An assessment of the international students' attitudes toward technology-based learning: English as asecond language (ESL) implication

Yen-Chi Angela Lin

An assessment of the international@students' attitudes toward technology-based learning: English@as@a@second@language (ESL) implication (2004) pp. 1–155

The purpose of this study was to assess international students' attitudes toward technology-based learning and the impact of English as a second language (ESL) has on such learning. This study was to investigate whether using ESL was related to...

Teacher roles and autonomous language learners: Case study of a cyber English writing course

Chi-Yen Chiu

Teacher @?roles and @?autonomous language@learners: Case study of a @?cyber English writing@course (2005) pp. 1–191

In this study, I re-conceptualize the concept of learner autonomy and propose a working definition of an autonomous language learner as one who uses language to learn and communicate, thereby demonstrating a capacity to take control of his...

Call, culture and EFL acquisition: A case study of the effects of using a network-based cultural language curriculum on Taiwanese students

Po-Yen Hsu

Call, culture and EFL acquisition: A case study of the effects of using a network@-based cultural@language@curriculum on Taiwanese students (2006) pp. 1–199

This dissertation describes how cultural content may be integrated into a web-based language teaching curriculum. By utilizing search engines as a medium of teaching English, advantages and disadvantages of the use of a network-based cultural...

The Research of Moodle Platform for University Students Web-Leaning Effectiveness

Juei-Hsin Wang; Yen-Ting Chen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1548–1551

This paper is a report on the findings of a study conducted on web-leaning Effectiveness. This study discusses 5 courses’ web-learning by Moodle platform. It is based on the spirits of action research to understanding the university students how to...

The development of a 3D virtual cooperative field-trip instructional system

Ming-Chao Lin; Chun-Yen Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2779–2783

The purpose of this paper is to develop a 3D virtual cooperative field trips instruction system and to realize the effects of cooperative learning in virtual instruction environment. Although a large number of studies have been made on the effects...

Topics: Virtual Environments

Incorporating auto-grading and feedback tools into an online 3D Compound Virtual Field Trip system

Ming-Chao Lin; Chun-Yen Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3698–3703

In this article delineates several type of assessment tools based on the auto-grading and feedback system in the online 3D Compound Virtual Field Trip (3D-CVFT) system developed by us and descript how the assessment proceeding. The short answer...

Review and Improvement of the Educational Practice System of the Normal College Education of R.O.C.

Yen-dann Lin; Shih-shion Liou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 504–505

Since the announcement of Faculty Cultivation Code of the Republic of China on February 7, 1994, it established the diversified development direction of the faculty cultivation of R.O.C. in Faculty Cultivation Code, the regulations governing the...

Enhancing Reflective Thinking On IT Problem-Solving Through The Use Of Mobile Learning Devices

Jung-Chuan Yen; Ming-Puu Chen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2486–2492

This study explored the use of a mobile learning device as a learning tool to enhance novice learners' reflective thinking through "reflection in action" and "reflection on action" on the problem-solving of the Linux Fedora installation....

Handheld Technology in Field Based Reporting

Peggy Benton; Mercedes del Rosario; Yen-Ling Shen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1759–1760

This is an exploratory paper on the uses and applications of handheld technology in field based reporting. It focuses on the adoption of handheld devices by student-teacher supervisors and department chairs in their day-to-day observation and...

An Exploration on Pre-school Teachers’ Attitude and Self-efficacy of Internet in Non-Synchronic Online Learning Environment

Chen Yen-Ting; Chang Fung-Yuen; Wang Juei-Hsin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 721–725

This study was conducted to explore pre-school teachers’ attitudes and self-efficacy toward the Internet before and after Internet learning program. Besides, the relationships between their attitudes and self-efficacy toward the Internet were also...

Using immersive 360 degree images to enhance active involvement and comprehension in the learning process

Yen-Ling Shen; Mercedes del Rosario; Peggy Benton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1508–1509

The purpose of this paper is to introduce three types of panoramic or 360º by 360º immersive images as a powerful, active learning tool to enhance understanding in a wide array of curriculum initiatives. The underlying principles of learner control ...

