Digital learning environments have offered new opportunities to stream educational
materials such as courses, educational videos, forums and provide outcomes of the …

Research on non-cognitive factors has shown that persistence in the face of challenges
plays an important role in learning. However, recent work on wheel-spinning, a type of …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries and regions experienced a surge in online
learning, but the public complained about and questioned its effectiveness. One of the most …

Background As a noncognitive trait, grit plays an important role in human learning.
Although students higher in grit are more likely to perform well on tests, how they learn in the …

D'Mello and Graesser's (2012) highly-cited model of affect dynamics proposes a sequence
of theoretically-grounded transitions between affective states during learning. However …

Prior research has shown that digital games can enhance STEM education by providing
learners with immersive and authentic scientific experiences. However, optimizing the …

Persistence is a crucial trait for learners. However, a common issue in mastery learning is
that persistence is not always productive, a construct termed wheel-spinning. In this paper …

Extensive literature in artificial intelligence in education focuses on developing automated
methods for detecting cases in which students struggle to master content while working with …

This study explores task persistence in the context of Learning by Teaching. Using features
extracted from students' interaction logs, a centroid based clustering algorithm derived two …

Wheel-spinning refers to the failure to master a skill in a timely manner or after a
considerable number of practice opportunities. Several past studies have developed wheel …