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Effect of Using Facebook to Assist English for Business Communication Course Instruction
Ru-Chu Shih
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 12, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 52–59
This paper aimed to explore the effect of incorporating blended learning with Facebook and peer assessment for English for Business Communication course for college students. A total of 111 students from a public technological university...
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Concerns and professional development needs of university faculty in adopting online learning
Shih-Hsung Hwu
(2011) pp. 1–278
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore concerns and professional development needs of faculty at the University Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) on the adoption of online learning OL). This study was also in response to Title 24 of the Alaska...
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Dynamic language learning: Comparing mobile language learning with online language learning
Yuhsun E. Shih
Dynamic@language@learning: Comparing mobile@language@learning with online language@learning (2007) pp. 1–178
The abundant features and availability of mobile technologies enhance the feasibility of mobile language learning. However, the question of how foreign, second language learning results are impacted remains unanswered. The proposed research project...
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Correlation between teachers’ pedagogical beliefs and teaching activities on technology integration
Shih-Hsiung Liu
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 892–898
In this study, correlation between teachers’ pedagogical beliefs and teaching activities on technology integration was determined to describe how Taiwan teachers who hold different pedagogical beliefs implemented teaching activities of technology...
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Effects of College, Gender, and Prior Computer Experience on Attitudes toward Computers among College Students in Taiwan
Su Chin Shih
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1994 (1994) pp. 19–24
The microcomputer as a new technology has been widely used in education. The number of computers in use in schools has increased at an unprecedented rate. Wright (1984), for example, reported that in 1982, 38% of schools in the United States of...
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Conducting a Model of Developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge for In-Service Teachers
Shih-Hsiung Liu
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 669–674
Developing technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) is inevitable for in-service teachers because of insufficient technology integration based on related studies. The purpose of this study is to conduct a model of developing teachers’ TPCK ...
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Course Design Overview of a Web-Based M.S. Program
Ching-Chun Shih; Connie McLaughlin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 993–994
This poster presentation will provide an overview of the course design of the Master of Science in Agronomy Distance Education Program at Iowa State University. The presentation will share experiences of the course design and formative evaluations ...
Topics: Interaction, Distance Education, Science, Multimedia, Evaluation
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Comparing response rates in e-mail and paper surveys: A meta-analysis
Tse-Hua Shih; Xitao Fan
Educational Research Review Vol. 4, No. 1 pp. 26–40
This meta-analysis examined 35 study results within last 10 years that directly compared the response rates of e-mail versus mail surveys. Individual studies reported inconsistent findings concerning the response rate difference between e-mail and...
Language: English
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Framework of integrating ill-structured problem solving into the arts classroom with the use of ICT
Shih-Ping Kuo; Johannes Strobel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1936–1940
The purpose of this paper is to provide arts teachers a framework for the integration of ICT within their existing mind-sets and instructional strategies in the context of teaching visual arts production. The framework integrates a model of ill...
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Inspection of a prototype framework for integrating ill-structured problem solving into the arts classroom with the use of ICT
Shih-Ping Kuo; Johannes Strobel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3221–3229
The purpose of this session is (a) to introduce an instructional framework (including guidelines and examples) for the integration of ICT into teaching visual arts production and (b) to receive feedback from in-service teachers. The framework...
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The Development of Perceptions of Social Presence in Online Course Discussions
Karen Swan; Li Fang Shih
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 836–843
This mixed methods study explores how social presence is developed in online course discussions. The study combines quantitative analyses of survey results from students enrolled in four online graduate courses, and qualitative comparisons of...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Students
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CORPUS RESEARCH ON HEDGES IN LINGUISTICS AND EFL JOURNAL PAPERS
Shih-Ping Wang; Khunkhenova Tatiana
International Journal of Education Vol. 9, No. 1 (2016) pp. 45–52
There has been a considerable increase in the number of studies on hedges that can help authors to reduce commitment and negotiate the meaning between the reader and the writer. This study examines hedging devices based on corpus-based analysis of...
Language: English
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Looking Through the Windows of Future Teachers: How Do Pre-service Teachers View Educational Technology?
Tony Lee; Mei-li Shih
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3444–3447
This research examines how preservice teachers develop the concept of educational technology and what influences this development. The researchers conducted a qualitative case study of 15 students in the elementary education certification program of ...
