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Chin-Chung Tsai
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A Typology of the Use of Educational Media, with Implications for Internet-based Instruction
Chin-Chung Tsai
Educational Media International Vol. 37, No. 3 (2000) pp. 157–60
Describes a typology of the use of educational media that includes audience, location, time, interactivity, cost, and training. Compares a variety of educational media including radio, television, CD-ROM, and Internet-based instruction, and...
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Reinterpreting and reconstructing science: Teachers’ view changes toward the nature of science by courses of science education
Chin-Chung Tsai
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 22, No. 3 (April 2006) pp. 363–375
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of science education courses on a group of Taiwanese inservice and preservice teachers’ views toward the nature of science. There were two science education courses in the study; one was for 36...
Language: English
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Conceptions of learning versus conceptions of web-based learning: The differences revealed by college students
Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 4 (December 2009) pp. 1092–1103
Past research has shown the variations of students’ conceptions of learning, but little has been especially undertaken to address students’ conceptions of web-based learning and to make comparisons between students’ conceptions of learning in...
Language: English
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Information Commitments in Web-Based Learning Environments
Chin-Chung Tsai
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 41, No. 1 (February 2004) pp. 105–112
This paper proposes the idea of 'information commitments' for Web-based learning environments. Information commitments are a set of evaluative standards which Web users utilize in order to assess the accuracy and usefulness of Web-based materials....
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Preferences toward Internet-Based Learning Environments: High School Students' Perspectives for Science Learning
Chin-Chung Tsai
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 8, No. 2 (2005) pp. 203–213
Constructivist Internet-based learning environments are advocated by contemporary educators, but few studies investigated students' preferences toward the environments for learning a specific school subject such as science. Therefore, the purpose of ...
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Relational analysis of adults’ online medical information referencing and their medical information commitments
Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1936–1941
The purpose of this study was to investigate adults’ online medical information referencing and standards. The sample consisted of 373 volunteer adults with experience of searching for medical information online. This study developed and used two...
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Content Analysis of Taiwanese 14 Year Olds' Information Processing Operations Shown in Cognitive Structures Following Physics Instruction, with Relations to Science Attainment and Scientific Epistemological Beliefs
Chin-Chung Tsai
Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 17, No. 2 (1999) pp. 125–38
Describes a study of Taiwanese 14-year-olds' (n=48) cognitive structures derived from the instruction of basic atomic physics. Finds that even academically above-average students tended to use relatively lower-level modes of knowledge construction,...
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The interpretation construction design model for teaching science and its applications to Internet-based instruction in Taiwan
Chin-Chung Tsai
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 21, No. 5 pp. 401–415
This paper uses the Interpretation Construction Design Model proposed by Black and McClintock (1996) [An interpretation construction approach to constructivist design. In: Wilson, B. (Ed.), Constructivist Learning Environments. Educational...
Language: English
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Overcoming Junior High School Students' Misconceptions about Microscopic Views of Phase Change: A Study of an Analogy Activity
Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 8, No. 1 (1999) pp. 83–91
Examines the effectiveness of an analogy activity designed to overcome junior high school students' misconceptions about the microscopic views of phase change. Uses an analogy activity presented in the form of role playing in which students act as...
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The "third"-order barrier for technology-integration instruction: Implications for teacher education
Chin-Chung Tsai; Ching Chai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 6 (Jan 01, 2012) pp. 1057–1060
Technology integration is a major trend in contemporary education practice. When undertaking technology integration in classrooms, a first-order barrier and a second-order barrier, as proposed by Ertmer (1999), can hinder its implementation. The...
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Students' interpersonal perspectives on, conceptions of and approaches to learning in online peer assessment
Kun-Hung Cheng; Chin-Chung Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2012)
The purpose of this study is to qualitatively explore students' interpersonal perspectives (i.e.,psychological safety, value diversity, trust and social interdependence) on, conceptions of and approaches to learning in an online peer assessment...
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The Development of a Web-based Two-Tier Test for Internet Ethics
Chien Chou; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 174–178
This study introduces the development of a Web-based two-tier test for Internet ethics. The two-tier test is a two-level question presented in a multiple-choice format. The first tier assesses students' descriptive knowledge about the phenomenon,...
Topics: Social Studies, Internet, Students, Social Sciences
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Developing Web-Based Curricula: Issues and Challenges
Chien Chou; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Curriculum Studies Vol. 34, No. 6 (November 2002) pp. 623–636
The emergence and rapid growth of computer network technologies are changing the way people live and learn. Computer networks provide new alternatives for the design, development, storage and distribution of, as well as access to, learning materials....
