ICT in English Schools: Transforming Education?

Hao Yang

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (2012) pp. 101–118

The use of information and communications technology (ICT) as a learning tool has long been acclaimed as a catalyst for educational transformation. Over the past decade, evidence of good uses of ICT has emerged in numerous studies. While such use...

Building a Sense of Community for Text-Based Computer-Mediated Communication Courses

Harrison Hao Yang; Yuliang Liu

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 36, No. 4 (2008) pp. 393–413

Building a strong sense of community in text-based computer-mediated communication courses can be a challenge to instructors. This article presents how a sound practical approach called STEP is implemented into one text-based fully online course and ...

A synchronous distance discussion procedure with reinforcement mechanism: Designed for elementary school students to achieve the attending and responding stages of the affective domain teaching goals within a class period

Kuo-An Hwang; Chia-Hao Yang

Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 4 (December 2008) pp. 1538–1552

Distance education courses must cope with the difficulties imposed by delivering a class at a distance. As most courses only emphasize the cognitive aspects of the class and neglect the course’s effect on the students, this gives no help for...

Language: English

An Investigation of Computer Anxiety among Vocational-Technical Teachers

Harrison Hao Yang; Dominic Mohamed; Barbara Beyerbach

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education Vol. 37, No. 1 (1999) pp. 64–82

Responses from 84% of 245 vocational-technical teachers in Dade County, Florida, revealed that 25% experienced computer anxiety. The relationship between anxiety and teaching area or demographic variables was not significant. Computer-related...

Automated Inattention and Fatigue Detection System in Distance Education for Elementary School Students

Kuo-An Hwang; Chia-Hao Yang

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 2 (2009) pp. 22–35

Most courses based on distance learning focus on the cognitive domain of learning. Because students are sometimes inattentive or tired, they may neglect the attention goal of learning. This study proposes an auto-detection and reinforcement...

Examining Interactive Whiteboard-Based Instruction on the Academic Self-Efficacy, Academic Press and Achievement of College Students

Yinghui Shi; Changling Peng; Harrison Hao Yang; Jason MacLeod

Open Learning Vol. 33, No. 2 (2018) pp. 115–130

The study reported here examined college students' academic self-efficacy, 'academic press' and learning achievement, as well as the association between these three variables within learning contexts using interactive whiteboard-based instruction. A ...

Leadership of vocational high school principals in curriculum reform: A case study in Taiwan

Hsi-Chi Hsiao; Mu-Nen Chen; Hao-Sen Yang

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 28, No. 6 (November 2008) pp. 669–686

This research attempts to comprehend the traits and behaviors of vocational high school principals in implementing curriculum reform. In-depth interviews with experienced principals of three vocational high schools sought to identify the leadership...

Language: English

Understanding students’ preferences toward the smart classroom learning environment: Development and validation of an instrument

Jason MacLeod; Harrison Hao Yang; Sha Zhu; Yanhong Li

Computers & Education Vol. 122, No. 1 (July 2018) pp. 80–91

This article presents the rationale for developing an instrument and initial evidence of validity and reliability in a higher education context. The 40-item instrument measures students' preferences toward the smart classroom learning environment...

Language: English

The Impact of Adventure Video Games on Foreign Language Learning and the Perceptions of Learners

Hao-Jan Howard Chen; Ting-Yu Christine Yang

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 21, No. 2 (2013) pp. 129–141

Several researchers have highlighted the potential of applying adventure video games in second language acquisition; however, few studies have investigated the impact of adventure games on foreign language learning. This study aimed to examine the...

The Application of KINECT Motion Sensing Technology in Game-Oriented Study

Hui Yang; Hao Zhang; Wei Xu; Ping Zhang; Liang Xu

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 9, No. 2 (Mar 18, 2014) pp. 59–63

The learning environment based on the KINECT Motion Sensing technology is able to fully mobilize the learners' multi-sensory organs, closely combine study with sports and enhance human-computer interactions, which can be conducive to the learners'...

Using Computer-Assisted Multiple Representations in Learning Geometry Proofs

Wing-Kwong Wong; Sheng-Kai Yin; Hsi-Hsun Yang; Ying-Hao Cheng

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 3 (2011) pp. 43–54

Geometry theorem proving involves skills that are difficult to learn. Instead of working with abstract and complicated representations, students might start with concrete, graphical representations. A proof tree is a graphical representation of a...

Developing and Evaluating a Chinese Collocation Retrieval Tool for CFL Students and Teachers

Howard Hao-Jan Chen; Jian-Cheng Wu; Christine Ting-Yu Yang; Iting Pan

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 29, No. 1 (2016) pp. 21–39

The development of collocational knowledge is important for foreign language learners; unfortunately, learners often have difficulties producing proper collocations in the target language. Among the various ways of collocation learning, the DDL ...

Verifying Causal Relationships Among the Presences of the Community of Inquiry Framework in the Chinese Context

Zhiqiang Ma; Jing Wang; Qiyun Wang; Lili Kong; Yajie Wu; Hao Yang

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 18, No. 6 (Sep 25, 2017)

The purpose of this study was to verify a Chinese version of Community of Inquiry (CoI) instrument with learning presence and explore the causal relationships of the factors in the instrument. This study first examined the reliability and validity...