With the increase of ICT in classrooms comes much data that can be used for evidence-based assessment. We focus on harnessing and interpreting this data to empower teachers in formative assessment. We describe e-assessment of English as a Second Language and illustrate how we move from data collected in classroom activities, through an automated assessment method, to visualising competence leve...

MOOCs attract a large number of learners with largely unknown diversity in terms of motivation, ability, and goals. To understand more about learners in highly technical engineering MOOCs, this study investigates patterns of learners’ (n = 337) behaviour and performance in the Nanophotonic Modelling MOOC, offered through nanoHUB-U. The authors explored clusters of learner clickstream patterns u...

This quasi-experimental study examines the extent to which research findings from teacher Corrective Feedbacks (CFs) and SLA concerning the efficiency of Focus-on-Form (FoF) pedagogy is transferable to the context of foreign language learning in Iranian schools. To investigate how "grammar instruction with FoF-oriented error treatment" functions as a matrix in which English  learning takes plac...

Abstract: Teacher’s Role and Strategies in Enhancing Students’ Active Participation. Pupils’ active engagement the classroom is important as implementing student-centered learning increase students’ critical thinking. Dornyei (2007) claimed that teacher one of factors can influence willingness to communicate. This study aimed investigate teachers’ role strategies enhancing EFL learners’ tendenc...

This paper presents the requirements and development status an authoring tool for e-learning assessment that lets teachers testing students efficiently. The combination of different research fields inside the tool, namely pedagogy, learner adaptation and standards, makes possible a better and complete assessment adapted to the knowledge of learners and his/her preferences.

Nowadays, we are witnesses of a steadily increasing research interest in design, modeling, construction and practical experiments with adaptable e-learning platforms and tools. Adaptive Web based multimedia information authoring, control and delivery tends to be more and more promising as its offer unlimited level of personalization and satisfaction of goals and preferences of particular learne...

The introduction of part-time studies contributed decisively to a wider acceptance of technical degree programmes at Campus Pinkafeld as their particular organisational design allows students to study alongside work and family commitments. As far as higher technical education is concerned, they provide constructivist-oriented pedagogic approaches to best prepare students for the workplace. In c...