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College Students' Perceptions of and Attitudes toward Online Peer Assessment
Meichun Wen; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1883–1888
To investigate students' perceptions of online peer assessment, we developed a questionnaire and conducted an exploratory factor analysis using data from 257 college students. The instrument contains 4 subscales: positive attitude (PAS), online...
Topics: Students, Attitudes, Assessment
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Preservice teachers' conceptions of teaching using mobile devices and the quality of technology integration in lesson plans
Pei‐Shan Tsai; Chin‐Chung Tsai
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 2 (March 2019) pp. 614–625
This study explored the relationships among preservice teachers' conceptions of teaching using mobile devices and the quality of technology integration in lesson plans. A total of 47 preservice teachers in Taiwan who had experienced designing their...
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An analysis of peer interaction patterns as discoursed by on-line small group problem-solving activity
Chen-Chung Liu; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 3 (April 2008) pp. 627–639
Currently, numerous on-line discussion forums have been developed for educational purposes; therefore, a better understanding about peer student discussion or discourse interactions is quite important. Through gathering peer learning interactions on ...
Language: English
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College students' experience of online argumentation: Conceptions, approaches and the conditions of using question prompts
Pei-Shan Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 17, No. 1 (April 2013) pp. 38–47
This study is an initial attempt to explore the relationship between conditions, students' conceptions of and approaches to online argumentation. A total of 45 college students participated in the study. Twenty-one students participated in online...
Language: English
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Digital game-based second-language vocabulary learning and conditions of research designs: A meta-analysis study
Yu-Ling Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 125, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 345–357
Second language (L2) vocabulary learning has been deemed a daunting task for many students. This meta-analysis study aimed to explore the effectiveness of applying digital games for L2 vocabulary learning. A total of 26 published studies (2001–2017) ...
Language: English
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Information Searching Strategies in Web-Based Science Learning: The Role of Internet Self-Efficacy
Meng-Jung Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 40, No. 1 (2003) pp. 43–50
Describes a study that explored Taiwanese college freshmen students' information searching strategies in Web-based science learning activities and examined the influences of students' self-efficacy on these strategies. Discusses the use of in-depth...
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College students' skills of online argumentation: The role of scaffolding and their conceptions
Pei-Shan Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (April 2014) pp. 1–8
Previous studies have suggested that students perform better in certain qualities of the argumentation skills with scaffolding. Moreover, many researchers have proposed that students' conceptions may be related to the progress of learning activity....
Language: English
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Student Computer Achievement, Attitude, and Anxiety: The Role of Learning Strategies
Meng-Jung Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 28, No. 1 (2003) pp. 47–61
Through research data collected from 75 Taiwanese eighth graders enrolled in a computer course, this study revealed that students with higher-order metacognitive skills in monitoring their comprehension, selecting main ideas, and using resources...
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Junior high school students’ Internet usage and self-efficacy: A re-examination of the gender gap
Meng-Jung Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 4 (May 2010) pp. 1182–1192
This paper investigated the gender differences in junior high school students’ Internet self-efficacy and their use of the Internet. A total of 1080 eighth graders were randomly selected from all junior high school students in Taiwan. The Internet...
Topics: Middle School Education
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Examining the Effects of Combining Self-Explanation Principles with an Educational Game on Learning Science Concepts
Chung-Yuan Hsu; Chin-Chung Tsai
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 21, No. 2 (2013) pp. 104–115
Educational researchers have indicated that although computer games have the potential to promote students' motivation and engagement, the work on how to design effective games that fulfil educational purposes is still in its infancy. This...
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Investigation of High School Students' Online Science Information Searching Performance: The Role of Implicit and Explicit Strategies
Meng-Jung Tsai; Chung-Yuan Hsu; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 21, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 246–254
Due to a growing trend of exploring scientific knowledge on the Web, a number of studies have been conducted to highlight examination of students' online searching strategies. The investigation of online searching generally employs methods including ...
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Technology-Supported Learning in Secondary and Undergraduate Biological Education: Observations from Literature Review
Silvia Wen-Yu Lee; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 226–233
We conducted a literature review of using educational technology in biology learning from 2001 to 2010. A total of 36 empirical articles were included for review. Based upon the content analyses of these studies, such as technologies utilized,...
