Paper Info
Title
Goal-Oriented Active Learning (Goal) System To Promote Reading Engagement, Self-Directed Learning Behavior, And Motivation In Extensive Reading
Abstract
Self-directed learning (SDL) ability, its usefulness in higher education, and life-long learning have been highlighted in previous literature. However, understanding the effects of SDL ability in the school settings, specifically how it affects learners' affective and behavioral outcomes, remains missing and calls for further investigation. Given this research gap, this study developed a goaloriented active learning system, GOAL, to support students' SDL and investigated how students' perceptions of SDL ability affect their reading engagement, SDL behavior, and motivation for extensive reading. The results showed that the high SDL ability students demonstrated significantly more reading engagement, SDL behaviors, motivation and autonomy for extensive reading than those with low SDL ability. These findings suggested that an SDL support environment could be exploited as a useful tool to support foreign language learning in the schools; however, the affective and behavioral outcomes created by the environment were affected to varying degrees by the levels of students' SDL ability. The study provided implications for researchers studying extensive reading and SDL environments, as well as for educators seeking to improve extensive reading with SDL strategy usage.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104239
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
Keywords
DocType
Volume
21st century abilities, Teaching, learning strategies, Data science applications in education, Applications in subject areas, Secondary education
Journal
171
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0360-1315
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Huiyong Li1325.66
Rwitajit Majumdar202.03
Mei-Rong Alice Chen300.34
Hiroaki Ogata421.57