ERIC Number: EJ1127913
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 17
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Just in Time Teaching: A Strategy to Encourage Students' Engagement
López Cupita, Lorena Andrea
HOW, v23 n2 p89-105 Jul-Dec 2016
This qualitative research study was carried out with two groups of students at a beginner English level; the students were in the fourth semester of psychology at a Colombian university. The overall aim of this action research study was to analyze learners' perceptions of the strategy "Just in Time Teaching" in a web 2.0. The data were collected through students' artifacts, journals, and interviews. Results of this study indicate that students perceived the strategy of "Just in Time Teaching" as a means to engage them in the designed activities; it was manifested by investing time to extend knowledge and promoting participation by reducing the affective filter.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Qualitative Research, Teaching Methods, College Students, Psychology, Action Research, Student Attitudes, Web 2.0 Technologies, Foreign Countries, Research Projects, English for Academic Purposes, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Journals, Journal Writing, Grounded Theory, Technology Uses in Education, Web Based Instruction, Time Factors (Learning), Educational Technology
ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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