Topics: Elementary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Teachers
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Edrug: More Than Just A Student Formulary
Shih-Wen Ke; Sunhea Choi
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) p. 1216
To enable graduates of the medical professions to effectively prescribe potentially dangerous drugs to patients with safety and confidence, students should access drug information that is integrated into their programme of study. The eDrug system...
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Caring Relationships in an on-line collaborative learning
Hyeseung Maria Chang; Shih-Ting Lee
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 1993–2000
To understand on-line collaborative learning based on an ethical view and a relational view, this paper presents students' caring relationships in computer supported collaborative learning course at the graduate level. As well, this paper offers the ...
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An Evaluative Study of a Distance Education Degree Program Using Focus Groups
Dan Dobill; Ann Thompson; Ching-Chun Shih
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2161–2164
The purpose of the three focus groups with the seven advisory panel members and 16 students was to evaluate the program in general so as to improve and strengthen the program. The participants of the focus groups identified the important or...
Topics: Students
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Students Perception on Trust Relationships in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment
Hyeseung Maria Chang; Shih-Ting Lee
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3460–3462
In situations of interdependence, trust is not a feeling of warmth or affection but the conscious regulation of one's dependence on another. To understand trust relationships of peer students, this paper reports various students' perceptions on...
Topics: Students, Collaboration
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Technology Integration in a Foreign Language class: Successful Strategies and Challenges
Shih-Ting Lee; Hyeseung Maria Chang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2882–2887
As technology integration becomes more prevalent in foreign language classrooms, successful technology integration strategies also become more critical. This paper reports a study on technology integration in a Private Mandarin Chinese Institute in ...
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A Knowledge-Based Approach to Retrieving Teaching Materials for Context-Aware Learning
Wen-Chung Shih; Shian-Shyong Tseng
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 1 (2009) pp. 82–106
With the rapid development of wireless communication and sensor technologies, ubiquitous learning has become a promising solution to educational problems. In context-aware ubiquitous learning environments, it is required that learning content is...
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A Collaborative Virtual Environment for Situated Language Learning Using VEC3D
Ya-Chun Shih; Mau-Tsuen Yang
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 11, No. 1 (2008) pp. 56–68
A 3D virtually synchronous communication architecture for situated language learning has been designed to foster communicative competence among undergraduate students who have studied English as a foreign language (EFL). We present an innovative...
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Effective Assessments of Integrated Animations--Exploring Dynamic Physics Instruction for College Students' Learning and Attitudes
King-Dow Su; Shih-Chuan Yeh
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 88–99
The purpose of this study was to give effective assessments of three major physics animations to upgrade college students' learning achievements and attitudes. All college participants were taken from mechanical and civil engineering...
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Technical Solutions for Competency-Based eLearning for Public Health Nutrition
Shih-Wen Ke; Sunhea Choi; Elisabeth Ault
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 3886–3895
This paper presents a work in progress for a Nutrition eLearning Portal. Competency-based learning is receiving increasing attention from medical and health care related education while Nutrition is being recognised as being central to disease...
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Social Capital, Organizational Learning Capability, and Technological Knowledge Transfer
Shih-Chieh Fang; Richard Yu-Yuan Hung
Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference in The Americas 2007 (2007)
This study uses inter-organizational networks to focus on firm opportunities to establish the level of social capital required to efficiently utilize network resources among certain collaborative research projects. This study reached the following...
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Review and Improvement of the Educational Practice System of the Normal College Education of R.O.C.
Yen-dann Lin; Shih-shion Liou
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 504–505
Since the announcement of Faculty Cultivation Code of the Republic of China on February 7, 1994, it established the diversified development direction of the faculty cultivation of R.O.C. in Faculty Cultivation Code, the regulations governing the...
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Learning Classic Mechanics with Embodied Cognition
Shih-Chieh Huang; Tanner Vea; John Black
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 209–215
This paper describes a study on the teaching of classic mechanics as an abstract physics concept to elementary school students using embodied cognition. The embodiment is implemented through Novint Falcon, a 3-D force feedback joystick. Students...
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Online ESL Learning: An Authentic Contact
Yu-Chih Doris Shih; Lauren Cifuentes
International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction 2000 (November 2000)
As international communication becomes faster, cheaper, and ever more ubiquitous, learning through online technologies is more available. In a telecommunications project between U.S. pre-service teachers and Taiwanese English-as-a-Second-Language ...
