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Recommendation-Aware Smartphone Sensing System
Mu-Yen Chen; Ming-Ni Wu; Chia-Chen Chen; Young-Long Chen; Hsien-En Lin
Journal of Applied Research and Technology Vol. 12, No. 6 (December 2014) pp. 1040–1050
The context-aware concept is to reduce the gap between users and information systems so that the information systems actively get to understand users’ context and demand and in return provide users with better experience. This study integrates the...
Language: English
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A Courseware to Script Animated Pedagogical Agents in Instructional Material for Elementary Students in English Education
Zeng-Wei Hong; Yen-Lin Chen; Chien-Ho Lan
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 27, No. 5 (2014) pp. 379–394
Animated agents are virtual characters who demonstrate facial expressions, gestures, movements, and speech to facilitate students' engagement in the learning environment. Our research developed a courseware that supports a XML-based markup...
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Effectiveness of a Mobile Plant Learning System in a science curriculum in Taiwanese elementary education
Yueh-Min Huang; Yen-Ting Lin; Shu-Chen Cheng
Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 47–58
This study developed a Mobile Plant Learning System (MPLS) that provides instructors with the ways and means to facilitate student learning in an elementary-school-level botany course. The MPLS represented in this study was implemented to address...
Language: English
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Analyzing gameplay data to inform feedback loops in The Radix Endeavor
Meng-Tzu Cheng; Louisa Rosenheck; Chen-Yen Lin; Eric Klopfer
Computers & Education Vol. 111, No. 1 (August 2017) pp. 60–73
The purpose of this study is to explore some of the ways in which gameplay data can be analyzed to yield results that feed back into the learning ecosystem. There is a solid research base showing the positive impact that games can have on learning,...
Language: English
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Impact of Using an Educational Robot-Based Learning System on Students' Motivation in Elementary Education
Kai-Yi Chin; Zeng-Wei Hong; Yen-Lin Chen
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Vol. 7, No. 4 (2014) pp. 333–345
Educational robotics has been regarded as an effective instructional tool over the past decade. Many studies have tested the role of robots in supporting educational classroom activities. However, reliable empirical evidence confirming the...
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Exploring potential uses of ICT in Chinese language arts instruction: eight teachers’ perspectives
Janet Mei-Chuen Lin; Greg C. Lee; Hsiu-Yen Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 42, No. 2 (February 2004) pp. 133–148
Eight experienced Chinese language arts teachers from a typical junior high school in Taiwan participated in this study to discuss the potential uses of information and communications technologies (ICT) in Chinese language arts instruction. After...
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An automatic group composition system for composing collaborative learning groups using enhanced particle swarm optimization
Yen-Ting Lin; Yueh-Min Huang; Shu-Chen Cheng
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 4 pp. 1483–1493
One goal of collaborative learning is to maximize the learning performance of all participating students. In order to achieve this aim, the first step is to consider how to assist instructors in forming well-structured collaborative learning groups...
Language: English
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An adaptive testing system for supporting versatile educational assessment
Yueh-Min Huang; Yen-Ting Lin; Shu-Chen Cheng
Computers & Education Vol. 52, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 53–67
With the rapid growth of computer and mobile technology, it is a challenge to integrate computer based test (CBT) with mobile learning (m-learning) especially for formative assessment and self-assessment. In terms of self-assessment, computer...
Language: English
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Using an Interactive Ubiquitous Learning System to Enhance Authentic Learning Experiences in a Cultural Heritage Course
Kai-Yi Chin; Ko-Fong Lee; Yen-Lin Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 4 (2018) pp. 444–459
This paper proposes a novel interactive ubiquitous learning system (IULS) for authentically teaching a cultural heritage course and imparting relevant concepts to students. Experimental results demonstrated that learning performance was...
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Toward interactive mobile synchronous learning environment with context-awareness service
Yueh-Min Huang; Yen-Hung Kuo; Yen-Ting Lin; Shu-Chen Cheng
Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 3 (November 2008) pp. 1205–1226
Mobile synchronous learning is a new challenge in the e-learning domain. While popular mobile communication devices, such as cell phones, cannot directly accommodate traditional synchronous content due to the major limitation of display size, other...
