Assessing Peer Support and Usability of Blogging in Hybrid Learning Environments

Y J. Chang; Y S. Chang

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 22, No. 1 (2014) pp. 3–17

Blogs provide contextualization of the information which is vital to the process of peer support. Through dialogues initiated by blog authors and followed by readers, blog platforms build a viable base of shared experiences and mutual relationships. ...

Language Supports for Journal Abstract Writing across Disciplines

H-C Liou; P-C Yang; J S. Chang

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 28, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 322–335

Various writing assistance tools have been developed through efforts in the areas of natural language processing with different degrees of success of curriculum integration depending on their functional rigor and pedagogical designs. In this paper,...

Developing a Corpus-Based Paraphrase Tool to Improve EFL Learners' Writing Skills

M-H Chen; S-T Huang; J S. Chang; H-C Liou

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 28, No. 1 (2015) pp. 22–40

Paraphrasing, or restating information using different words, is critical to successful writing. However, EFL learners have difficulty in making paraphrases to meet their writing demands, and there has been little research on developing automatic...

Students' Problem Solving as Mediated by Their Cognitive Tool Use: A Study of Tool Use Patterns

M Liu; L R. Horton; S B. Corliss; M D. Svinicki; T Bogard; J Kim; M Chang

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009) pp. 111–139

The purpose of this study was to use multiple data sources, both objective and subjective, to capture students' thinking processes as they were engaged in problem solving, examine the cognitive tool use patterns, and understand what tools were used...

A Few Design Perspectives on One-on-One Digital Classroom Environment

J-K Liang; T-C Liu; H-Y Wang; B Chang; Y-C Deng; J-C Yang; C-Y Chou; H-W Ko; S Yang; T-W Chan

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 21, No. 3 (June 2005) pp. 181–189

"1:1" educational computing refers to a scenario where every student in a group or class uses a computing device equipped with wireless communication capability to conduct a learning task. This paper, drawing from design experiences with our digital ...

An analysis of collaborative problem-solving activities mediated by individual-based and collaborative computer simulations

C.‐J. Chang; M.‐H. Chang; C.‐C. Liu; B.‐C. Chiu; S.‐H. Fan Chiang; C.‐T. Wen; F.‐K. Hwang; P.‐Y. Chao; Y.‐L. Chen; C.‐S. Chai

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 33, No. 6 (December 2017) pp. 649–662

Researchers have indicated that the collaborative problem-solving space afforded by the collaborative systems significantly impact the problem-solving process. However, recent investigations into collaborative simulations, which allow a group of...

Development of a Scoring Algorithm To Replace Expert Rating for Scoring a Complex Performance-Based Assessment

Brian E. Clauser; Linette P. Ross; Stephen G. Clyman; Kathie M. Rose; Melissa J. Margolis; Ronald J. Nungester; Thomas E. Piemme; Lucy Chang; Gigi El-Bayoumi; Gary L. Malakoff; Pierre S. Pincetl

Applied Measurement in Education Vol. 10, No. 4 (1997) pp. 345–58

Describes an automated scoring algorithm for a computer-based simulation examination of physicians' patient-management skills. Results with 280 medical students show that scores produced using this algorithm are highly correlated to actual clinician ...

Fostering New Research following the Teacher Educator Technology Competencies (TETCs): Research from the JTATE Special Issue, Preparing All Teacher Educators to Support Teacher Candidates' Integration of Technology

Teresa S. Foulger; Kevin J. Graziano; Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford; David A. Slykhuis; Yeng L. Chang; Rhonda Christensen; Deborah R. Dillon; Marie K. Heath; Gerald Knezek; Daniel G. Krutka; Andrea H. Parrish; William A. Sadera; Amanda Thomas

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 425–432

The National Educational Technology Plan claims that teacher educators are often not equipped to do their part to prepare teacher candidates to graduate as proficient users of technology for teaching and learning (U.S. Department of Education,...

Topics: faculty development, Technology Leadership