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Learning Effectiveness in a Web-Based Virtual Learning Environment: A Learner Control Perspective
Shih-Wei Chou; Chien-Hung Liu
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 21, No. 1 (February 2005) pp. 65–76
Web-based technology has a dramatic impact on learning and teaching. A framework that delineates the relationships between learner control and learning effectiveness is absent. This study aims to fill this void. Our work focuses on the effectiveness ...
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Learning Abstract Physics System with a 3-D Force Feedback Joystick
Shih-Chieh Huang; Tanner Vea; John Black
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1618–1623
This paper describes a study on the teaching of abstract physics systems to elementary school students using Novint Falcon, a 3-D force feedback joystick. Students were asked to learn the law of conservation of energy, an abstract physics system...
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Culture Exchange Telecollaboration in Foreign Language Education: Where do we go from here?.
Shih-Ting Lee; Hyeseung Maria Chang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 1681–1685
Despite the fact that there are no lack of recommended techniques for teaching culture through the telecollaboration approach, we only know very few of the practice of teaching culture (Moore, 1996) or have controversial opinions on how it should be ...
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Cultivating Linguistic Ownership through Reflective Blog-writing: A College-level Dyadic Collaboration through Web 2.0
Wen-Chun Chen; Yu-Chih Doris Shih
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 291–297
The present research investigates blogs’ pedagogical effects on English writing. Literature recommends this technological tool but few empirical studies report how blogs empower language learners by raising their linguistic ownership and writing...
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Instructional Strategies in Teaching Fundamental Computer Technology Skills: Meet the Needs of Students at Various Learning or Capability Levels
Feng-Qi Lai; Shih-Ting Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4170–4173
Instruction is created for learners. Without having target learners in mind, we will not be able to create effective or valid instruction. However, students in one class could vary at their entry levels and other aspects. How can we create...
Topics: Students
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Students' Trust Relationships in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
Hyeseung Maria Chang; Shih-Ting Lee
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 2001–2003
This paper presents students' trust relationship in a computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment. Comparing with the trust relationship in the computer supported collaborative work (CSCW), to understand the trust relationship in...
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Explaining Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) by the Caring Construct
Hyeseung Maria Chang; Shih-Ting Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 992–995
To understand Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) based on an ethical view and a relational view, this paper presents how the caring construct is similar with and different from the previous constructs such as the social interdependent...
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Elementary school student perceptions regarding constructivist technology integration after teachers’ implementation over a longer period
Shih-Hsiung Liu; Chiu-Feng Wu
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1444–1449
Students’ positive perceptions during learning in technology-rich environment may be only a temporary effect. The study advances understanding of students’ perceptions after their teachers had implemented constructivist technology integration (CTI)...
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Using Multi-Screen System in Teaching College Mathematics Based on the Cognitive Theory
Shih-Che Lo; Ching-Yu Wang; Pao-Ta Yu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2711–2718
With the emergence of information technology, many teachers present their instructions on computers instead of using chalkboard. Applying information technology back to class learning environment is one of the most important education revolutions...
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Formative Evaluations of a Web-based Masters Program: Insights for Web-based Course Developers
Ann D. Thompson; Ching-Chun Shih; Marvin Howard
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 2303–2308
The purpose of this paper is to report the various formative evaluation activities that have been conducted for the Masters of Science in Agronomy Distance Education Program at Iowa State University and to provide useful recommendations for...
Topics: Distance Education, Evaluation, Multimedia
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Design Principles of an Open Agent Architecture for a Web-based Learning Community
Qun Jin; Jianhua Ma; Runhe Huang; Timothy Shih
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 829–834
A Web-based learning community is far beyond putting learning materials into a Web site. It can be seen as a complex virtual organization with enormous work involved with people, cyber-environment, and facilities. There is an inevitable choice to...
Topics: Integration, Community, Virtual Environments
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An Innovative Approach to Scheme Learning Map Considering Tradeoff Multiple Objectives
Yu-Shih Lin; Yi-Chun Chang; Chih-Ping Chu
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 1 (2016) pp. 142–157
An important issue in personalized learning is to provide learners with customized learning according to their learning characteristics. This paper focused attention on scheming learning map as follows. The learning goal can be achieved via...
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Using Embodiment with LEGO Robotics to Enhance Physics Understanding in Elementary School Students
Carol Lu; Seokmin Kang; Shih-Chieh Huang; John Black
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2989–2992
Elementary school students were taught to use LEGO NXT Mindstorm, a programmable reconfigurable robot, to observe and learn abstract physics concepts. Students were asked to use instructional embodiment to help programming LEGO robotics in a series...
