Identification of Misconceptions in the Central Limit Theorem and Related Concepts and Evaluation of Computer Media as a Remedial Tool

Chong Ho Yu

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1995 (Jul 09, 1995)

Central limit theorem (CLT) is considered an important topic in statistics, because it serves as the basis for subsequent learning in other crucial concepts such as hypothesis testing and power analysis. There is an increasing popularity in using...

Developing Data Systems To Support the Analysis and Development of Large-Scale, On-Line Assessment

Chong Ho Yu

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2001 (April 2001)

Today many data warehousing systems are data rich, but information poor. Extracting useful information from an ocean of data to support administrative, policy, and instructional decisions becomes a major challenge to both database designers and...

Using Web-Based Linear Movies and Modularized Slide Shows for Teaching Statistics Courses: A Study of the Relationship between Knowledge Nature and Multimedia Type

Chong-ho Yu; Angela Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2000 (April 2000)

Previous research has indicated that without adequate background knowledge, statistical learners can miss important details and build up more misconceptions through interactive simulations. To rectify this situation, two types of multimedia with...

Using SAS/IntrNet for Evaluating Web-Based Courses

Chong-ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Sam Digangi; Barnaby Wasson

Educational Media International Vol. 35, No. 3 (1998) pp. 157–61

Describes the use of SAS/IntrNet, a Web service rather than a Web server, to evaluate and enhance university level Web-based courses. IntrNet provides the ability to create both static and dynamic Web pages, using Web publishing tools to convert SAS ...

Compatibility between Text Mining and Qualitative Research in the Perspectives of Grounded Theory, Content Analysis, and Reliability

Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

Qualitative Report Vol. 16, No. 3 (May 2011) pp. 730–744

The objective of this article is to illustrate that text mining and qualitative research are epistemologically compatible. First, like many qualitative research approaches, such as grounded theory, text mining encourages open-mindedness and...

An Exploratory Crossover Study of Learner Perceptions of Use of Audio in Multimedia-Based Tutorials

Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi; Charles Kaprolet

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009) pp. 23–46

While multimedia-based training is prevalent in education, previous studies do not reach consensus on its application. This discrepancy might be due to the fact that multimedia programs implemented in various training programs are very diverse. A...

A Non-Technical Approach for Illustrating Item Response Theory

Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

Journal of Applied Testing Technology Vol. 9, No. 2 (February 2008) pp. 1–32

Since the introduction of the "No Child Left Behind Act," assessment has become a pre-dominant theme in the US K-12 system. However, making assessment results understandable and usable for the K-12 teachers has been a challenge. While test...

Impact of Asynchronous and Synchronous Internet-Based Communication on Collaboration and Performance among K-12 Teachers

Barbara Ohlund; Sandra Andrews; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1999 (April 1999)

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and their impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rates, and test performance. The study also ...

AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNET-BASED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG K-12 TEACHERS

Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi; Sandra Andrews; Chong Ho Yu; Barbara Ohlund

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1009–1014

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and its impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rate and test performance. Although in this...

Topics: Internet, Attitudes, Communication, Collaboration

Impact of Asynchronous and Synchronous Internet-based Communication on Collaboration and Performance among K-12 Teachers

Barbara Ohlund; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000) pp. 405–20

Investigates the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and its impact on teachers' attitudes toward collaboration, activity completion rate, and test performance. Also examines the impact of ...

Profiling Students Who Take Online Courses Using Data Mining Methods

Chong Ho Yu; Samuel Digangi; Angel Kay Jannasch-Pennell; Charles Kaprolet

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 11, No. 2

The efficacy of online learning programs is tied to the suitability of the program in relation to the target audience. Based on the dataset that provides information on student enrollment, academic performance, and demographics extracted from a data ...

Designing On-Line Instruction Using Multidisciplinary Approaches

Sandra Andrews; Samuel A. DiGangi; David Winograd; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Chong-Ho Yu

Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 1999 (February 1999)

Instruction Support (IS) at Arizona State University is a multidisciplinary group integrating academia with information technology. Unique features having to do with the status of computing at the university have led to the establishment of the IS...

Using animation on the Web in teaching plant biology

Chong Ho Yu; Ruvi Wijesuriya; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi; Leslie Towill

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) p. 976

This paper describes the design, development, and delivery processes of multimedia modules such as Macromedia Flash, Shockwave movies, and Quicktime movies. These modules were employed to teach a undergraduate plant biology class at a large...

Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia

One to One Computing in Higher Education: A Survey of Technology Practices and Needs

Samuel DiGangi; Zeynep Kilic; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennel; Lori Long; Chang Hyum Kim; Victoria Stay; Seok Kang

AACE Journal Vol. 15, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 367–387

The purpose of this paper is to examine the computing needs and practices of students at Arizona State University as a means of assisting the university in the decision to implement a one to one (l:1) computing model, in which every student is...

Topics: Computers, Educational Technology, Software, Evaluation, Faculty, Learning Objects, Teaching Methods, Hardware, Post Secondary Education, Students