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Ni Shu-Fang
Da-Yeh University
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Shu-chiao Tsai
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Shu-chien Pan
Ohio University
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Shu Ching Yang
National Sun Yat-sen University
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Ya-Shu Yang
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Shu-Sheng Liaw
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Shu-Ju Diana Tai
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
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Diversity Experience Program for Preschool Education Through Remote Communication Using ICT
Shu Tokumoto
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 1434–1440
This study was undertaken to explore a new model for children to experience cultural diversity. This paper will discuss the plan, operation, and evaluation of a diversity experience program for preschool education. Four sessions were conducted to...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Multimedia courseware development for World Heritage sites and its trial integration into instruction in higher technical education
Shu-Chiao Tsai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 7 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 1171–1189
This study reports on creative ways of using technology in the classroom, specifically the development of multimedia courseware on World Heritage through which learners are able to upgrade their knowledge and cognition regarding historical and...
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Uncovering cognitive processes in discourse synthesis using hypermedia
Shu Ching Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1836–1837
An exploratory study was undertaken to uncover the cognitive process of discourse synthesis within a hypermedia learning environment. The focus was on learners' discourse synthesis behavior and the problem solving strategies they employed using...
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The effects of computer-based concept mapping as a prewriting strategy on the persuasive writing of eighth-graders at a middle school in southeastern Idaho
Shu-Yuan Lin
(2003) pp. 1–239
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of computer-based concept mapping as a prewriting strategy on persuasive essay writing performance. A quasi-experimental design was implemented at a middle school in southeastern Idaho. Three...
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A comparison of item selection rules including precision, content, and exposure considerations at the early stages of computerized adaptive testing
Shu-Ying Chen
A comparison of item@selection @?rules including precision, content, and @?exposure considerations at the early @?stages of computerized@adaptive@testing (1999) pp. 1–222
It is well known that item selection at the early stages of a computerized adaptive test (CAT) is not as appropriate as it is at the later stages. Several new item selection rules have been proposed to improve early-stage item selection. Based on...
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Children's Initiations and Teachers' Responses in Regular Preschool Classrooms in Taiwan
Shu Hsien Tseng
Infants and Young Children Vol. 28, No. 3 (2015) pp. 281–291
This study investigates teacher responses in Taiwan to children's initiations in regular classrooms and the differences between children with and without developmental delays. The sample consisted of 107 teacher-child dyads, including 53 children...
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Order and Creativity in Virtual Worlds
Evan Osborne; Shu Schiller
Journal of Virtual Worlds Research Vol. 2, No. 3 (Sep 17, 2009)
Economies are driven by dynamic creativity, but some sorts of creativity, especially if predatory, can destroy an economy. This tradeoff has been known for centuries to political philosophers who have analyzed physical space, but has not been...
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Teachers’ Perceptions in the Development of Online K-12 Courses
Shu-Chien Pan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3096–3099
The widespread use of the Internet has enriched the adoption of course management systems or learning management systems in educational settings. This study investigates K-12 teacher perceptions in the use of Blackboard and Moodle. Teacher...
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Integration of Multimedia Courseware into ESP Instruction for Technological Purposes in Higher Technical Education
Shu-Chiao Tsai
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 2 (2012) pp. 50–61
This study reports on integrating ESP (English for specific purposes) multimedia courseware for semiconductor technology into instruction of three different language programs in higher education by using it as a silent partner. It focuses primarily...
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Practicing Learner-Centered Teaching: Pedagogical Design and Assessment of a Second Life Project
Shu Z. Schiller
Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 20, No. 3 (2009) pp. 369–381
Guided by the principles of learner-centered teaching methodology, a Second Life project is designed to engage students in active learning of virtual commerce through hands-on experiences and teamwork in a virtual environment. More importantly, an...
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Migration to Technology Integration in a Research Methods Classroom Through a Faculty Mentoring Program: A Case Study
Shu Ju (Diana) Tai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1987–1992
The case study investigates the mentee’s (veteran faculty) adoption and integration of technology as well as the mentee-mentor interactions within the framework of Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theory (2003) and Bandura’s Social Learning Theory ...