Topics: Social Studies, Curriculum, Integration, Social Sciences

MP3 Technology for the English Language Learner

Frances Choi; Yen-Pei Chiang; Chia-Ling Chiang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2517–2522

This study has been proposed to establish a channel for linking the various MP3-based English listening resources on web sites such that students themselves can legally download the contents on a regular basis. Twenty-eight college students, 17...

Topics: Students

Integrating CSCL and CPS into One Teaching Strategy

Yu-fen Chen; Huai-en Mo; Chan-yen Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2380–2386

The study aims to explore the effect of applying an innovative teaching strategy to promote students’ learning achievement. To achieve the objective, students in three classes of the 4-year hotel management program were selected as research subjects....

Effects of Metacognition Evaluated Strategy on Computer-Based Test System

Li-Ju Chen; Rong-Guey Ho; Yung-Chin Yen

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1882–1890

This paper describes implementation of metacognition evaluated (ME) strategy in Computer-Based Test (CBT) systems and evaluates the effects on students taken tests on CBT systems embedded marking and ME strategy. The study is based on a sample test...

Topics: Evaluation

Developing a Semantic-Awareness Architecture for Content Management in e-Learning

Hui-Chuan Chu; Ming-Yen Chen; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2758–2763

e-Learning concerns how knowledge is broadcasted and distributed. The main difference between e-Learning and a traditional educational approach is that the former features an integration of information technologies and the Internet that can...

Topics: Engineering, Networking Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Educational Technology, Internet

Problem-Based e-Learning: Models and System Framework

Hui-Chuan Chu; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Ming-Yen Chen; Chin-Bin Wang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2764–2771

This paper presents a Problem-Based e-Learning model and its system framework to assist the teacher in effectively developing knowledge of teaching mathematics for students with mild disabilities. This model features the contextual learning as a...

Topics: Social Studies, Professional Development, Learning Outcomes, Learning Disabilities, Middle School Education

A Structured Methodology for Digital Knowledge Content Development: Knowledge of Mathematics Teaching for Students with Mild Disabilities as an Example

Hui-Chuan Chu; Yuh-Min Chen; Ming-Yen Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Chi-Yun Cheng

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 935–940

This paper presents a systematic methodology for digital knowledge content development for a knowledge management oriented e-learning platform, including its procedure, the goal, outputs, and related methods and technology of each step, to provide...

Topics: Teaching Methods, Learning Disabilities, Research Methods

Problem-Based e-Learning to Support Mathematics Teaching for Students with Mild Disabilities: Model and System Framework

Hui-Chuan Chu; Hon-Yan Lu; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Ming-Yen Chen; Chih-Ming Lin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 759–766

This paper presents a Problem-Based e-Learning model and its system framework to assist the teacher in effectively developing knowledge of teaching mathematics for students with mild disabilities. This model features the contextual learning as a...

Topics: Learning Disabilities, Learning Objects

Content and Knowledge Management in a Digital Library and Museum

Jian-Hua Yeh; Jia-Yang Chang; Yen-Jen Oyang

Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 51, No. 4 (2000) pp. 371–79

Discusses the design of the National Taiwan University Digital Library and Museum that addresses both content and knowledge management. Describes a two-tier repository architecture that facilitates content management, includes an object-oriented...

Combination and Boundary Detection Approaches on Chinese Indexing

Christopher C. Yang; Johnny W. K. Luk; Stanley K. Yung; Jerome Yen

Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 51, No. 4 (2000) pp. 340–51

Discussion of information retrieval and automatic indexing in digital libraries focuses on Chinese indexing and cross-lingual information retrieval. Investigates the combination and boundary detection approaches based on mutual information for word...

The effects of goal specificity and scaffolding on programming performance and self-regulation in game design

Chia-Yen Feng; Ming-Puu Chen

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 44, No. 2 (Mar 01, 2013)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of goal specificity and scaffolding on the programming performance and self-regulation of elementary students engaged in learning game design. This study recruited 232 students for the...

