Using Blended Learning: Evidence-Based Practices

✍ Scribed by Khe Foon Hew, Wing Sum Cheung (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Singapur
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 123
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book discusses evidence-based practices related to the use of blended learning in both K-12 and higher education settings. Specifically, this book features evidence-based practices in relation to the following five learning goals: (a) Fostering students’ attitude change toward country, (b) Helping students’ solve ill-structured design task problems, (c) Improving students’ critical thinking in assessing sources of information, (d) Improving students’ narrative and argumentative writing abilities and (e) Enhancing students’ knowledge retention and understanding. To achieve this aim, the authors draw upon their own research studies as well as some other relevant studies to reveal the pedagogical approaches, the specific instructional/learning activities, the technologies utilized and the overall framework for developing blended learning experiences.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Promoting Attitude Change Toward Country: A Theoretical Framework and Blended Learning Approach....Pages 17-39
Solving Design Problems: A Blended Learning Approach Based on Design Thinking Features....Pages 41-58
Improving Social Studies Students’ Critical Thinking....Pages 59-78
Improving Students’ Argumentative Writing and Oral Proficiencies....Pages 79-95
Enhancing Students’ Learning of Factual Knowledge....Pages 97-107
Future Research Directions for Blended Learning Research: A Programmatic Construct....Pages 109-115
Back Matter....Pages 117-120

✦ Subjects

Educational Technology; Computers and Education; Learning & Instruction