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Facilitating cross-cultural understanding with learning activities supported by speech-to-text recognition and computer-aided translation
Rustam Shadiev; Yueh-Min Huang
Computers & Education Vol. 98, No. 1 (July 2016) pp. 130–141
We designed and implemented cross-cultural learning activities for this study. Participants from two countries, geographically located very far from each other, represented different cultures that have no communication language in common. Two...
Language: English
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A Scaffolding Strategy to Develop Handheld Sensor-Based Vocabulary Games for Improving Students' Learning Motivation and Performance
Yong-Ming Huang; Yueh-Min Huang
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 63, No. 5 (2015) pp. 691–708
Vocabulary is the foundation for students who learn a foreign language. Nevertheless, students may be bored by the painstaking process of rote learning. To this end, this study designed a handheld sensor-based vocabulary game based on a scaffolding...
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The effectiveness of the meaningful learning-based evaluation for different achieving students in a ubiquitous learning context
Yueh-Min Huang; Po-Sheng Chiu
Computers & Education Vol. 87, No. 1 (September 2015) pp. 243–253
In recent years, fueled by the rise of mobile technology, ubiquitous learning has shown great potential in various disciplines, especially in context-aware environments. However, improper applications of this learning approach may also lead to...
Language: English
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MEAT: An Authoring Tool for Generating Adaptable Learning Resources
Yen-Hung Kuo; Yueh-Min Huang
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 2 (2009) pp. 51–68
Mobile learning (m-learning) is a new trend in the e-learning field. The learning services in m-learning environments are supported by fundamental functions, especially the content and assessment services, which need an authoring tool to rapidly...
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The effectiveness of a meaningful learning-based evaluation model for context-aware mobile learning
Yueh‐Min Huang; Po‐Sheng Chiu
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 2 (Mar 30, 2015) pp. 437–447
In recent years, context-aware mobile learning (CAML) has been widely applied to various fields and has become a popular issue in educational research. Despite the tremendous potential of CAML and its growing significance, continued evaluations and...
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A study of the facilitation of cross‐cultural understanding and intercultural sensitivity using speech‐enabled language translation technology
Rustam Shadiev; Ai Sun; Yueh‐Min Huang
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 3 (May 2019) pp. 1415–1433
We proposed speech‐enabled language translation (SELT) technology that consists of speech‐to‐text recognition (STR) and computer‐aided‐translation (CAT) systems to support intercultural communication. When the participants spoke in their native...
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Applying adaptive swarm intelligence technology with structuration in web-based collaborative learning
Yueh-Min Huang; Chien-Hung Liu
Computers & Education Vol. 52, No. 4 (May 2009) pp. 789–799
One of the key challenges in the promotion of web-based learning is the development of effective collaborative learning environments. We posit that the structuration process strongly influences the effectiveness of technology used in web-based...
Language: English
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A technique for tracking the reading rate to identify the e-book reading behaviors and comprehension outcomes of elementary school students
Yueh‐Min Huang; Tsung‐Ho Liang
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 4 (Jul 01, 2015) pp. 864–876
Tracking individual reading behaviors is a difficult task, as is carrying out real-time recording and analysis throughout the reading process, but these aims are worth pursuing. In this study, the reading rate is adopted as an indicator to identify...
Topics: Learning Outcomes
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Using Annotation Services in a Ubiquitous Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Environment
Yueh-Min Huang; Tien-Chi Huang; Meng-Yeh Hsieh
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 11, No. 2 (2008) pp. 3–15
This study describes the development of a ubiquitous cooperative learning environment using proposed annotation services, wireless communication devices, and the Jigsaw method of cooperative learning. The purpose of the study is to investigate the...
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Cooperative Weblog Learning in Higher Education: Its Facilitating Effects on Social Interaction, Time Lag, and Cognitive Load
Tien-Chi Huang; Yueh-Min Huang; Fu-Yun Yu
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 1 (2011) pp. 95–106
This paper examines the effects of using weblog technologies to support cooperative learning in higher education. The study focused on the effects of features embedded in weblogs on social interactions, time lags, and cognitive loads. A quasi...