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The Anxiety of Technology Integration: Its Influence on School Personnel
Mei-Lun Shih; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 746–750
The focus of this case study is to take a closer look at the situation of technology integration in school environments and its influence on school personnel. Through interviews and observations in a public elementary school in Taiwan, the...
Topics: Integration, Teachers, Schools
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The Effects of Different On-Line Searching Activities on High School Students' Cognitive Structures and Informal Reasoning regarding a Socio-Scientific Issue
Ying-Tien Wu; Chin-Chung Tsai
Research in Science Education Vol. 41, No. 5 (November 2011) pp. 771–785
Learners' ability in dealing with socio-scientific issues has been highlighted in contemporary science education. This study explored the effects of different on-line searching activities on high school students' cognitive structure outcomes and...
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Exploring Teachers' Perceived Self Efficacy and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge with Respect to Educational Use of the World Wide Web
Min-Hsien Lee; Chin-Chung Tsai
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 38, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 1–21
Research in the area of educational technology has claimed that Web technology has driven online pedagogy such that teachers need to know how to use Web technology to assist their teaching. This study provides a framework for understanding teachers' ...
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Exploring in-service preschool teachers’ conceptions of and approaches to online education
Yu-Fang Yang; Chin-Chung Tsai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 33, No. 1 (Apr 17, 2017)
This paper reports on an investigation of adult online learning for 91 Taiwanese in-service preschool teachers enrolled in online degree programs. By using an open-ended written essay to investigate what learners thought they were learning through...
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The Intellectual Structure of Research on Educational Technology in Science Education (ETiSE): A Co-Citation Network Analysis of Publications in Selected Journals (2008-2013)
Kai-Yu Tang; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 25, No. 2 (2016) pp. 327–344
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the intellectual structure of the research on educational technology in science education (ETiSE) within the most recent years (2008-2013). Based on the criteria for educational technology research...
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Accessing online learning material: Quantitative behavior patterns and their effects on motivation and learning performance
Liang-Yi Li; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 114, No. 1 (November 2017) pp. 286–297
Accessing learning materials, that is, lecture slides, video lectures, shared assignments, and forum messages, is the most frequently performed online learning activity. However, students with different purposes, motivations, and preferences may...
Language: English
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Research and trends in the field of e-learning from 2001 to 2005: A content analysis of cognitive studies in selected journals
Meilun Shih; Jui Feng; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 2 (September 2008) pp. 955–967
This paper provided a content analysis of studies in the field of cognition in e-learning that were published in five Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) journals (i.e. Computers and Education, British Journal of Educational Technology,...
Language: English
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Learning through science writing via online peer assessment in a college biology course
Jyh-Chong Liang; Chin-Chung Tsai
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 4 (December 2010) pp. 242–247
This study used an online peer assessment activity to help 47 college students to learn biology through writing. Each student submitted a biology writing report to an online system and then experienced three rounds of peer assessment. During the...
Language: English
Topics: Assessment
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Participatory Learning through Behavioral and Cognitive Engagements in an Online Collective Information Searching Activity
Chia-Ching Lin; Chin-Chung Tsai
International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Vol. 7, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 543–566
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between college students' behavioral and cognitive engagements while performing an online collective information searching (CIS) activity. The activity aimed to assist the students in utilizing a...
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Exploration of The Self-Directed Internal Management of Cognitive Load on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Yu-Ju Chou; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1983–1988
Using Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) as the measurement of accessibility to the instructional design has become a trend in the field of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). However, the deficit of the theoretic model of CLT lies in the...
Topics: Cognition, Instructional Design
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Navigation Flow Map Method of Representing Students' Searching Strategies on the Web
Chia-Ching Lin; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3229–3236
To explore learners' on-line searching behavior and to acquire a better understanding of users' features of navigation procedures, we investigated six university students' approaches to Web-based information seeking, and their involved flow paths. A ...
Topics: Navigation, Social Studies, Students, Information Sciences, Social Sciences
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Sensation Seeking and Internet Dependence of Taiwanese High School Adolescents
Sunny S. J. Lin; Chin-Chung Tsai
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association 2000 (Aug 07, 2000)
This paper presents the second year follow-up research on Internet addiction among Taiwanese high school students from surveys of 753 students. A psychological profile of users was determined in order to differentiate motivation of Internet...
