To propose an algorithm for team forming: Simulated annealing K team-forming algorithm for heterogeneous grouping

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2645–2646

Some researchers have compared the performance of some teams, they were formed through some grouping method, with other teams formed via random assignment, but the results were not consistent. Why the results were not consistent? In my point of view,...

Topics: Students

A Pilot Framework of Essential Designs of User Interface in Young Students' Web-based Learning Sites

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2780–2781

In this study, author has defined twenty-four essential designs from the ideas of mind tools, transactional distance theory, and ARCS model. Then, author has created a best web site for youth to learn scale (in short, BeYou), with twenty-four...

Topics: Information Sciences, Interaction

Peer and Self Assessment for Mobile Learning

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4370–4372

In the past, the peer and self assessment were proved useful for adult learner [8,10,11]. Author's purposes are to propose a new peer and self assessment model for mobile learning and try to propose some open questions for future works. Does peer...

Topics: Assessment

An Integration of Item Bank and Concept Map

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 317–321

This study described the INCOMAS system. The INCOMAS is an item bank based and networked concept map assessment system that combines the Web technologies, computer networks, and the database: concept map items, electronic test papers, and students'...

Topics: Computers, Databases, Networking Technologies

To provide baseline algorithm for team forming: K team-forming algorithm

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1584–1585

In recent studies, some researchers were eager for the answer of how to group a perfectly dream team. There are various grouping methods, e.g. random assignment, homogeneous grouping with personality or achievement and heterogeneous grouping with...

Topics: Achievement, Students, Personality, Information Sciences

Networked portfolio system and students' learning effect

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2643–2644

This system incorporates two distinct types of function; one focuses on peer-assessment, the other involves the design of portfolio-assessment (included self-assessment and portfolio). The functions designed to assist peer-assessment include on-line ...

Topics: Assessment, Portfolios, Students

A Pilot Study of College Students' Attitudes toward Web-based Forum and Community

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Yu-Fang Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 434–440

In this pilot, we try to construct a web-based forum and community scale (hereinafter referred as "WFCS"). According to related studies, we adapted five factors about attitudes toward web-based forum and implemented two factors about attitudes...

Topics: Community, Attitudes

Experiencing mobile learning of senior high school: From the perspective of college teacher

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun Hung Lin

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 19–20

Basically, The Affiliated Jhongli Senior High School of National Central University doesn’t need to apply any research project to improve the popularity of the school. Due to the trend of E-learning, and the teachers’ sense of mission, The...

Topics: Institution-Specific Cases, Exemplary Projects

A Pilot Study of E-tutor System

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun-Hung Lin; Hwa-Wei Ko

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2579–2584

As the development of information technology, more and more tools can be utilized in learning. Chunghwa Telecom held an E-tutor program in 2005. The program used MCS2 system to be the distance learning tool. There are 27 teachers and 18 students...

Topics: Tutoring

Feedback and achievement of college students under networked peer assessment

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Sunny S. J. Lin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2067–2070

This study focused on the relationship between the types of thinking skills and types of peer feedback and the relationship between the types of thinking skills and the students' achievement under networked peer assessment. In this system, students...

Topics: Achievement, Assessment, Students

University faculty’s perspectives on the roles of e-instructors and their online instruction practice

Chiungsui Chang; Hun-Yi Shen; Zhi-Feng Liu

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jun 16, 2014)

Despite the rapid use of e-Learning in higher education, the beliefs of instructors about and their practices during online instruction have been seldom addressed. This study explores the role perceptions of e-instructors in higher education. In...