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An Educational Mobile Blogging System for Supporting Collaborative Learning
Yueh-Min Huang; Yu-Lin Jeng; Tien-Chi Huang
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 2 (2009) pp. 163–175
With the gradual adoption of "Web 2.0" technologies, one of key Web 2.0 technologies, blog, has become a popular and wide-accepted Web application. Although mobile device users can access the Web whenever or wherever the need arises, there is not an ...
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Embedding Diagnostic Mechanisms in a Digital Game for Learning Mathematics
Yueh-Min Huang; Shu-Hsien Huang; Ting-Ting Wu
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 62, No. 2 (April 2014) pp. 187–207
Mathematics is closely related to daily life, but it is also one of the lessons which often cause anxiety to primary school students. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has been regarded as a sound learning strategy in raising learner willingness...
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An Enhanced Learning Diagnosis Model Based on Concept-Effect Relationships with Multiple Knowledge Levels
Hui-Chun Chu; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 47, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 53–67
Conventional testing systems usually give students a score as their test result, but do not show them how to improve their learning performance. Researchers have indicated that students would benefit more if individual learning guidance could be...
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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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Facilitating Comprehension of Non-Native English Speakers during Lectures in English with STR-Texts
Rustam Shadiev; Ting-Ting Wu; Yueh-Min Huang
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 1 (2018) pp. 94–104
We provided texts generated by speech-to text-recognition (STR) technology for non-native English speaking students during lectures in English in order to test whether STR-texts were useful for enhancing students' comprehension of lectures. To this...
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A Sharing Mind Map-oriented Approach to Enhance Collaborative Mobile Learning With Digital Archiving Systems
Jui-Hung Chang; Po-Sheng Chiu; Yueh-Min Huang
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 19, No. 1 (Feb 23, 2018)
With the advances in mobile network technology, the use of portable devices and mobile networks for learning is not limited by time and space. Such use, in combination with appropriate learning strategies, can achieve a better effect. Despite the...
Language: English
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A WordNet-Based Near-Synonyms and Similar-Looking Word Learning System
Koun-Tem Sun; Yueh-Min Huang; Ming-Chi Liu
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 1 (2011) pp. 121–134
Near-Synonyms and Similar-Looking (NSSL) words can create confusion for English as Foreign Language Learners as a result of a type of lexical error that often occurs when they confuse similar-looking words that are near synonyms to have the same...
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Facilitating comprehension of non-native English speakers during lectures in English with STR-texts
Rustam Shadiev; Ting‐Ting Wu; Yueh‐Min Huang
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 1 (February 2018) pp. 94–104
We provided texts generated by speech-to text-recognition (STR) technology for non-native English speaking students during lectures in English in order to test whether STR-texts were useful for enhancing students' comprehension of lectures. To this...
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Review of affective computing in education/learning: Trends and challenges
Chih‐Hung Wu; Yueh‐Min Huang; Jan‐Pan Hwang
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 47, No. 6 (November 2016) pp. 1304–1323
Affect can significantly influence education/learning. Thus, understanding a learner's affect throughout the learning process is crucial for understanding motivation. In conventional education/learning research, learner motivation can be known...
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The Learning Style-Based Adaptive Learning System Architecture
Chyun-Chyi Chen; Po-Sheng Chiu; Yueh-Min Huang
International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 5, No. 2 (April 2015) pp. 1–10
In the current study of learning process that show learners will take a different way and use different types of learning resources in order to learning better. Any many researchers also agree that learning materials must be able to meet the various ...
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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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A Method of Cross-Level Frequent Pattern Mining for Web-Based Instruction
Yueh-Min Huang; Juei-Nan Chen; Shu-Chen Cheng
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 10, No. 3 (2007) pp. 305–319
Due to the rise of e-Learning, more and more useful learning materials are open to public access. Therefore, an appropriate learning suggestion mechanism is an important tool to enable learners to work more efficiently. A smoother learning process...
