A personalized recommendation-based mobile learning approach to improving the reading performance of EFL students

Computers and Education

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 327-336

  Hsu, Ching Kun ^a   Hwang, Gwo Jen ^b   Chang, Chih Kai ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Interactive learning environments; Secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS IN SUBJECT AREAS; CONTROL GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; FOREIGN LANGUAGE; HIGH SCHOOL; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; KNOWLEDGE LEVEL; LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT; LEARNING OUTCOME; MOBILE LANGUAGE; MOBILE LEARNING; MOBILE-LEARNING SYSTEM; READING PERFORMANCE; RECOMMENDATION MECHANISM; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84872814594     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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