Effects of the use of interactive E‐books by intensive care unit patients' family members: Anxiety, learning performances and perceptions

Shu‐Yen Lee; Tsae‐Jyy Wang; Gwo‐Jen Hwang; Shao‐Chen Chang

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 2 (March 2019) pp. 888–901

In an intensive care unit (ICU), patients' families play a very important role; however, they often lack medical knowledge and are extremely anxious, which could affect their ability to take care of the patients. The effects of giving conventional...

Using Game-Based Cooperative Learning to Improve Learning Motivation: A Study of Online Game Use in an Operating Systems Course

Bin-Shyan Jong; Chien-Hung Lai; Yen-Teh Hsia; Tsong-Wuu Lin; Cheng-Yu Lu

IEEE Transactions on Education Vol. 56, No. 2 (May 2013) pp. 183–190

Many researchers have studied the use of game-based learning. Game-based learning takes many forms, including virtual reality, role playing, and performing tasks. For students to learn specific course content, it is important that the selected game...

Developing and Demonstrating an Augmented Reality Colorimetric Titration Tool

Nicholas Yee Kwang Tee; Hong Seng Gan; Jonathan Li; Brandon Huey-Ping Cheong; Han Yen Tan; Oi Wah Liew; Tuck Wah Ng

Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 95, No. 3 (2018) pp. 393–399

The handling of chemicals in the laboratory presents a challenge in instructing large class sizes and when students are relatively new to the laboratory environment. In this work, we describe and demonstrate an augmented reality colorimetric...

Does Computer-Assisted Instruction + Problem Solving = Improved Science Outcomes? A Pioneer Study

Chun-Yen Chang

Journal of Educational Research Vol. 95, No. 3 (2002) pp. 143–50

Compared the effect of problem solving-based computer- assisted instruction (PSCAI) and lecture-Internet-discussion instruction (LIDI) on Taiwanese high school students' science achievement and attitudes. Pretest-posttest investigation indicated...

A Computer-Based Intervention to Reduce Internalized Heterosexism in Men

Yen-Jui Lin; Tania Israel

Journal of Counseling Psychology Vol. 59, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 458–464

Internalized heterosexism (IH) is a strong predictor of the psychological well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB), or other same-sex attracted individuals. To respond to the call for interventions to address IH, the current study developed and...

A Mobile Learning Module for High School Fieldwork

Tzu-Yen Hsu; Che-Ming Chen

Journal of Geography Vol. 109, No. 4 (2010) pp. 141–149

Although fieldwork is always cited as an important component of geographic education, there are many obstacles for executing high school fieldwork. Mobile electronic products are becoming popular and some schools are able to acquire these devices...

Learning Oceanography from a Computer Simulation Compared with Direct Experience at Sea

William Winn; Frederick Stahr; Christian Sarason; Ruth Fruland; Peter Oppenheimer; Yen-Ling Lee

Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 43, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 25–42

Considerable research has compared how students learn science from computer simulations with how they learn from "traditional" classes. Little research has compared how students learn science from computer simulations with how they learn from direct ...

Taiwanese College Students' Reading Practices and Profiles in Both Print- and Internet-Based Formats

Su-Yen Chen; Sheng-Ping Fang

Reading Improvement Vol. 51, No. 3 (2014) pp. 319–331

This study expanded the definition of reading practices to include both print- and Internet-based reading, and examined the relationship of reading profiles to Taiwanese college students' performance on various practices. The results showed...

The Interplay between Different Forms of CAI and Students' Preferences of Learning Environment in the Secondary Science Class

Chun-Yen Chang; Chin-Chung Tsai

Science Education Vol. 89, No. 5 (September 2005) pp. 707–724

This evaluation study investigated the effects of a teacher-centered versus student-centered computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on 10th graders' earth science student learning outcomes. This study also explored whether the effects of different...

Computer Mediated Communication and University International Students

Nancy Robbins; Yen-Hai Lo; Feng-Heiung Hou; Tsai-Sheng Chou; Chin-Hung Chen; Chao-Chien Chen; Wen-Chiang Chen; Yen-Chuan Chen; Shih-Jen Wang; Shih-Yu Huang; Jong-Yiing Lii

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 30, No. 3 (2002) pp. 323–331

The design for this preliminary study was based on the experiences of the international students and faculty members of a small southwest university being surveyed and interviewed. The data collection procedure blends qualitative and quantitative...