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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 ...
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An Interpretive and Situated Approach to an Evaluation of Perseus Digital Libraries
Shu Ching Yang
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 52, No. 14 (2001) pp. 1210–23
Adopts an interpretive and situated approach to observe and assess learners' problem solving using hypermedia. Conducts the evaluation in context by considering the use of Perseus, a hypermedia research project and online digital library developed...
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Developing and integrating courseware for oral presentations into ESP learning contexts
Shu-Chiao Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 1245–1258
This study reports on the development of ESP (English for Specific Purposes) multimedia courseware on oral presentations, and its integration into self-study learning and elective courses for students with different English proficiencies, as one...
Language: English
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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'...
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Synergy of Constructivism and Hypermedia from Three Constructivist Perspectives--Social, Semiotic, and Cognitive
Shu Ching Yang
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 24, No. 4 (2001) pp. 321–61
Examines constructivism as an epistemological basis for the design and use of hypermedia systems in order to synergize the constructivist view of learning and the potentialities of hypermedia. Proposes a new conceptual framework for constructive...
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Courseware Integration into Task-Based Learning: A Case Study of Multimedia Courseware-Supported Oral Presentations for Non-English Major Students
Shu-Chiao Tsai
ReCALL Vol. 23, No. 2 (May 2011) pp. 117–134
This study reports on the integration of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) multimedia courseware for oral presentations into a self-learning and elective program for non-English major students in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. A...
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A case study of technology-enhanced language learning
Shu Ching Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4863–4868
This study explores participants' views with regard to the integration of Internet tools in language learning activities. The subjects were 44 K10 male students and their teacher who first joined a Technology-Enhanced Language Learning project...
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Comparison of Internet Addicts and Non-addicts in Taiwanese High Schools
Shu Ching Yang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2520–2525
This study investigated the difference between Internet addicts and non-addicts in Taiwanese high schools, and focused specifically on their Internet usage patterns, and gratification and communication pleasures. The analytical results revealed that ...
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Language Learning on the World Wide Web: An Investigation of EFL Learners' Attitudes and Perceptions
Shu Ching Yang
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 24, No. 2 (2001) pp. 155–81
Describes the integration of Web resources as instructional and learning tools in an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) class in Taiwan. Highlights include challenges and advantages of using the Web; learners' perceptions; intentional and...
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Implementing Courseware as the Primary Mode of Task-Based ESP Instruction: A Case Study of EFL Students
Shu-Chiao Tsai
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 28, No. 2 (2015) pp. 171–186
The study reports on implementing self-developed English for specific purposes (ESP) courseware for technology industries in an elective course, "English reading for technology," offered to junior students of English as a foreign language...
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Teachers’ TPACK Competency Developed and Observed in EFL Classrooms: The Impact of TPACK-in-Action Workshops
Shu-Ju Diana Tai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 49–56
The purpose of the study is to investigate how the TPACK-in-Action teacher education intervention that advocates the learning-by-doing approach contributes to the development of teachers' TPACK competency and how the competencies were adopted into...
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Practical and Conceptual Aspects of Children's Play in Hong Kong and German Kindergartens
Shu Chen Wu
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development Vol. 34, No. 1 (2014) pp. 49–66
This study examines the practical and conceptual dimensions of children's play in German and Hong Kong Chinese kindergartens. German ("n"?=?24) and Chinese ("n"?=?24) children (3-6 years) were randomly selected and...
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Student Engagement in Game-Based Learning: A Literature Review from 2008 to 2018
Liuyi Shu; Min Liu
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 28, No. 2 (April 2019) pp. 193–215
Game-based learning is getting popular in both K-12 schools and colleges. Research is needed to understand how engagement can influence learning and what specific factors of game-based learning that affect learners. In this study, we reviewed a...
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An assessment of the effectiveness of interaction in distance education based on student satisfaction with the learner-centered paradigm
Shu-Hui Hsieh Chang
An assessment of the effectiveness of interaction in distance education based on student satisfaction with the learner@-centered paradigm (2006) pp. 1–172
This study examined whether there were relationships between students' perceptions of course-related interaction and their course satisfaction within the learner-centered paradigm in distance education. To study these relationships, the researcher...