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Investigating the effectiveness of speech-to-text recognition applications on learning performance and cognitive load
Yueh-Min Huang; Rustam Shadiev; Wu-Yuin Hwang
Computers & Education Vol. 101, No. 1 (October 2016) pp. 15–28
This study explores the effectiveness of applying speech-to-text recognition (STR) technology during lectures in English on learning performance and the cognitive load of non-native English speaking students. Furthermore, the study also explores the ...
Language: English
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Development of a diagnostic system using a testing-based approach for strengthening student prior knowledge
Yi-Chun Lin; Yen-Ting Lin; Yueh-Min Huang
Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 2 (September 2011) pp. 1557–1570
Students learn new instructions well by building on relevant prior knowledge, as it affects how instructors and students interact with the learning materials. Moreover, studies have found that good prior knowledge can enable students to attain...
Language: English
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Applying Dynamic Fuzzy Petri Net to Web Learning System
Juei-Nan Chen; Yueh-Min Huang; William Chu
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 13, No. 3 (December 2005) pp. 159–178
This investigation presents a DFPN (Dynamic Fuzzy Petri Net) model to increase the flexibility of the tutoring agent's behaviour and thus provide a learning content structure for a lecture course. The tutoring agent is a software assistant for a...
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Effects of Individual versus Group Work on Learner Autonomy and Emotion in Digital Storytelling
Ming-Chi Liu; Yueh-Min Huang; Yo-Hsin Xu
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 4 (2018) pp. 1009–1028
Digital storytelling has been shown to be an effective tool in achieving learner autonomy during language learning. Studies have focused on providing students with multimedia authoring tools for unbinding their imagination when developing stories,...
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Applications of Speech-to-Text Recognition and Computer-Aided Translation for Facilitating Cross-Cultural Learning through a Learning Activity: Issues and Their Solutions
Rustam Shadiev; Ting-Ting Wu; Ai Sun; Yueh-Min Huang
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 1 (2018) pp. 191–214
In this study, 21 university students, who represented thirteen nationalities, participated in an online cross-cultural learning activity. The participants were engaged in interactions and exchanges carried out on Facebook® and Skype® platforms, and ...
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How do we inspire people to contact aboriginal culture with Web2.0 technology?
Yueh-Min Huang; Mu-Yen Chen; Shuen-Shiang Mo
Computers & Education Vol. 86, No. 1 (August 2015) pp. 71–83
Culture right have become a newly emerging human rights around the world after 1980. From a long term perspective of culture protection, it is very important to focus on culture propagation and preservation. Under the erosion of mainstream culture,...
Language: English
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Fostering Learners' Metacognitive Skills of Keyword Reformulation in Image Seeking by Location-Based Hierarchical Navigation
Ming-Chi Liu; Yueh-Min Huang; Kinshuk ; Dunwei Wen
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 233–254
It is critical that students learn how to retrieve useful information in hypermedia environments, a task that is often especially difficult when it comes to image retrieval, as little text feedback is given that allows them to reformulate keywords...
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Assessment of Effectiveness of Web-Based Training on Demand
Chien-Hung Liu; Tzu-Chiang Chiang; Yueh-Min Huang
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 3 (December 2007) pp. 217–235
e-Learning is bringing training to the attention of upper management in a way that other learning technologies have never done. Web-based training will remain predominant to the design and delivery of workplace learning in the 21st century because...
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The Effect of an MSN Agent on Learning Community and Achievement
Wu-Yuin Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang; Sheng-Yi Wu
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 19, No. 4 (2011) pp. 413–432
The use of instant messaging to support e-learning will continue to gain importance because of its speed, effectiveness, and low cost. This study developed an MSN agent to mediate and facilitate students' learning in a Web-based course. The students'...
