The DIF-Free-Then-DIF Strategy for the Assessment of Differential Item Functioning

Wen-Chung Wang; Ching-Lin Shih; Guo-Wei Sun

Educational and Psychological Measurement Vol. 72, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 687–708

The DIF-free-then-DIF (DFTD) strategy consists of two steps: (a) select a set of items that are the most likely to be DIF-free and (b) assess the other items for DIF (differential item functioning) using the designated items as anchors. The rank...

Classroom Management of Project-based Learning in Web Environment

Hsiu-Ping Yueh; Wei-Jane Lin; Wan-Li Chung

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4711–4716

This paper first introduces the pedagogical use of project-based learning in a web environment for university teaching, and provides a brief literature review on project-based learning and collaborative learning with web application. It then...

Topics: Classrooms, Instructional Design

How stress influences creativity in game-based situations: Analysis of stress hormones, negative emotions, and working memory

Yu-chu Yeh; Guey-Jen Lai; Chun Fu Lin; Chung-Wei Lin; Hua-Chun Sun

Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 143–153

This study aims to integrate neuroscientific techniques into a behavioral experimental design to investigate how stress stimuli may influence stress hormones and negative emotions, subsequently affecting working memory (WM) and creativity in game...

Language: English

Contributing, Exchanging and Linking for Learning: Supporting Web Co-Discovery in One-to-One Environments

Chen-Chung Liu; Ping-Hsing Don; Chen-Wei Chung; Shao-Jun Lin; Gwo-Dong Chen; Baw-Jhiune Liu

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 4 (2010) pp. 126–139

While Web discovery is usually undertaken as a solitary activity, Web co-discovery may transform Web learning activities from the isolated individual search process into interactive and collaborative knowledge exploration. Recent studies have...

Collaborative storytelling experiences in social media: Influence of peer-assistance mechanisms

Chen-Chung Liu; Kuo-Ping Liu; Wei-Hong Chen; Chiu-Pin Lin; Gwo-Dong Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 2 (September 2011) pp. 1544–1556

Collaborative storytelling activities in social media environments are generally developed in a linear way in which all participants collaborate on a shared story as it is passed from one to another in a relay form. Difficulties with this linear...

Language: English

A remix-oriented approach to promoting student engagement in a long-term participatory learning program

Chen-Chung Liu; Wei-Chen Chen; Hung-Ming Lin; Yun-Yin Huang

Computers & Education Vol. 110, No. 1 (July 2017) pp. 1–15

Researchers and educators continuously remark on the importance of integrating creativity into the learning process. This study proposes a creativity approach to facilitating participatory learning for the sustained engagement of young learners...

Language: English