Social Media & English Learners' Academic Literacy Development

Dong-shin Shin

Multicultural Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (2018) pp. 13–16

Social media are becoming a critical part of communication in everyday lives and are a common form of communication for many students in and outside of school. Accordingly, English learner (EL) students are using social media-based communication to...

ESL Students' Computer-Mediated Communication Practices: Context Configuration

Dong-Shin Shin

Language Learning & Technology Vol. 10, No. 3 (September 2006) pp. 65–84

This paper examines how context is configured in ESL students' language learning practices through computer-mediated communication (CMC). Specifically, I focus on how a group of ESL students jointly constructed the context of their CMC activities...

Web 2.0 Tools and Academic Literacy Development in a US Urban School: A Case Study of a Second-Grade English Language Learner

Dong-shin Shin

Language and Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (2014) pp. 68–85

This study explores a second-grade English language learner's literacy development and ability to use blogging for social and academic purposes, in the context of learning academic writing genres in a US urban school. Grounded in sociocultural...

Transactional Presence as a Critical Predictor of Success in Distance Learning

Namin Shin

Distance Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (2003) pp. 69–86

Suggests that distance education students' perceptions of psychological presence of teachers, peers, and the institution can be predictions of learning. Defines perception of presence, or transactional presence, and describes a study at the Korea...

Morality and Internet Behavior: A study of the Internet Troll and its relation with morality on the Internet

Jiwon Shin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2834–2840

A part of new generation residing in the Internet space, Troll, is threatening netizen's well-being. A troll is a person who interrupts communications on the Internet, and often seen as problematic or even criminals. According to Durkheim, the order ...

Beyond interaction: Transactional presence and distance learning

Namin Shin

Beyond interaction: Transactional presence and distance@learning (2001) pp. 1–223

This study investigates the relationship between distance students' perceptions of the presence of teachers, peer students and educational institutions and their learning. The “perception of presence” is defined as the degree to which a distance...

E-Book Usability in Educational Technology Classes: Teachers and Teacher Candidates' Perception toward E-Book for Teaching and Learning

Sunghee Shin

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 12, No. 3 (2014) pp. 62–74

This study was designed to enrich the learning experiences of in-service and pre-service teachers in two educational technology classes by adopting e-books as the course material. Graduate students were more positive about their e-book reading...

Using Videotaped Lectures for Testing Academic Listening Proficiency

Dongil Shin

International Journal of Listening Vol. 12 (1998) pp. 57–80

Investigates validity evidence for the usefulness of a videotape formatted listening test (VFLT) as a measure of academic lecture listening ability. Provides support of the validity evidence of the VFLT. Concludes that the strong relationship...

The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere on the Internet: Focused on New Media Literacy and Collectivity of Online Communities

Jiwon Shin

The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere on the Internet:<p>Focused on New Media Literacy and Collectivity of Online Communities (2013) pp. 1–154

Through the case of one online disputant, Minerva, this study intended to see the possibilities of online communities as the public sphere. Minerva's postings and comments were analyzed using discourse analysis and ground theory. It was found ...

Beyond Interaction: The Relational Construct of "Transactional Presence."

Namin Shin

Open Learning Vol. 17, No. 2 (2002) pp. 121–37

Defines transactional presence as the degree to which a distance student perceives the availability of, and connectedness with, other parties involved in a distance education setting. Analyzes distance education literature in light of interpersonal...

Examining the construct validity of a web-based academic listening test: An investigation of the effects of response formats in a web-based listening test

Sunyoung Shin

Examining the construct validity of a web@-based academic@listening@test: An investigation of the effects of response formats in a web-based listening test (2007) pp. 1–145

As computer-based or web-based assessments evolve into the standard mode of delivery in second/foreign language testing situations, it is becoming increasingly common to present listening texts in a video format, potentially enhancing the...

Multimodal Resemiotization and Authorial Agency in an L2 Writing Classroom

Tony Cimasko; Dong-shin Shin

Written Communication Vol. 34, No. 4 (2017) pp. 387–413

This study examines the composing process and authorial agency of a college ESL writer as she remediated an argumentative essay into a multimodal digital video. Employing principles of sociosemiotic ethnography, and drawing on the concepts of...

Multimodal Composition in a College ESL Class: New Tools, Traditional Norms

Dong-shin Shin; Tony Cimasko

Computers and Composition Vol. 25, No. 4 pp. 376–395

Research has noted that multimodal writing allows for better communication of knowledge and expression of personal identities through various modes of representation. Studies of multimodal composition have tended to examine separate modes, or have...