Language: English
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The Impact of Congruency between Preferred and Actual Learning Environments on Tenth Graders' Science Literacy in Taiwan
Chun-Yen Chang; Ting-Kuang Yeh; Chun-Yen Lin; Yueh-Hsia Chang; Chia-Li D. Chen
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 4 (August 2010) pp. 332–340
This study explored the effects of congruency between preferred and actual learning environment (PLE & ALE) perceptions on students' science literacy in terms of science concepts, attitudes toward science, and the understanding of the nature of...
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Developing a Semantic-Awareness Architecture for Content Management in e-Learning
Hui-Chuan Chu; Ming-Yen Chen; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2758–2763
e-Learning concerns how knowledge is broadcasted and distributed. The main difference between e-Learning and a traditional educational approach is that the former features an integration of information technologies and the Internet that can...
Topics: Engineering, Networking Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Educational Technology, Internet
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Effects of Typographic Variables on Eye-Movement Measures in Reading Chinese from a Screen
Nai-Shing Yen; Jie-Li Tsai; Pei-Ling Chen; Hsuan-Yu Lin; Arbee L. P. Chen
Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 30, No. 6 (2011) pp. 797–808
To investigate the most efficient way to represent text in reading Chinese on computer displays, three typographic variables, character size (41[feet] arc/24 pixels and 60[feet] arc/32 pixels), character spacing (1/4 and 1/8 character width) and...
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A Structured Methodology for Digital Knowledge Content Development: Knowledge of Mathematics Teaching for Students with Mild Disabilities as an Example
Hui-Chuan Chu; Yuh-Min Chen; Ming-Yen Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Chi-Yun Cheng
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 935–940
This paper presents a systematic methodology for digital knowledge content development for a knowledge management oriented e-learning platform, including its procedure, the goal, outputs, and related methods and technology of each step, to provide...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Learning Disabilities, Research Methods
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Development and Evaluation of a Confidence-Weighting Computerized Adaptive Testing
Yung-Chin Yen; Rong-Guey Ho; Li-Ju Chen; Kun-Yi Chou; Yan-Lin Chen
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010) pp. 163–176
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the efficiency, precision, and validity of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) could be improved by assessing confidence differences in knowledge that examinees possessed. We proposed a novel...
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Problem-Based e-Learning: Models and System Framework
Hui-Chuan Chu; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Ming-Yen Chen; Chin-Bin Wang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2764–2771
This paper presents a Problem-Based e-Learning model and its system framework to assist the teacher in effectively developing knowledge of teaching mathematics for students with mild disabilities. This model features the contextual learning as a...
Topics: Social Studies, Professional Development, Learning Outcomes, Learning Disabilities, Middle School Education
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Problem-Based e-Learning to Support Mathematics Teaching for Students with Mild Disabilities: Model and System Framework
Hui-Chuan Chu; Hon-Yan Lu; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Ming-Yen Chen; Chih-Ming Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 759–766
This paper presents a Problem-Based e-Learning model and its system framework to assist the teacher in effectively developing knowledge of teaching mathematics for students with mild disabilities. This model features the contextual learning as a...
Topics: Learning Disabilities, Learning Objects
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MAGDAIRE: A model to foster pre-service teachers' ability in integrating ICT and teaching in Taiwan
Chun-Yen Chang; Yu-Ta Chien; Yueh-Hsia Chang; Chen-Yung Lin
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 6 (Jan 01, 2012) pp. 983–999
This report describes our efforts in fostering Taiwanese pre-service teachers' ability to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and teaching. The current state of science teacher education and ICT policies in Taiwan are...
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Teacher-oriented adaptive Web-based environment for supporting practical teaching models: a case study of “school for all”
Chuo-Bin Lin; Shelly Shwu-Ching Young; Tak-Wai Chan; Yen-Hua Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 44, No. 2 (February 2005) pp. 155–172
Web-based learning systems, if designed appropriately, offer many advantages over the traditional learning environments. This study addresses the design and development of new approaches and network technologies based on the newly induced...