Content Analysis of 1998-2012 Empirical Studies in Science Reading Using a Self-Regulated Learning Lens

Ying-Shao Hsu; Miao-Hsuan Yen; Wen-Hua Chang; Chia-Yu Wang; Sufen Chen

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (2016)

There is an increasing interest in conducting reading-related studies in science education using a self-regulated learning (SRL) lens. This exploration involved a content analysis of 34 articles (38 studies in total) in highly regarded journals from ...

An Augmented-Reality-Based Concept Map to Support Mobile Learning for Science

Chien-Hsu Chen; Yin-Yu Chou; Chun-Yen Huang

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher Vol. 25, No. 4 (2016) pp. 567–578

Computer hardware and mobile devices have developed rapidly in recent years, and augmented reality (AR) technology has been increasingly applied in mobile learning. Although instructional AR applications have yielded satisfactory results and...

How Employees' Perception of Information Technology Application and Their Knowledge Management Capacity Influence Organisational Performance

Yen-Ku Kuo; Kung-Don Ye

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 29, No. 3 (May 2010) pp. 287–303

This study investigates how workers' gender, work experience, designated division, and appointment affect (i) their perception of information technology (IT) within the organisation, (ii) their self-perceived capacity in knowledge management (KM),...

An Investigation of Employees' Use of E-Learning Systems: Applying the Technology Acceptance Model

Yi-Hsuan Lee; Yi-Chuan Hsieh; Yen-Hsun Chen

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 32, No. 2 (2013) pp. 173–189

The purpose of this study is to apply the technology acceptance model to examine the employees' attitudes and acceptance of electronic learning (e-learning) systems in organisations. This study examines four factors (organisational support,...

Exploring the Antecedents of Trust in Virtual Communities

Meng-Hsiang Hsu; Chun-Ming Chang; Chia-Hui Yen

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 30, No. 5 (2011) pp. 587–601

Although previous research has established that interpersonal trust and system trust are critical in shaping individual behaviour in virtual settings, the two perspectives have not been examined by IS researchers in virtual communities (VCs)...

Effects of Typographic Variables on Eye-Movement Measures in Reading Chinese from a Screen

Nai-Shing Yen; Jie-Li Tsai; Pei-Ling Chen; Hsuan-Yu Lin; Arbee L. P. Chen

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 30, No. 6 (2011) pp. 797–808

To investigate the most efficient way to represent text in reading Chinese on computer displays, three typographic variables, character size (41[feet] arc/24 pixels and 60[feet] arc/32 pixels), character spacing (1/4 and 1/8 character width) and...

Comparing the Impacts of a Problem-based Computer-Assisted Instruction and the Direct-Interactive Teaching Method on Student Science Achievement

Chun-Yen Chang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 10, No. 2 (2001) pp. 147–53

Explores the effects of a Problem-based Computer-Assisted Instruction (PBCAI) on students' earth science achievement in Taiwan. One hundred and fifty-nine 10th grade students enrolled in four sections of a mandatory earth science course participated ...

Comparison of Different Instructional Multimedia Designs for Improving Student Science-Process Skill Learning

Yu-Ta Chien; Chun-Yen Chang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 21, No. 1 (February 2012) pp. 106–113

This study developed three forms of computer-based multimedia, including Static Graphics (SG), Simple Learner-Pacing Animation (SLPA), and Full Learner-Pacing Animation (FLPA), to assist students in learning topographic measuring. The interactive...

The Impact of Congruency between Preferred and Actual Learning Environments on Tenth Graders' Science Literacy in Taiwan

Chun-Yen Chang; Ting-Kuang Yeh; Chun-Yen Lin; Yueh-Hsia Chang; Chia-Li D. Chen

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 4 (August 2010) pp. 332–340

This study explored the effects of congruency between preferred and actual learning environment (PLE & ALE) perceptions on students' science literacy in terms of science concepts, attitudes toward science, and the understanding of the nature of...

Trends of Science Education Research: An Automatic Content Analysis

Yueh-Hsia Chang; Chun-Yen Chang; Yuen-Hsien Tseng

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 4 (August 2010) pp. 315–331

This study used scientometric methods to conduct an automatic content analysis on the development trends of science education research from the published articles in the four journals of "International Journal of Science Education, Journal of...

