Topic
Engagement research, explained
14 open-access engagement studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- What made emergency remote learning hard for students?
Students in Finland and India reported many similar ERL challenges—schedules, distractions, weak peer communication—and only moderate engagement.
- Does TikTok microlearning engage nursing students?
Nursing and health students rated TikTok microlearning positively for engagement, motivation, and technology acceptance.
- LMS vs social networks and EFL engagement
Among Beijing university EFL students, engagement dimensions predicted educational-technology engagement, and LMS users reported higher engagement means than social-networking-system users.
- Mobile messaging can deepen course discussion engagement
Compared with forum-style discussion, WeChat-based mobile instant messaging better supported interaction, relationships, and higher-level cognitive engagement in optional tasks.
- Does a virtual escape room teach hepatitis better?
A hepatitis-themed virtual escape room raised pharmacy students' immediate knowledge scores across campuses.
- Text or multimodal CMC: which engages EFL writers?
Text-based CMC boosted autonomy and cognitive/behavioral engagement, while multimodal CMC boosted emotional and social engagement.
- Training teachers with DES boosts student engagement
Kuwaiti high-school students whose teachers were trained on a Digital Education Shifting model reported higher engagement than students of untrained teachers.
- Why did French students disengage online in COVID?
Emergency online learning stripped away everyday campus constraints and recognition that many students needed to stay engaged.
- Technology integration quality and engagement
Among Swiss upper-secondary students, validated TIQS dimensions—especially support for learning and classroom management—were positively related to behavioral engagement, while cognitive activation related to digital competencies.
- Science simulations, engagement, and learning styles
Undergraduates reported high engagement and satisfaction with science simulations; engagement/satisfaction differed by subject and gender, and learning style predicted both.
- Does turning on your webcam mean you are engaged?
In a large German university survey, about one-third of students kept cameras off, and engagement related to both visual and verbal participation.
- How do high schoolers use tech to cheat on homework?
Students who frequently use digital tools to cheat on their homework score significantly lower on international standardized tests, especially in reading.
- How does blended learning shape (dis-)engagement?
In a disadvantaged upper-secondary school, blended learning both enabled and constrained engagement as teachers and students negotiated mismatched work paces.
- How does culturally informed STEMM training feel?
Community-college students described EMBARC's culturally informed summer training as shifting belonging, skills, and science identity.