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An Evaluation of the Learnability of the Justice Bao Button-Less Interface
Der-Thang Chen; Ching Sing Chai
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 11, No. 4 (2002) pp. 387–402
The learnability of a software user interface is an important aspect of software design. This study evaluates the learnability of an instructional game entitled Justice Bao. It attests issues related to "button-less" interface that uses an object on ...
Topics: Software, Instructional Design
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Using Positioning Theory to Identify Contradictory Teachers’ Identity When Enacting Knowledge Building in Social Studies
Wei-Ying Lim; Hyo-Jeong So; Ching-Sing Chai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 100–104
This paper reports the initial dilemmas teachers faced when implementing knowledge building in social studies as part of a future school initiative in Singapore. Positioning theory was used to analyze teachers’ discourse during curriculum meetings...
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Classroom Management Issues in ICT-Mediated Learning Environments: Back to the Basics
Cher Ping Lim; Meow Sien Pek; Ching Sing Chai
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 391–414
Research studies have shown that effective classroom management is a necessary condition for successful ICT integration in schools. Drawing upon the classroom management practices of teachers in a Singapore primary school, this paper describes how...
Topics: Technology integration, education, research, Integration, teaching, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, elementary, Inclusive Education, Research Methods
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The shift in Singaporean pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs and in their beliefs about teaching and learning over the course of teacher preparation program
Ching Sing Chai; Seow Chong Wong; Timothy Teo
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3384–3387
The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in Singaporean pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs and in their beliefs about learning and teaching over the course of their teacher preparation program. An online survey was...
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Teachers’ TPACK Evolvement in A Technology-Mediated Elementary Science Innovation: A Translation Perspective
Yin Hong Cheah; Ching Sing Chai; Yancy Toh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2417–2422
While TPACK framework has been widely adopted to address teacher professional development needs, teacher TPACK growth from the innovation translation perspective is apparently underexplored. Adopting a case study approach, our paper uses cultural...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Science Education
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Fostering Pre-service Teachers’ TPACK Towards Student-centered Pedagogy
KoSze Lee; Ching Sing Chai; Joyce Hwee Ling Koh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3915–3921
We present our findings about the effectiveness of a 12-week ICT integration course, which emphasized student-centered pedagogy, on 108 Singaporean pre-service teachers’ TPACK. The effects were evaluated using a validated TPACK survey instrument....
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Idea Garden: Knowledge Creation with Insights from the Nature
Kah Eng Hoe; Ching Sing Chai; Pei-Shan Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 525–530
Drawing experiences from a past study with a knowledge building community, fundamental theories of knowledge creation are revisited and a conceptual framework for addressing the challenges faced is elucidated. In tandem with the principles of...
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Creating a Conducive Learning Environment for the Effective Integration of ICT: Classroom Management Issues
Cher Ping Lim; Yiong Hwee Teo; Philip Wong; Myint Swe Khine; Ching Sing Chai; Shanti Divaharan
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 14, No. 4 (2003) pp. 405–423
This article reports and discusses the findings of the collective case study of two primary schools in Singapore. It is part of a larger funded research project that examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT)...
Topics: Classrooms, Schools, Information Communication Technologies, Integration