Science Learning Outcomes in Alignment with Learning Environment Preferences

Chun-Yen Chang; Chien-Hua Hsiao; Yueh-Hsia Chang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 20, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 136–145

This study investigated students' learning environment preferences and compared the relative effectiveness of instructional approaches on students' learning outcomes in achievement and attitude among 10th grade earth science classes in Taiwan. Data...

Determining Virtual Environment "Fit": The Relationship between Navigation Style in a Virtual Field Trip, Student Self-Reported Desire to Visit the Field Trip Site in the Real World, and the Purposes of Science Education

M Shane Tutwiler; Ming-Chao Lin; Chun-Yen Chang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 3 (June 2013) pp. 351–361

In this study, a follow-up analysis of the data reported in Lin et al. ("Learn Media Technol." doi: 10.1080/17439884.2011.629660 , 2011), we investigated the relationship between student use of a virtual field trip (VFT) system and the probability...

Beyond the Flipped Classroom: A Highly Interactive Cloud-Classroom (HIC) Embedded into Basic Materials Science Courses

Wei-Kai Liou; Kaushal Kumar Bhagat; Chun-Yen Chang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 25, No. 3 (2016) pp. 460–473

The present study compares the highly interactive cloud-classroom (HIC) system with traditional methods of teaching materials science that utilize crystal structure picture or real crystal structure model, in order to examine its learning...

Using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Web-Based Argumentation System to Improve Argumentation Instruction

Chun-Yen Tsai; Brady Michael Jack; Tai-Chu Huang; Jin-Tan Yang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 21, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 476–486

This study investigated how the instruction of argumentation skills could be promoted by using an online argumentation system. This system entitled "Cognitive Apprenticeship Web-based Argumentation" (CAWA) system was based on cognitive...

An Empirical Evaluation of the Slip Correction in the Four Parameter Logistic Models with Computerized Adaptive Testing

Yung-Chin Yen; Rong-Guey Ho; Wen-Wei Laio; Li-Ju Chen; Ching-Chin Kuo

Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 36, No. 2 (March 2012) pp. 75–87

In a selected response test, aberrant responses such as careless errors and lucky guesses might cause error in ability estimation because these responses do not actually reflect the knowledge that examinees possess. In a computerized adaptive test ...

Investigating the Influence of Motivation on Students' Conceptual Learning Outcomes in Web-Based vs. Classroom-Based Science Teaching Contexts

Hung-Chih Yen; Hsiao-Lin Tuan; Chi-Hung Liao

Research in Science Education Vol. 41, No. 2 (March 2011) pp. 211–224

The purposes of this study were to investigate students' conceptual learning outcomes and the effect of motivation on students' conceptual learning outcomes in two different contexts: a Web-based and a classroom-based instruction, which incorporated ...

Persistence Temperament Associated with Children Playing Math Games between Touch Panel and Embodied Interaction

J-T Jong; J-C Hong; C-Y Yen

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 29, No. 6 (December 2013) pp. 569–578

The different designs of various interactive gaming controllers affect posture and muscle loading of the body. It is assumed that prolonged exposure to the interactive gaming controllers can affect the effectiveness in using the game for the...

A Framework for Self-Regulated Digital Learning (SRDL)

M.-H. Yen; S. Chen; C.-Y. Wang; H.-L. Chen; Y.-S. Hsu; T.-C. Liu

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 5 (2018) pp. 580–589

This article develops a framework for self-regulated digital learning, which supports for self-regulated learning (SRL) in e-learning systems. The framework emphasizes 8 features: learning plan, records/e-portfolio and sharing, evaluation, human...

The Analysis of Taiwan Thesis and Dissertation Web on the Topic of Teachers Evaluation for Professional Development Policy and Methodology from 2004-2012

Juei-Hsin Wang; Yen-Ting Chen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 134–141

Teacher professional development evaluation policy is an important issue in education field. The researcher analyzes the thesis and dissertations in Taiwan academic web on the topic of teachers’ professional development evaluation policy. This...