Designing Interactive and Personalized Concept Mapping Learning Environments

Designing the self: the transformation of the relational self-concept through social encounters in a virtual immersive environment

The Effect of Concept Mapping on Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Strategy Use

This study aimed to investigate the effects of concept mapping on the extent to which Iranian EFL learners retain new vocabularies and the degree of awareness toward vocabulary learning strategies they tended to use. To this end, a total of 40 Iranian EFL students were asked to participate in this study. They were randomly assigned to two equal groups; namely, experimental and control. The part...

Comparison of the Effect of Lecture and Concept Mapping Methods on Students` Learning and Satisfaction

Introduction: Promoting meaningful learning is one of the main objectives of education and an important factor in promoting creative thinking, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in learners. Also, evaluating students’ learning is a teachers’ duty. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of teaching by lecture or concept mapping on cognitive learning levels of midwifery stud...

Comparison of Two Teaching Methods on Nursing Students’ Learning and Retention: Concept Mapping or Lecture?

Introduction: Nursing educators should use teaching methods that promote deep learning and retention. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of lecture and concept mapping approaches on the nursing students’ learning and knowledge retention in cardiovascular nursing course. Methods: In a quasi- experimental study on two groups with pre test -post test design, 66 fifth-semester nursin...

A Framework for Designing Interactive Digital Learning Environments for Young People

In this chapter a descriptive framework for designing interactive digital learning environments for young people is proposed. The proposed framework aims to analyse and compare interactive digital learning environments. This framework may be useful to guide the design of digital learning environments for young people and also to provide a structure for understanding the interface characteristic...