Psychological Behavior of English Learners Utilizing a Cognitive Tutor in an Online Pre-Calculus

Authors

Julian Viera Jr., The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Olga Kosheleva, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

10-2018

Comments

Technical Report: UTEP-CS-18-75

Abstract

The educational landscape is becoming a digital learning environment. Students in today's digital world draw from multiple sources of information; from hypertext, videos, social media, to video games and internet searches. English Learners, individuals learning two languages at once, who use software written in English have a passive relationship with the computer when software is not in their native language. They feel that this educational software belongs to another culture. This paper will present findings from a study with English Learners' engagement in a fully online pre-calculus course. The authors utilized Cultural-Historical Activity Theory to describe how English Learners' created authentic bilingual learning environments and improved their self-efficacy for mathematics.