A diagnostic classification model of college instructors' value beliefs towards open educational resources

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Pedagogical beliefs, teaching practices and use of open educational resources in the Republic of Ghana

Ahmed Tlili et al.

Summary: This study investigates the pedagogical beliefs, teaching practices, and use of OER in the Republic of Ghana and highlights the challenges that might hinder OER adoption in the country.

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (2023)

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Teachers' beliefs and practices of technology integration at a school for students with dyslexia: A mixed methods study

Holli Bice et al.

Summary: The amount of available technology in schools has increased, but higher-level usage has not kept pace. Many teachers struggle to integrate technology in their classrooms. This study found differences between teachers' beliefs and practices, and revealed that school culture influences teachers' perceptions of technology's role.

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (2022)

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Self-regulated learner profiles in MOOCs: A cluster analysis based on the item response theory

Hengtao Tang et al.

Summary: This study evaluates learners' self-regulated learning in MOOCs using a two-parameter item response theory model and cluster analysis. The findings identify five different clusters of self-regulated learner profiles and suggest that learners with lower forethought skills may be less committed to completing course assignments.

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (2022)

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Improving K-12 Teachers' Acceptance of Open Educational Resources by Open Educational Practices: A Mixed Methods Inquiry

Hengtao Tang et al.

Summary: This study investigated whether engaging K-12 teachers in open educational practices (OEP) such as renewable assignments increased their acceptance of OER. The quantitative phase found that OEP increased teachers' perceived ease of and self-efficacy towards using OER, with qualitative findings providing additional insights.

ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (2021)

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Teaching teachers to use technology through massive open online course: Perspectives of interaction equivalency

Hengtao Tang

Summary: This study investigated how interaction influenced teachers' course completion in a MOOC-based professional development course and found that learner-content interaction was the predictor of whether teachers completed the course. The importance of interactions in MOOCs for teachers was confirmed in the findings.

COMPUTERS & EDUCATION (2021)

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Latent class analysis of K-12 teachers' barriers to implementing OER

Hengtao Tang et al.

Summary: This study conducted a latent class analysis to identify three types of teacher profiles and how they impact the effectiveness of OER in teaching and learning. The findings provide significant implications for scholars and practitioners in helping teachers overcome barriers in implementing OER in K-12 settings.

DISTANCE EDUCATION (2021)

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Person-centered analysis of self-regulated learner profiles in MOOCs: a cultural perspective

Hengtao Tang

Summary: This research utilized learning analytics to explore learner profiles in terms of how they engaged in SRL in MOOCs, revealing four different self-regulated learner profiles: all-around SRL learners, disillusioned SRL learners, control-oriented SRL learners, and control-dominated SRL learners. All-around SRL learners outperformed the other clusters in course grades, and cultural differences between those clusters were also identified. Practical implications on designing effective SRL interventions were provided.

ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (2021)

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Open educational resources: undertheorized research and untapped potential

David A. Wiley

Summary: In the short term, open educational resources are expected to save students money and narrow achievement gaps; in the long term, teachers need to more fully explore the affordances of the 5Rs in order to create dramatic improvements in success for all students.

ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (2021)

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Implementing open educational resources in digital education

Hengtao Tang

Summary: The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to an increased demand for online educational resources, and OER has the potential to facilitate the transition to digital education. Concerns about the effectiveness of student learning with OER remain unresolved. Hilton's review shows that OER can reduce textbook spending without compromising student learning, but additional considerations are needed for implementing OER in digital education.

ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (2021)

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