The Effects of Visual Display on Analogies Using Computer-Based Learning

Shu-Ling Lai

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 25, No. 2 (1998) pp. 151–60

Describes a study that investigated the effects of visual display within a college computer-based learning program that taught computer programming language through analogies. Three types of visual displays (text, static graphics, and animation) are ...

Increasing Associative Learning of Abstract Concepts through Audiovisual Redundancy

Shu-Ling Lai

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 3 (2000) pp. 275–89

Describes the development of a computer-based learning courseware that presented associative learning between abstract and concrete domains and discusses results of a study of college students that determined whether various audio-visual...

Controlling the Display of Animation for Better Understanding

Shu-Ling Lai

Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 33, No. 5 (2001)

Investigates whether students perform best after using computer-based learning (CBL) courseware with three types of animation-control strategies: program control, linear control, and learner control. Results suggest that accommodating learners'...

Influence of Audio-Visual Presentations on Learning Abstract Concepts

Shu-Ling Lai

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 27, No. 2 (2000) pp. 199–206

Describes a study of college students that investigated whether various types of visual illustrations influenced abstract concept learning when combined with audio instruction. Discusses results of analysis of variance and pretest posttest scores in ...

The Effects of Analogies and Mathematics Ability on Students' Programming Learning Using Computer-Based Learning

Shu-Ling Lai; Judith L. Repman

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 23, No. 4 (1996) pp. 355–64

Purposes of this study were to determine: (1) if analogies and elaboration and placement of the analogies help novices learning a computer-programming language; (2) if students' mathematics ability influences programming learning; and (3) the...

Computer Usage and Reading in Elementary Schools: A Cross-Cultural Study

Shu-Ling Lai; Tai-Shent Chang; Renmin Ye

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 34, No. 1 (2006) pp. 47–66

This study uses international data to investigate computer use situations in elementary school reading classes and the impacts of computer usage on students' reading performance across 15 countries. The study compares and reveals computer use levels ...

Item Attributes Analysis of Computerized Test based on IRT— A Comparison Study on Static Text/graphic Presentation and Interactive Multimedia Presentation FormMultimedia Presentation Form

Ah-Fur Lai; Deng-Jyi Chen; Shu-Ling Chen

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 531–559

The IRT (Item Response Theory) has been studied and applied in computer-based test for decades. However, almost of all these existing studies evaluated focus merely on test questions with text-based (or static text/graphic) type of presentation form ...

Topics: Computers, Mathematics, Assessment, Multimedia, Students

Computer Usage and Mathematics Learning in Nineteen Countries

Kathryn Sanchez; Shu-ling Lai; Renmin Ye; Chien-Fu Huang; Tai-Shent Chang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2343–2349

This study demonstrates and analyzes the five activities of eighth grade students' usage of computers in nineteen countries. It also compares these activity frequencies between male and female students, and discusses the impacts of the computer...

Topics: Computers, Mathematics, Students

Electric-Technology in Secondary Schools: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Shu-ling Lai; Kathryn Sanchez; Renmin Ye; Tai-Shent Chang; Chien-Fu Huang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2136–2144

This study discusses and compares three aspects of electric technology (e-tech) in secondary schools between nineteen countries: teachers' tech training, schools' shortage of e-tech equipment, and school e-tech and tech supporter, explores the...

Topics: Secondary Education, Teachers, Schools

Measuring self-regulation in online and blended learning environments

Lucy Barnard; William Y. Lan; Yen M. To; Valerie Osland Paton; Shu-Ling Lai

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 12, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 1–6

In developing the Online Self-regulated Learning Questionnaire (OSLQ) to address the need for an instrument measuring self-regulation in the online learning environment, this study provides evidence toward the reliability and validity of the...

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