A contextual game-based learning approach to improving students' inquiry-based learning performance in social studies courses

Gwo-Jen Hwang; Li-Yu Chiu; Chih-Hung Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 13–25

Inquiry-based learning, an effective instructional strategy, can be in the form of a problem or task for triggering student engagement. However, how to situate students in meaningful inquiry activities remains to be settled, especially for social...

Language: English

The Conceptions of Learning Science by Laboratory among University Science-Major Students: Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses

Yu-Li Chiu; Tzung-Jin Lin; Chin-Chung Tsai

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 34, No. 3 (2016) pp. 359–377

Background: The sophistication of students' conceptions of science learning has been found to be positively related to their approaches to and outcomes for science learning. Little research has been conducted to particularly investigate students'...

Second language learning in a virtual world: A study of a trans-national collaborative language learning experiences

Li-Tang Yu; Jayoung Song; Paul Resta; Fu-Yuan Chiu; Jongduk Jang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1155–1157

The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using virtual world, Second Life, as a platform for foreign language learning. Among the many benefits that virtual worlds can offer, we are interested in the effects of undertaking...

Web-based undergraduate chemistry problem-solving: The interplay of task performance, domain knowledge and web-searching strategies

Hsiao-Ching She; Meng-Tzu Cheng; Ta-Wei Li; Chia-Yu Wang; Hsin-Tien Chiu; Pei-Zon Lee; Wen-Chi Chou; Ming-Hua Chuang

Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 2 (September 2012) pp. 750–761

This study investigates the effect of Web-based Chemistry Problem-Solving, with the attributes of Web-searching and problem-solving scaffolds, on undergraduate students' problem-solving task performance. In addition, the nature and extent of Web...

Language: English