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A pilot study: Facilitating cross-cultural understanding with project-based collaborative learning in an online environment
Rustam Shadiev; Wu-Yuin Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 2 (Jun 22, 2015)
This study investigated three aspects: how project-based collaborative learning facilitates cross-cultural understanding; how students perceive project-based collaborative learning implementation in a collaborative cyber community (3C) online...
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Matching/Mismatching in Web-Based Learning: A Perspective Based on Cognitive Styles and Physiological Factors
Yueh-Min Huang; Jan-Pan Hwang; Sherry Y. Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 6 (2016) pp. 1198–1214
Cognitive styles have been regarded as a crucial factor that affects the effectiveness of web-based learning (WBL). Previous research indicated that educational settings that match with students' cognitive styles can enhance students' learning...
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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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A Pilot Study: Facilitating Cross-Cultural Understanding with Project-Based Collaborative Learning in an Online Environment
Rustam Shadiev; Wu-Yuin Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 2 (2015) pp. 123–139
This study investigated three aspects: how project-based collaborative learning facilitates cross-cultural understanding; how students perceive project-based collaborative learning implementation in a collaborative cyber community (3C) online...
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A ubiquitous English vocabulary learning system: Evidence of active/passive attitudes vs. usefulness/ease-of-use
Yueh-Min Huang; Yong-Ming Huang; Shu-Hsien Huang; Yen-Ting Lin
Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 273–282
English vocabulary learning and ubiquitous learning have separately received considerable attention in recent years. However, research on English vocabulary learning in ubiquitous learning contexts has been less studied. In this study, we develop a...
Language: English
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Courseware Development with Animated Pedagogical Agents in Learning System to Improve Learning Motivation
Kai-Yi Chin; Zeng-Wei Hong; Yueh-Min Huang; Wei-Wei Shen; Jim-Min Lin
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 3 (2016) pp. 360–381
The addition of animated pedagogical agents (APAs) in computer-assisted learning (CAL) systems could successfully enhance students' learning motivation and engagement in learning activities. Conventionally, the APA incorporated multimedia materials...
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The Role of Electronic Pocket Dictionaries as an English Learning Tool among Chinese Students
Hua-Li Jian; Frode Eika Sandnes; Kris M. Y. Law; Yo-Ping Huang; Yueh-Min Huang
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25, No. 6 (December 2009) pp. 503–514
This study addressed the role of electronic pocket dictionaries as a language learning tool among university students in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The target groups included engineering and humanities students at both undergraduate and graduate level....
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Supporting Self-Regulated Learning in Web 2.0 Contexts
Yong-Ming Huang; Yueh-Min Huang; Chia-Sui Wang; Chien-Hung Liu; Frode Eika Sandnes
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 187–195
Web-based self-learning (WBSL) provides learners with a powerful means of acquiring knowledge. However, WBSL may disorient learners, especially when their skills are inadequate for regulating their learning. In this paper, a Web 2.0 self-regulated...
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A Markov-Based Recommendation Model for Exploring the Transfer of Learning on the Web
Yueh-Min Huang; Tien-Chi Huang; Kun-Te Wang; Wu-Yuin Hwang
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 2 (2009) pp. 144–162
The ability to apply existing knowledge in new situations and settings is clearly a vital skill that all students need to develop. Nowhere is this truer than in the rapidly developing world of Web-based learning, which is characterized by non...
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Applying Social Tagging to Manage Cognitive Load in a Web 2.0 Self-Learning Environment
Yueh-Min Huang; Yong-Ming Huang; Chien-Hung Liu; Chin-Chung Tsai
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 21, No. 3 (2013) pp. 273–289
Web-based self-learning (WBSL) has received a lot of attention in recent years due to the vast amount of varied materials available in the Web 2.0 environment. However, this large amount of material also has resulted in a serious problem of...