Language: English

Blogging and Emergent L2 Literacy Development in an Urban Elementary School: A Functional Perspective

Meg Gebhard; Dong-shin Shin; Wendy Seger

CALICO Journal Vol. 28, No. 2 (January 2011) pp. 278–307

This study analyzes how a teacher in the United States used systemic functional linguistics to design a blog-mediated writing curriculum to support second grade English language learners' (ELLs) literacy development and abilities to use computer...

Assuring Student Satisfaction of Online Education: A Search for Core Course Design Elements

Sungwon Shin; Jongpil Cheon

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2019) pp. 147–164

This study investigated to determine the online course design elements that are associated with student online course satisfaction. A total of 90 online courses were reviewed, using the course checklist based on the Quality Matters rubric. The...

Teachers' perceptions of change in instructional practice and use of technology: An evaluation of the Instructional Proficiency Institute

Regina Robin Amenta-Shin

Teachers' perceptions of change in instructional practice and use of technology: An evaluation of the Instructional@Proficiency@Institute (2000) pp. 1–193

This study evaluated teachers' perceptions of the Los Angeles County Office of Education's Instructional Proficiency Institute. It also focused on investigating teachers' perceptions of their instructional practice and their use of technology to...

Issues in estimating program effects and studying implementation in large-scale educational experiments: The case of a connected classroom technology program

Hye Sook Shin

Issues in estimating program effects and studying implementation in large-scale educational@experiments: The case of a connected@classroom@technology program (2009) pp. 1–147

Using data from a nationwide, large-scale experimental study of the effects of a connected classroom technology on student learning in algebra (Owens et al., 2004), this dissertation focuses on challenges that can arise in estimating treatment...

“I think this is really beneficial. You should do this again.”: A case study of implementing authentic K-12 classroom cases in a social studies methods course

Sungwon Shin; Thomas Brush

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2419–2426

This paper discusses a case study of a social studies methods course in which hypermedia-enhanced authentic K-12 classroom cases are used to support preservice teachers’ understanding of discipline-specific teaching strategies and classroom...

A System for the Automatic Assembly of Test Questions Using a No-SQL Database

Sanggyu Shin; Hiroshi Hashimoto

International Conference e-Learning 2014. Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (July 2014)

We describe a system that automatically assembles test questions from a set of examples. Our system can create test questions appropriate for each user's level at low cost. In particular, when a user review their lesson, our system provides new test ...

The effects of a metacognitive art criticism teaching strategy that incorporates computer technology on critical thinking skill and art critiquing ability

Seung-Ryul Shin

(2002) pp. 1–194

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a metacognitive art criticism teaching strategy that employs computer technology (MAC-CT) to improve students' critical thinking skill, art critiquing ability, and attitudes toward art and ...

The relationship between well-structured and ill-structured problem-solving in multimedia simulation

Namsoo Shin Hong

(1998) pp. 1–139

Problem solving, especially complicated ill-structured problem solving, has been a major concern in education. Research of the past decade provides qualitative ways of viewing the solving processes of ill-structured problems. Sinnott, Voss & Post,...

Fertility, relative wages, and labor market decisions: A case of female teachers

Jaeun Shin; Sangho Moon

Economics of Education Review Vol. 25, No. 6 pp. 591–604

This paper examines the effects of fertility and relative wages on occupational choice (teaching versus non-teaching) and labor force participation decisions of female college graduates using selectivity-corrected panel estimations.We find that the...

Language: English

An Exploration of Learner Progress and Drop-Out in Korea National Open University

Namin Shin; Juhu Kim

Distance Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (1999) pp. 81–95

Describes a study that examined which factors made a difference in distance learners' achievements and their continuous enrollment status over one year in the Korea National Open University. Results of a path analysis discusses learners' job load,...

The use of a mobile learning management system at an online university and its effect on learning satisfaction and achievement

Won Shin; Minseok Kang

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 19, 2015)

This study investigates online students’ acceptance of mobile learning and its influence on learning achievement using an information system success and extended technology acceptance model (TAM). Structural equation modeling was used to test the...

Topics: Achievement, Learning Management Systems

Exploring critical usability attribute factors for the user interface of digital textbook platform

Seokyung Shin; Jihyun Sohn

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1455–1459

Current advances in information technology have led to increased interest in digital textbooks delivering digitally enhanced content. As more functions are integrated into the digital textbook platform with advances in digital technology, its use...

The effect of modeling approaches in collaborative learning: Online discussion board for pre-service teachers

Anna Lee; Sunghee Shin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 611–617

This paper is a report on the findings of a study conducted on a graduate level online discussion. Discourse analysis techniques were used to examine which modeling approach is more effective to construct pre-service teacher’s knowledge within a...