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Learners' perceptions of Internet-based learning in the College of Education at Oklahoma State University
Shu-Yi Ho
Learners' perceptions of Internet@-based learning in the College@of@Education at Oklahoma@State@University (2005) pp. 1–162
Scope and method of study . The purpose of this study was to describe Internet learners' perceptions through the Blackboard learning process in the College of Education at Oklahoma State University. This study employed a mix of...
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Computer Technology: An Essential Component for Teaching a Fashion Production Management Course
Shu-Hwa Lin
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 80–88
This paper describes an innovative course wherein students and faculty collaborate to design, manufacture, manage, and sell organic cotton tote bags. Students remained responsible for the project from start to finish. Responsibilities included all...
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The Undergraduate Students’ Performance of Critical Thinking in Reading the Science News
Shu-Sheng Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 2750–2754
Effective argumentation skills are essential and central to critical thinking. This study explored the undergraduate students' performance of critical thinking when they read the science news. Respective fifty-two science major and non-science major ...
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A Procedure for Controlling General Test Overlap in Computerized Adaptive Testing
Shu-Ying Chen
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 34, No. 6 (September 2010) pp. 393–409
To date, exposure control procedures that are designed to control test overlap in computerized adaptive tests (CATs) are based on the assumption of item sharing between pairs of examinees. However, in practice, examinees may obtain test information...
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Reasons Why Female Students Choose to Study Senior IT or Not
Shu-Hua Chao
Australian Educational Computing Vol. 24, No. 1 (July 2009) pp. 30–36
Research has shown that girls do not participate as much as boys in Information Technology (IT) in the senior years of high school. Despite research in the 1990s which identified the under-representation of girls in IT, the same pattern still...
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Digital Plagiarism as Digital Cheating: The Influence of Achievement Goals and Copy-and-Paste Function
Ya-Shu Yang
(2011) pp. 1–126
This paper presents an empirical study of digital plagiarism. Under two experimental conditions, undergraduate writers were induced to copy from a website and/or a sample essay. The study focused on two possible influences on plagiarism, a) students ...
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Analysis of Blended Learning Scheme Based on Cloud Computing Assisted Instructions
Zeyu Sun; Yunxing Shu
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 11, No. 3 (Mar 30, 2016) pp. 51–56
With the development of science and technology, cloud computing technology has been widely applied in a variety of engineering fields, while its application and promotion in the education is always neglected. In this paper, the cloud computing...
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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...
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Considerations for Developing Constructivist Web-Based Learning
Shu-Sheng Liaw
International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jun 22, 2004)
Development of Web-based learning has started a revolution in instructional design that is providing new opportunities for education. Instructional design for educational purposes is the systematic design of teaching and learning environments as...
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Investigating the Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Integration in University Level Classrooms in Taiwan through Observations
Shu Ju Diana Tai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1993–1998
As technology has been found to be increasingly impacting what’s happening in language classrooms, research in teachers’ computer assisted language learning (CALL) integration had shed lights on important issues, such as teachers’ perception of and...
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Teacher verbal immediacy and sense of classroom community in online classes: Satisfaction, perceived learning, and online discussion
Shu-Fang Ni
(2004) pp. 1–148
This study used primarily quantitative measures to gather data from online students in order to analyze the effects of perceptions about teacher verbal immediacy and classroom community on students' level of satisfaction, perceived learning, and...
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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 ...
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A Case Study of Technology-Enhanced Historical Inquiry
Shu Ching Yang
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 46, No. 2 (May 2009) pp. 237–248
The paper describes the integration of web resources and technology as instructional and learning tools in oral history projects. The computer-mediated oral history project centred around interviews with community elders combined with new...
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From TPACK-in-Action Workshops to Classrooms: CALL Competency Developed and Integrated
Shu-Ju Diana Tai
Language Learning & Technology Vol. 19, No. 1 pp. 139–164
This study investigated the impact of a CALL teacher education workshop guided by the TPACK-in-Action model (Tai, 2013). This model is framed within Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK, Mishra & Koehler, 2006) and advocates a...
