heuristics and Web Skills Acquisition in Open Learning Environments

Daniel Dominguez Figaredo

Effects of Attention Cueing on Learning Speech Organ Operation through Mobile Phones

Hui-Yu Yang

Effects of Self-explanation and Game-reward on Sixth Graders’ Algebra Variable Learning

Hong-Zheng Sun-Lin, Guey-Fa Chiou

The Influence of a Pedagogical Agent on Learners Cognitive Load

Noah L. Schroeder

Development and Usability Test of an e-Learning Tool for Engineering Graduates to Develop Academic Writing in English: A Case Study

Chih-Chung Lin, Gi-Zen Liu, Tzong-I Wang

Guest Editorial: Fostering Deep Learning in Problem-Solving Contexts with the Support of Technology 

Minhong Wang, Sharon Derry, Xun Ge

EcoXPT: Designing for Deeper Learning through Experimentation in an Immersive Virtual Ecosystem

Chris Dede, Tina A. Grotzer, Amy Kamarainen, Shari Metcalf

Comparing Design Constraints to Support Learning in Technology-guided Inquiry Projects

Lauren R. Applebaum, Jonathan M. Vitale, Elizabeth Gerard, Marcia C. Linn

Design of a Three-Dimensional Cognitive Mapping Approach to Support Inquiry Learning

Juanjuan Chen, Minhong Wang, Chris Dede, Tina A. Grotzer

Leveraging Students Knowledge to Adapt Science Curricula to Local Context

Lana M. Minshew, Kelly J. Barber-Lester, Sharon J. Derry, Janice L. Anderson

Moving Apart and Coming Together: Discourse, Engagement, and Deep Learning

Andrea S. Gomoll, Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Erin Tolar, Selma Šabanović, Matthew Francisco

Deep Learning towards Expertise Development in a Visualization-based Learning Environment

Bei Yuan, Minhong Wang, Andre W. Kushniruk, Jun Peng

Deep and Surface Processing of Instructor's Feedback in an Online Course

Kun Huang, Xun Ge, Victor Law

Investigating the Effects of Authentic Activities on Foreign Language Learning: A Design-based Research Approach

Ildeniz Ozverir, Ulker Vanci Osam, Jan Herrington

Visualizing the Complex Process for Deep Learning with an Authentic Programming Project

Jun Peng, Minhong Wang, Demetrios Sampson

Can Students Identify the Relevant Information to Solve a Problem?

Lishan Zhang, Shengquan Yu, Baoping Li, Jing Wang

An Eye Tracking Study of High- and Low-Performing Students in Solving Interactive and Analytical Problems

Yiling Hu, Bian Wu, Xiaoqing Gu

Formative Assessment in Complex Problem-Solving Domains: The Emerging Role of Assessment Technologies

Kaushal Kumar Bhagat, J. Michael Spector