The effects of integrating technology, observation and writing into a teacher education method course

Syh-Jong Jang

Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 3 (April 2008) pp. 853–865

The purpose of this study was to integrate asynchronous learning technology with teaching strategies on observation and writing into a teacher education method course. The research questions were to explore the effects of the innovative teaching...

Language: English

Integrating the interactive whiteboard and peer coaching to develop the TPACK of secondary science teachers

Syh-Jong Jang

Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 4 pp. 1744–1751

Many studies related to the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in educational settings have shown that IWB technology can result in enhanced presentations and in the development of student motivation and student performance. However, the...

Language: English

Innovations in science teacher education: Effects of integrating technology and team-teaching strategies

Syh-Jong Jang

Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 2 (September 2008) pp. 646–659

The purpose of this study was to integrate technology and team-teaching techniques into science teacher education method courses in order to explore the effects of such integration on preservice teachers. The participants included one instructor and ...

Language: English

Exploration of secondary students’ creativity by integrating web-based technology into an innovative science curriculum

Syh-Jong Jang

Computers & Education Vol. 52, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 247–255

The purpose of the study was to investigate how web-based technology could be utilized and integrated with real-life scientific materials to stimulate the creativity of secondary school students. One certified science teacher and 31 seventh graders...

The Effects of Incorporating Web-Assisted Learning with Team Teaching in Seventh-Grade Science Classes

Syh-Jong Jang

International Journal of Science Education Vol. 28, No. 6 (May 12, 2006) pp. 615–632

Due to the implementation of a 9-year integrated curriculum scheme in Taiwan, research on team teaching and web-based technology appears to be urgent. The purpose of this study was incorporated web-assisted learning with team teaching in seventh...

Exploring the technical pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) of Taiwanese university physics instructors

Syh-Jong Jang; Yahui Chang

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 32, No. 1 (Mar 23, 2016)

University science teachers’ technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) is crucial for effective teaching. Although there has been a plethora of studies investigating pre-service and in-service teachers’ TPACK, few studies have examined ...

Language: English

Exploring the TPACK of Taiwanese secondary school science teachers using a new contextualized TPACK model

Syh-Jong Jang; Meng-Fang Tsai

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 4 (Sep 22, 2013)

Technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) has been one of the steering theoretical concepts widely employed by researchers in order to examine and develop teachers' knowledge of integrating technology into teaching. Existing research...

Exploring the Reasons for Using Electric Books and Technologic Pedagogical and Content Knowledge of Taiwanese Elementary Mathematics and Science Teachers

Ho-Yuan Chen; Syh-Jong Jang

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 12, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 131–141

This study highlights trends and features of E-books and their versatility of this tool in elementary educational settings. There has been little quantitative research employed to examine teachers' reasons for using or not using E-books. The...

Reasons for using or not using interactive whiteboards: Perspectives of Taiwanese elementary mathematics and science teachers

Syh-Jong Jang; Meng-Fang Tsai

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 8 (Jan 01, 2012) pp. 1451–1465

This study examines the reasons for using or not using interactive whiteboards (IWBs) by elementary school mathematics and science teachers in Taiwan. It also considers whether there were any significant differences in the reasons according to...

From PCK to TPACK: Developing a Transformative Model for Pre-Service Science Teachers

Syh-Jong Jang; Kuan-Chung Chen

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 6 (December 2010) pp. 553–564

New science teachers should be equipped with the ability to integrate and design the curriculum and technology for innovative teaching. How to integrate technology into pre-service science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge is the important...

Exploring the TPACK of Taiwanese Secondary School Science Teachers Using a New Contextualized TPACK Model

Syh-Jong Jang; Meng-Fang Tsai

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 4 (2013) pp. 566–580

Technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) has been one of the steering theoretical concepts widely employed by researchers in order to examine and develop teachers' knowledge of integrating technology into teaching. Existing...

Topics: Teachers, Gender

Reasons for Using or Not Using Interactive Whiteboards: Perspectives of Taiwanese Elementary Mathematics and Science Teachers

Syh-Jong Jang; Meng-Fang Tsai

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 8 (2012) pp. 1451–1465

This study examines the reasons for using or not using interactive whiteboards (IWBs) by elementary school mathematics and science teachers in Taiwan. It also considers whether there were any significant differences in the reasons according to...

Exploring the TPACK of Taiwanese elementary mathematics and science teachers with respect to use of interactive whiteboards

Syh-Jong Jang; Meng-Fang Tsai

Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 2 (September 2012) pp. 327–338

There has been an increasing tendency to enhance teachers’ ability to apply educational technology. Few researchers have investigated with the relationships between the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and the impact on the technological...

Language: English

Topics: Teachers

Assessing university students' perceptions of their Physics instructors' TPACK development in two contexts

Yahui Chang; Syh‐Jong Jang; Yang‐Hsueh Chen

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 6 (Nov 01, 2015) pp. 1236–1249

Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) has been gaining traction among educational researchers; however, studies documenting university students' perceptions of their teachers' TPACK remain limited. This study intends to investigate ...