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Problem-Based Learning Effectiveness on Micro-Blog and Blog for Students: A Case Study
Shu-Hsien Huang; Yueh-Min Huang; Ting-Ting Wu; Hong-Ren Chen; Shih-Ming Chang
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 6 (2016) pp. 1334–1354
Problem-based learning (PBL) is regarded as an effective learning strategy to enhance cognition not only in traditional learning but also in e-learning. In e-learning settings, blogs and micro-blogs can plausibly provide a platform to conduct PBL....
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Social Learning Networks: Build Mobile Learning Networks Based on Collaborative Services
Jeff J. S. Huang; Stephen J. H. Yang; Yueh-Min Huang; Indy Y. T. Hsiao
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010) pp. 78–92
Recently, the rising of Web 2.0 has made online community gradually become popular, like Facebook, blog, etc. As a result, the online knowledge sharing network formed by interpersonal interaction is now a major character of Web 2.0, and therefore,...
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Empowering Personalized Learning with an Interactive E-Book Learning System for Elementary School Students
Yueh-Min Huang; Tsung-Ho Liang; Yen-Ning Su; Nian-Shing Chen
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 60, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 703–722
Today various types of tablet computers are used, including iPad and Android Tablets. These individual portable digital devices can be used as e-book readers to support mobile personalized learning. Though many studies have investigated e-books by...
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A Study of Facilitating Cognitive Processes with Authentic Support
Rustam Shadiev; Wu-Yuin Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang; Tzu-Yu Liu
International Conferences on Education Technologies (ICEduTech) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE) 2014 (December 2014)
This study designed learning activity to enhance students' cognitive processes. Students could learn in class and then apply and analyze new knowledge to solve daily life problems by taking pictures of learning objects in familiar authentic context, ...
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An M-Learning Content Recommendation Service by Exploiting Mobile Social Interactions
Han-Chieh Chao; Chin-Feng Lai; Shih-Yeh Chen; Yueh-Min Huang
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Vol. 7, No. 3 (2014) pp. 221–230
With the rapid development of the Internet and the popularization of mobile devices, participating in a mobile community becomes a part of daily life. This study aims the influence impact of social interactions on mobile learning communities. With m-...
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Effects of using mobile devices on English listening diversity and speaking for EFL elementary students
Wu-Yuin Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang; Rustam Shadiev; Sheng-Yi Wu; Shu-Lin Chen
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 30, No. 5 (Nov 03, 2014)
This study designed learning activities supported by a mobile learning system for students to develop listening and speaking skills in English as a foreign language (EFL). How students perceive learning activities and a mobile learning system were...
Language: English
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Improving English as a Foreign Language Writing in Elementary Schools Using Mobile Devices in Familiar Situational Contexts
Wu-Yuin Hwang; Holly S. L. Chen; Rustam Shadiev; Ray Yueh-Min Huang; Chia-Yu Chen
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 27, No. 5 (2014) pp. 359–378
This research proposed a situational learning system to help elementary school students practice and improve their English as a foreign language (EFL) writing skills. Students carried out assigned writing tasks using the support of mobile devices in ...
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Effects of Using Mobile Devices on English Listening Diversity and Speaking for EFL Elementary Students
Wu-Yuin Hwang; Yueh-Min Huang; Rustam Shadiev; Sheng-Yi Wu; Shu-Lin Chen
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 30, No. 5 (2014) pp. 503–516
This study designed learning activities supported by a mobile learning system for students to develop listening and speaking skills in English as a foreign language (EFL). How students perceive learning activities and a mobile learning system were...
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Exploring Effects of Multi-Touch Tabletop on Collaborative Fraction Learning and the Relationship of Learning Behavior and Interaction with Learning Achievement
Wu-Yuin Hwang; Rustam Shadiev; Chi-Wei Tseng; Yueh-Min Huang
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 4 pp. 459–473
This study designed a learning system to facilitate elementary school students' fraction learning. An experiment was carried out to investigate how the system, which runs on multi-touch tabletop versus tablet PC, affects fraction learning. Two...