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The Development of Science Activities via On-Line Peer Assessment: The Role of Scientific Epistemological Views
Chin-Chung Tsai; Jyh-Chong Liang
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 37, No. 3 (May 2009) pp. 293–310
This study implemented an online peer assessment learning module to help 36 college students with the major of pre-school education to develop science activities for future instruction. Each student was asked to submit a science activity project for ...
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Students' Scientific Epistemic Beliefs, Online Evaluative Standards, and Online Searching Strategies for Science Information: The Moderating Role of Cognitive Load Experience
Ya-Hui Hsieh; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 23, No. 3 (June 2014) pp. 299–308
The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating role of cognitive load experience between students' scientific epistemic beliefs and information commitments, which refer to online evaluative standards and online searching strategies. A...
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Teachers’ attitudes toward web-based professional development, with relation to Internet self-efficacy and beliefs about web-based learning
Chia-Pin Kao; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 1 (August 2009) pp. 66–73
This study was conducted to explore the relationships between teachers’ Internet self-efficacy, beliefs about web-based learning and attitudes toward web-based professional development. The sample of this study included 421 teachers, coming from 20...
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Conceptions of and approaches to learning through online peer assessment
Yu-Fang Yang; Chin-Chung Tsai
Learning and Instruction Vol. 20, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 72–83
The present study investigated junior college students' conceptions of and approaches to learning via online peer assessment (PA) using a phenomenographic approach. Participants were 163 college students. Students were asked to accomplish a given...
Language: English
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Taiwan college students' self-efficacy and motivation of learning in online peer assessment environments
Sheng-Chau Tseng; Chin-Chung Tsai
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 3 (June 2010) pp. 164–169
Online peer assessment is an innovative evaluation method that has caught both educators' and practitioners' attention in recent years. The purpose of this study was to develop relevant questionnaires for teachers to understand student self-efficacy ...
Language: English
Topics: Assessment
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Taiwanese high school teachers' conceptions of mobile learning
Wen-Min Hsieh; Chin-Chung Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 115, No. 1 (December 2017) pp. 82–95
This qualitative study describes the results of a phenomenographic analysis of teachers' conceptions of mobile learning. Fifteen senior high school (Grades 10–12) teachers from five schools in northern Taiwan involved in a national mobile learning...
Language: English
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University students' online information searching strategies in different search contexts
Meng-Jung Tsai; Jyh-Chong Liang; Huei-Tse Hou; Chin-Chung Tsai; Chin-Chung Tsai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 5 (Jan 01, 2012)
This study investigates the role of search context played in university students' online information searching strategies. A total of 304 university students in Taiwan were surveyed with questionnaires in which two search contexts were defined as...
Language: English
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Exploring High School Students' and Teachers' Preferences toward the Constructivist Internet-Based Learning Environments in Taiwan
Min-Hsien Lee; Chin-Chung Tsai
Educational Studies Vol. 31, No. 2 (June 2005) pp. 149–167
This paper explores high school students' and teachers' preferences towards constructivist Internet-based learning environments. The study proposes a framework, including two dimensions and five aspects, to illustrate the features of the Internet...
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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...
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An Analysis of Attitudes toward Computer Networks and Internet Addiction
Chin-Chung Tsai; Sunny S. J. Lin
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association 1999 (August 1999)
The purpose of this study was to explore the interplay between young people's attitudes toward computer networks and Internet addiction. After analyzing questionnaire responses of an initial sample of 615 Taiwanese high school students, 78 subjects, ...
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Developing the Information Commitment Survey for assessing college and graduate students’ evaluative standards for Web information and their searching strategies in Web-based learning environments
Ying-Tien Wu; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2500–2512
'Information commitments' are a set of evaluative standards in which Web users utilize to assess the accuracy and usefulness of information in Web-based learning environments. The main purpose of this study was to explore college and graduate...
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An Educational Research Course Facilitated by Online Peer Assessment
Ying-Chih Chen; Chin-Chung Tsai
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 46, No. 1 (February 2009) pp. 105–117
This study implemented an online peer assessment activity to help 52 Taiwanese in-service science and mathematics teachers to develop research proposals in an educational research course. The participants were divided into 16 groups, and each group...
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Affordances of Augmented Reality in Science Learning: Suggestions for Future Research
Kun-Hung Cheng; Chin-Chung Tsai
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (August 2013) pp. 449–462
Augmented reality (AR) is currently considered as having potential for pedagogical applications. However, in science education, research regarding AR-aided learning is in its infancy. To understand how AR could help science learning, this review...