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MAGDAIRE: A Model to Foster Pre-Service Teachers' Ability in Integrating ICT and Teaching in Taiwan
Chun-Yen Chang; Yu-Ta Chien; Yueh-Hsia Chang; Chen-Yung Lin
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 6 (2012)
This report describes our efforts in fostering Taiwanese pre-service teachers' ability to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and teaching. The current state of science teacher education and ICT policies in Taiwan are documented ...
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Utilizing a Collaborative Cross Number Puzzle Game to Develop the Computing Ability of Addition and Subtraction
Yen-Hua Chen; Chee-Kit Looi; Chiu-Pin Lin; Yin-Juan Shao; Tak-Wai Chan
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 1 (2012) pp. 354–366
While addition and subtraction is a key mathematical skill for young children, a typical activity for them in classrooms involves doing repetitive arithmetic calculation exercises. In this study, we explore a collaborative way for students to learn...
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Online assessing tenth-grade students' problem solving ability in the area of Earth sciences
Chun-Yen Chang; James P. Barufaldi; Ming-Chao Lin; Yi-Chun Chen; Jing-Ye Jhan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3662–3665
This study examined tenth-grade students' (n = 263) problem solving ability (PSA) online by tapping students' domain-specific knowledge (DSK), reasoning skills (RS), and attitudes toward (AT) the subject with respect to debris-flow-hazard related...
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A constructive algorithm for unsupervised learning with incremental neural network
Jenq-Haur Wang; Hsin-Yang Wang; Yen-Lin Chen; Chuan-Ming Liu
Journal of Applied Research and Technology Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2015) pp. 188–196
Artificial neural network (ANN) has wide applications such as data processing and classification. However, comparing with other classification methods, ANN needs enormous memory space and training time to build the model. This makes ANN infeasible...
Language: English
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A Situational Comic Play Drama Learning System to Enhance Students’ Learning Motivation
Ping-Yu Chiang; Chun-Hsien Lee; Szu-Hua Lin; Cheng-Yu Fan; Yen-Hua Chen; Gwo-Dong Chen
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1269–1274
In situational learning, students use a situation as a clue for their thinking; thus, they can experience and learn knowledge in the situation. However, it is very difficult to establish diverse situations for students to experience in a common...
Topics: Learner-centered, and self-directed learning, Participatory learning and media, Augmented Reality
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Effects of Online College Student's Internet Self-Efficacy on Learning Motivation and Performance
Chiung-Sui Chang; Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Hung-Yen Sung; Chun-Hung Lin; Nian-Shing Chen; Shan-Shan Cheng
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 51, No. 4 (2014) pp. 366–377
This study investigates how Internet self-efficacy helps students to transform motivation into learning action, and its influence on learning performance. In this study, the effects of Internet self-efficacy on motivation and the learning...
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Development and Evaluation of Across-Unit Diagnostic Feedback Mechanism for Online Learning
Jian-Wei Lin; Yuan-Cheng Lai; Yu-Chin Szu; Ching-Neng Lai; Yuh-Shy Chuang; Yen-Hung Chen
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 3 pp. 138–153
Solving well-structured problems often requires using considerable related concepts which are usually scattered and introduced throughout different learning units of a subject. In addition, poor learning of related concepts of preceding units may...
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Evaluating students' problem solving ability on the earthquake related topics through Web-based testing
Ming-Chao Lin; Chun-Yen Chang; James P. Barufaldi; Jing-Ye Jhan; Yi-Chun Chen; Yi-Shin Chien
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1151–1154
Tenth-grade students' (n = 75) problem-solving ability was evaluated through a Web-based test in a secondary school of Taiwan. This research was based on a previous empirical model (Chang, 2004), which proposes to assess three essential components,...
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Review of trends from mobile learning studies: A meta-analysis
Wen-Hsiung Wu; Yen-Chun Jim Wu; Chun-Yu Chen; Hao-Yun Kao; Che-Hung Lin; Sih-Han Huang
Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 2 (September 2012) pp. 817–827
Two previous literature review-based studies have provided important insights into mobile learning, but the issue still needs to be examined from other directions such as the distribution of research purposes. This study takes a meta-analysis...
Language: English