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The effect of two educational technology tools on student engagement in Chinese EFL courses.

ABSTRACT: Educational technology has become an indispensable aspect of higher education, playing a crucial role in affecting student engagement, in particular. The application, advantages and disadvantages of learning management systems (LMS) and social networking systems in Chinese EFL courses, represented by Superstar-Xuexitong and WeChat, are introduced. The study aims to explore the relationship between the two educational technology tools and three dimensions of student engagement. Using an adopted and revised questionnaire from previous researches, the study measures the extent of impact of the specified educational technology tools on student engagement with the help of SPSS. Through the independent sample T tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, the study found that emotional engagement has the strongest positive effect on educational technology engagement. In addition, analysis of the four principal factors indicates that using LMS could engage students more than adopting social networking systems. There are significant differences in cognitive engagement between different genders, with that of males surpassing females. This article provides some empirical evidence for exploration into the use of educational technology in a specific discipline to foster better student engagement.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s41239-021-00263-0.

SUBMITTER: Teng Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8159523 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The effect of two educational technology tools on student engagement in Chinese EFL courses.

Teng Yilian Y Wang Xia X

International journal of educational technology in higher education 20210528 1

Educational technology has become an indispensable aspect of higher education, playing a crucial role in affecting student engagement, in particular. The application, advantages and disadvantages of learning management systems (LMS) and social networking systems in Chinese EFL courses, represented by Superstar-Xuexitong and WeChat, are introduced. The study aims to explore the relationship between the two educational technology tools and three dimensions of student engagement. Using an adopted a ...[more]

PMID: 34778525

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The effect of two educational technology tools on student engagement in Chinese EFL courses.

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The effect of two educational technology tools on student engagement in Chinese EFL courses.

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