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Construction of cognitive maps to improve e-book reading and navigation
Liang-Yi Li; Gwo-Dong Chen; Sheng-Jie Yang
Computers & Education Vol. 60, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 32–39
People have greater difficulty reading academic textbooks on screen than on paper. One notable problem is that they cannot construct an effective cognitive map because of the lack of contextual information cues and ineffective navigational...
Language: English
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RoLo: A dictionary interface that minimizes extraneous cognitive load of lookup and supports incidental and incremental learning of vocabulary
Thanh-Dung Dang; Gwo-Dong Chen; Giao Dang; Liang-Yi Li; Nurkhamid
Computers & Education Vol. 61, No. 1 (February 2013) pp. 251–260
Dictionary use can improve reading comprehension and incidental vocabulary learning. Nevertheless, great extraneous cognitive load imposed by the search process may reduce or even prevent the improvement. With the help of technology, dictionary...
Language: English
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Organizing and sharing web information in personal information space to promote knowledge exchange
Liang-Yi Li; Baw-Jhiune Liu; Jorng-Tzong Horng; Gwo-Dong Chen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4290–4297
Web information has been used as a resource for teaching and learning. However the availability of quantities of web information have been growing rapidly, it makes students information overload. To solve the problem, managing the found web...
Topics: Science, Computers, Information Sciences, Computer Sciences, Engineering
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A Comparative Study of "The International Educational Technology Conference" (IETC) and "The International Conference on Computers in Education" (ICCE): The Program, Essay Distribution, the Themes, and Research Methods
Gwo-Dong Chen; Chun-Hsiang Chen; Chin-Yeh Wang; Liang-Yi Li
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 212–216
The article aims to compare international conferences, "The International Educational Technology Conference" (IETC, 2011) and "The International Conference on Computers in Education" (ICCE, 2010), from various dimensions. The comparison is expected...
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Ubiquitous Discussion Forum: Introducing Mobile Phones and Voice Discussion Into a Web Discussion Forum
Fu-Hsiang Wei; Gwo-Dong Chen; Chin-Yeh Wang; Liang-Yi Li
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 16, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 125–140
** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2005. Grammatical and writing style errors in the original version have been corrected by our colleague who is a native English speaker. ** Abstract: Web-based discussion forums enable users to share knowledge...
Topics: eLearning, Human Computer Interaction, Databases, Information Communication Technologies, Distance Education, Community, Multimedia, Internet, Educational Technology
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A Community of Practice Approach to Learning Programming
Gwo-Dong Chen; Liang-Yi Li; Chin-Yea Wang
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 15–26
In programming courses, teaching students who have varied levels of knowledge and skills the requisite competencies to perform in real-world software development teams is indeed difficult. To address this problem, this paper proposes a community of...
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A Web Browser Interface to Manage the Searching and Organizing of Information on the Web by Learners
Liang-Yi Li; Gwo-Dong Chen
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 4 (2010) pp. 86–97
Information Gathering is a knowledge construction process. Web learners make a plan for their Information Gathering task based on their prior knowledge. The plan is evolved with new information encountered and their mental model is constructed...
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An Empathic Avatar in a Computer-Aided Learning Program to Encourage and Persuade Learners
Gwo-Dong Chen; Jih-Hsien Lee; Chin-Yeh Wang; Po-Yao Chao; Liang-Yi Li; Tzung-Yi Lee
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 2 (2012) pp. 62–72
Animated pedagogical agents with characteristics such as facial expressions, gestures, and human emotions, under an interactive user interface are attractive to students and have high potential to promote students' learning. This study proposes a...
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A Coursework Support System for Offering Challenges and Assistance by Analyzing Students' Web Portfolios
Liang-Yi Li; Gwo-Dong Chen
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 2 (2009) pp. 205–221
Students can practice skills and acquire knowledge by doing coursework. However, in conventional coursework activities, each student is assigned the same exercises, without considering learners' diversity. Moreover, students typically have...