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Distance Education: Analysis of Far- and Near-Site Interaction Patterns
Philip Hsi-Chang Shih; Noriko Hara; Shaoqing Li; Qing Yi
Selected Research and Development Presentations at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Sponsored by the Research and Theory Division 1998 (February 1998)
This paper reports on a study that explored the possibility of measuring distance education classes using the Media Sensor, a device designed to sample and record various electronic impulses generated during a distance education session. Research...
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BUILDING AFFECTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY: SOCIAL PRESENCE & LEARNING ENGAGEMENT
Linda Polhemus; Li-Fang Shih; Karen Swan; Jennifer Richardson
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 800–802
The purpose of this study is to develop and implement a coding scheme for analyzing an online discussion for social presence indicators and levels of learning engagement involved in the discussion. Specifically, the coding scheme for affective...
Topics: Social Studies, Languages
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A Study of University Students’ Learning Conceptions and Approaches of Web- Searching bases on the Disciplinary Differences
Jui Feng; Meilun Shih; Chia-Pin Kao; Chin-Chung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 2187–2189
Abstract: Web-searching is not just a way of gathering information, but a process of learning. In web-based learning environments, what students think of and take action on in the process of web-searching plays an important role in their learning...
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Designing and Development of a Computer Based GED Mathematics Tutorial Program: from Cognitive Load and Motivational perspectives
Shih-Ting Lee; Hyeseung Maria Chang; Peter Elam; Aaron Smith
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3628–3631
Abstract: This paper reports the design and development of an online tutorial program for the Mathematics test in the General Education Development (GED) Test. According to the Texas Education Agency, an estimated 15.4 million adults world wide...
Topics: Computers
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Machine Translation for Academic Purposes
Grace Hui-chin Lin; Paul Shih Chieh Chien
International Conference on TESOL and Translation 2009 (December 2009)
Due to the globalization trend and knowledge boost in the second millennium, multi-lingual translation has become a noteworthy issue. For the purposes of learning knowledge in academic fields, Machine Translation (MT) should be noticed not only...
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Re-Appropriating a Question/Answer System to Support Dialectical Constructivist Learning Activity
John M. Carroll; Yu Wu; Patrick C. Shih; Saijing Zheng
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 64, No. 1 (2016) pp. 137–156
Learning can be engaged by dialectic, that is, by identifying pros and cons that inhere in propositions, and more generally, by raising questions about the validity of claims. We report here on a classroom case study of dialectical constructivist...
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The Navigation Experience in an Online Activity: Related Variables to User Satisfaction
Pei-Chun Shih; Agustin Martinez-Molina; Dolores Muñoz
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1484–1493
The universities and other education institutions are using the new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to improve the traditional methods and supply effectively the new instructors’ and students’ needs. This study explores the...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Educational Technology
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If the Teacher Works, Does the Student Work Too? Results of a 37 e-courses analysis.
Eduardo Estrada; Pei-Chun Shih; Agustin Martinez-Molina; Dolores Muñoz
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3426–3430
The constant growth of computer-delivered instruction makes necessary a careful study of the factors that improve the effects and quality of e-learning. We conducted a web log based correlational study to explore the relationships between amount of...
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Designing Web Sites for Chinese as a Second Language Learners: A Usability Testing Study
Shih Ting Lee; Min Liu; Hyeseung Maria Chang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 876–880
Abstract: This paper reports a usability testing study on Chinese Learning web sites. Two comprehensive sites were selected out of the original pool of sixteen Chinese learning sites. The selection criteria are the inclusion of learning components,...
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The Relationship between Reflection Performance and Learning Performance with Learners Using Web-Based Portfolio
Chi-Cheng Chang; Ju-Shih Tseng; Cheng-Chuan Chen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 2884–2897
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between reflection performance and learning performance with learners using web-based portfolio. The participants were 45 eighth graders randomly selected from computer classes at a middle...
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Applying Computer-Assisted Musical Instruction to Music Appreciation Course: An Example with Chinese Musical Instruments
Shi-Jer Lou; Yuan-Chang Guo; Yi-Zhen Zhu; Ru-Chu Shih; Wei-Yuan Dzan
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 45–57
This study aims to explore the effectiveness of computer-assisted musical instruction (CAMI) in the Learning Chinese Musical Instruments (LCMI) course. The CAMI software for Chinese musical instruments was developed and administered to 228 students...