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Online Catalog Searching Performance and Academic Achievement and Abilities
Shu-hsein Chen
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 5, No. 1 (1993) pp. 51–64
A study investigated the relationship of 35 high school students' online catalog search performance and their academic achievement and verbal, quantitative, and analytical abilities as measured by standardized tests. Results indicate a moderate...
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Computerized adaptive test item response times for correct and incorrect pretest and operational items: Testing fairness and test-taking strategies
Shu-Ren Chang
Computerized@adaptive@test item response times for correct<p>and incorrect pretest and operational@items: Testing fairness and test@-taking@strategies (2007) pp. 1–141
This study examined the amount of time spent on pretest and operational items that are answered correctly and incorrectly by different ability examinees when taking a computerized adaptive test (CAT). Consistent with other research, the results...
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Web-based Learning System for Improving Children’s Cognitive Strategy for Better English Word Recognition
Shu-Juan Jing
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2962–2965
In this research, a web-based learning system is built for the purpose of improving children's cognitive strategy for better English word recognition. This system is theoretically based on Das's PREP, which is an integral part of the structure of...
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Information Seeking as Problem-Solving Using a Qualitative Approach To Uncover the Novice Learners' Information-Seeking Processes in a Perseus Hypertext System
Shu Ching Yang
Library & Information Science Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (1997) pp. 71–92
Examines six cases of information-seeking behaviors--initiation, selection, exploration, formulation, collection, and presentation--as undergraduate students work through class exercises using Perseus, a Greek history information database. Describes ...
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Integrating English for specific purposes courseware into task-based learning in a context of preparing for international trade fairs
Shu-Chiao Tsai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 1 (Mar 01, 2013) pp. 111–127
This study reports on integrating courseware for participating in international trade fairs into English for specific purposes (ESP) instruction at a technical university in Taiwan. An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) approach...
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Technology proficiency of college-level language teachers in Taiwan: Effect on their technology utilization and expectations for students' technology proficiency
Shu-Mei Huang
Technology@proficiency of college-level language teachers in Taiwan: Effect on their technology utilization and expectations for students' technology@proficiency (2005) pp. 1–162
The primary purpose of the study was to examine how language teachers' technology proficiency level influences their technology utilization. Secondly, the study investigated how language teachers' years of teaching experience affect their technology ...
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Information technology and education: Student perceptions of computer and Web-based environments
Shu-Sheng Liaw
Information@technology and education: Student perceptions of computer and Web-based environments (2000) pp. 1–134
This study focused on surveying the attitudes toward computers and Web-based technology. This study also examined the relationship between students' perceptions of computers and Web-based environments. Furthermore, the predictor variables on...
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Supporting Research Literacy Using Topic Maps: Building a Mathematics Education Research Ontology
Fei Shu; Emily Sheepy
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 2524–2529
This paper reports on the development of a computational ontology that represents structural and substantive content features, as well as bibliographic information, for research articles published in a Canadian journal of mathematics education. The...
Topics: Instructional Design, Tools & Systems, Implementation Examples & Issues
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Courseware development for semiconductor technology and its application into instruction
Shu-chiao Tsai
Computers & Education Vol. 52, No. 4 (May 2009) pp. 834–847
This study reports on the development of ESP (English for specific purposes) courseware for semiconductor technology and its integration as a “silent partner” into instruction. This kind of team-teaching could help overcome current problems...
Language: English
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A comparison study of online interaction strategies as perceived by online learners and instructors and the effect of previous online learning experience on preferences for online interaction
Tzu-shu Chang
(2003) pp. 1–238
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Determining the differences between online and face-to-face student–group interactions in a blended learning course
Hang Shu; Xiaoqing Gu
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 39, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 13–21
Blended learning (B-learning) is a common practice in higher education, and various principles, characteristics, models, and strategies have been widely studied to improve B-learning performance. However, crucial differences in student–group...
Language: English