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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Chou, Chih-Yueh; Tseng, Shu-Fen; Su, Ying-Chu – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
Although feedback from interface agents has recently attracted increasing research attention, most studies emphasize the cognitive influences. Thus, the effect of each feedback type on student perception remains unclear. This study focuses on three types of feedback from interface agents to clarify student perception of single feedback and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Two Year College Students, Psychological Patterns
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Wang, Sheng-Chun – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
Educational agents (including animal companions) are a kind of interface agent, which is a significant component in educational systems, and has great impacts on student learning. However, with the development of emerging technologies (e.g., tangible technology), few studies have yet investigated how tangible technology can be used to combine with…
Descriptors: Animals, Man Machine Systems, Learning Processes, Attention
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Chen, Sherry Y.; Chien, Chih-Hao – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Game-based learning comprises of a set of concrete scenarios, which can be presented with various presentation modalities (e.g., text, text with graphic, and context). Such presentation modalities disseminate information in different ways. On the other hand, cognitive styles affect how people process information. Accordingly, the study presented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Games
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Chen, Howard Hao-Jan; Dai, Wan-Jhen – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
This paper describes a narrative-based design framework that organizes three narrative elements (i.e., storyline, character, and quest) to support a contextual game-based environment for language learning. Using this design framework, a PlanetAdventure system was developed to examine its feasibility and its effects on student language learning. A…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Chao, Po-Yao; Hsu, Ming-Chieh; Teng, Chin-Hung – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
A number of studies have been devoted to investigating the influence of educational agents on different aspects of student learning. However, little attention has been paid to the effects of the level-up mechanism of educational agents on students although this is a significant issue. Thus, this study develops an educational agent with the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Motivation, Educational Games
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Liao, Calvin C. Y.; Cheng, Hercy N. H.; Yeh, Charles Y. C.; Chan, Tak-Wai – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
As a medium for learning, digital games provide promising possibilities to motivate and engage students in subject learning. In this study, a game-based learning system, My-Pet-My-Quest, is developed to support pupils' math learning. This is due to the fact that most students in Taiwan have relatively lower positive attitude towards math learning,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Students, Foreign Countries