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Fostering Learning Communities in Classrooms: A Case Study of Hong Kong Schools
Allan H. K. Yuen
Educational Media International Vol. 40, No. 1 (2003) pp. 153–62
Discusses curricular innovation, educational reform, and the advancement of information and communications technologies and describes a study in Hong Kong that explored knowledge construction using a computer mediated communication platform called...
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Teaching Computer Programming: A Connectionist View of Pedagogical Change
Allan H. K. Yuen
Australian Journal of Education Vol. 44, No. 3 (2000) pp. 239–53
Interviewed 12 computer studies faculty in Hong Kong about their perspectives on teaching computer programming; organized data into themes. Concluded that teachers rely on a "mind as container" understanding of knowledge and learning that would be...
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Learning to Program through Interactive Simulation
Allan H. K. Yuen
Educational Media International Vol. 43, No. 3 (September 2006) pp. 251–268
Extensive studies have been conducted on programming knowledge, instructional environments and effective pedagogies in order to improve the teaching and learning of computer programming. However, there have been few studies on the usefulness and...
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Validity Evidence for a Chinese Version of the Online Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire with Average Students and Mathematically Talented Students
Joyce J. Y. Fung; Mantak Yuen; Allan H. K. Yuen
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development Vol. 51, No. 2 (2018) pp. 111–124
A Chinese version of the Online Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire (OLSQ) was administered to 412 Hong Kong students of average ability and 374 students talented in mathematics (Grades 4-9, age 9-15 years). Data indicated that the Chinese OLSQ...
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Blogs in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Exploring the Participation Issue
Liping Deng; Allan H. K. Yuen
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 22, No. 3 (2013) pp. 339–356
Web 2.0 technologies characterised by user participation and sharing have been used increasingly in academic environments. In such learning environments, it is critical to engage learners as active participants rather than passive consumers of...
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Blogs in Higher Education: Implementation and Issues
Liping Deng; Allan H. K. Yuen
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 53, No. 3 (May 2009) pp. 95–98
The past decade has witnessed the exponential rise of weblogs, or blogs, as popular and influential online publishing devices. Accompanying the advent of blogs is a growing interest in their pedagogical potential in diverse educational settings, and,...
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News Writing Using Wiki: Impacts on Learning Experience of Student Journalists
Will W. K. Ma; Allan H. K. Yuen
Educational Media International Vol. 45, No. 4 (December 2008) pp. 295–309
Wiki empowers users in generating, revising, and organizing their own content. In this study, we review literature to gain theoretical support for wikis that impact learning. In a context of student journalists learning news writing, we design a two-...
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Exploring Teacher Acceptance of E-Learning Technology
Allan H. K. Yuen; Will W. K. Ma
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 36, No. 3 (August 2008) pp. 229–243
A number of studies have indicated that the successful pedagogical use of technology depends on teachers' attitudes and acceptance towards technology. In order to predict and understand teachers' technology use and acceptance, a well-defined...
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Using Web 2.0 Technologies: Exploring Perspectives of Students, Teachers and Parents
Mingmei Yu; Allan H. K. Yuen; Jae Park
Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 9, No. 4 (2012) pp. 204–216
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the perspectives of students, teachers, and parents in using Web 2.0 technologies. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on the focus group interview data collected from two groups of...
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Predictive Validity of Measures of the Pathfinder Scaling Algorithm on Programming Performance: Alternative Assessment Strategy for Programming Education
Wilfred W. F. Lau; Allan H. K. Yuen
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 41, No. 2 (2009) pp. 227–250
Recent years have seen a shift in focus from assessment of learning to assessment for learning and the emergence of alternative assessment methods. However, the reliability and validity of these methods as assessment tools are still questionable. In ...
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Use of WebCT in Online and Blended Modes
Allan H. K. Yuen; Liping Deng; Robert Fox
Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 6, No. 4 (2009) pp. 254–260
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of WebCT in support of online and blended learning in the Faculty of Architecture of a Hong Kong university. Design/methodology/approach: Paper questionnaires are used to collect students'...
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Single-subject design for multimedia-supported speech acquisition in children with autism
Fai-kim Lau; Allan H. K. Yuen; John M. G. Lian
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4108–4115
This paper proposes an integrated research design of single-subject action research and design experiment for an advanced study on the spoken vocabularies acquisition of five students with autism in a multimedia-facilitated learning environment.
Topics: Educational Technology
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Hong Kong Perspectives on Educational Technology Research and Practice
J Michael Spector; H K. Yuen; Minhong Wang; Daniel Churchill; Nancy Law
Educational Technology Vol. 54, No. 5 (2014) pp. 35–41
This is the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT; see http://www.hkaect.org/). The silver anniversary annual meeting will be held at the University of Hong Kong December 8--10, with the...