Enabling young composers through the Vermont MIDI Project: Composition, verbalization and communication

Hae-Kyung Shin

(2011) pp. 1–367

The purpose of this study was to examine what conditions of a mentoring project enable teachers and students to keep composing and teaching composition in public school music classrooms over time. Using a case study, I explored the extended...

Factors Related to Student Satisfaction and Motivation in Distance Science Learning: A Case Study of a Foundation Course in Biology and Earth Science

Namin Shin; Gordon Maxwell

Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 12, No. 1 (2003) pp. 17–27

This paper presents a research study investigating factors related to student satisfaction and academic motivation in the area of distance science learning. By means of a questionnaire survey, data were garnered from students enrolled in the...

Language: English

Teaching Critical, Ethical and Safe Use of ICT in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Sang-Keun Shin

Language Learning & Technology Vol. 19, No. 1 pp. 181–197

This paper describes two studies that examined the awareness of pre-service English teachers regarding issues of digital literacy, fair use of digital materials, and e-safety. The participants in Study One designed reading and listening lessons...

Quality assurance systems as a higher education policy tool in Korea: International convergence and local contexts

Jung Cheol Shin

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 63, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 52–58

This study selected quality assurance systems in Korea as a case to analyze how global convergence and local contexts interplayed during three periods of change. Quality assurance is an example of a policy area where there was significant global...

Language: English

Using Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology to Enhance Elementary Students' Geographic Understanding

Eui-kyung Shin

Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 35, No. 2 (2007) pp. 231–255

Using a qualitative approach, this study investigated how the use of GIS technology affected fourth graders' geography learning and understanding of place. For this study, a GIS module was developed and implemented. The data gathering included...

Analyzing Web 2.0 Users in an Online Discussion Forum

Wonsug Shin; Susan Lowes

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1130–1137

A latest evolution of the Web, Web 2.0, provides opportunities for interactive participation and social activities. The purpose of this study is to examine whether students’ usage of Web 2.0 and their social presence affect participation and...

Topics: Social Studies

Reported Thought as a Stance-Taking Device in Korean Conversation

Mary Shin Kim

Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal Vol. 51, No. 3 (2014) pp. 230–263

Analyses of 34 cases of direct reported thought found in ordinary Korean conversations illustrate a routine practice in the use of reported thought-reenacting a prior thought to demonstrate how the speaker's current stance originated. Often,...

Effects of providing a rationale for learning a lesson on students' motivation and learning in online learning environments

Tae Seob Shin

(2010) pp. 1–95

This study examined whether providing a rationale for learning a particular lesson influences students' motivation and learning in online learning environments. A mixed-method design was used to investigate the effects of two types of rationales ...

Building an effective international community of inquiry for EFL professionals in an asynchronous online discussion board

Joan Kang Shin

Building an effective international community of inquiry for EFL professionals in an asynchronous online discussion@board (2008) pp. 1–328

With the capability of new Internet technology, use of online course management systems like Blackboard can facilitate the creation of international communities of professionals through computer-mediated communication (CMC). This study investigated...

Effects of Learner Control, Advisement, and Prior Knowledge on Young Students' Learning in a Hypertext Environment

E Christine Shin

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 42, No. 1 (1994) pp. 33–46

Describes a study that investigated the effects of learner control and of advisement in a hypertext learning environment with second-grade students who had different levels of prior knowledge about the content. Topics discussed include computer...

Language Education for the Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities By Utilizing Digital Stroytelling

Jin-kyeong Shin

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 52–56

The purpose of this research is to present the example of digital storytelling course design suitable to the children with mild intellectual disabilities by studying the educational implication of digital storytelling via the analysis of the...

Topics: Research Perspectives

A corpus-based study on Asian learners’ use of English linking adverbials

Shin\u2019ichiro Ishikawa

Themes in Science and Technology Education Vol. 3, No. 1 (2010) pp. 139–157

ICT influences various phases of language studies and education. Its application for appliedlinguistics has been mainly attempted in the field of corpus linguistics, which describes hownative speakers (NS) use the language and how its use by non...

The Intersection of Multimodality and Critical Perspective: Multimodality as Subversion

Shin-ying Huang

Language Learning & Technology Vol. 19, No. 3 pp. 21–37

This study explores the relevance of multimodality to critical media literacy. It is based on the understanding that communication is intrinsically multimodal and multimodal communication is inherently social and ideological. By analysing two...

Teachers' Use of Technology and Its Influencing Factors in Korean Elementary Schools

Won sug Shin

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2015) pp. 461–476

Until now, research on technology integration in K-12 settings focused on revealing factors that influence technology use in the classroom by teachers has not paid much attention to what teachers recognise and why they incorporate technology in the...

Using geographic information system to enhance elementary students' understanding of geography and history: A case study

Eui-kyung Shin

Using geographic@information@system to enhance elementary@students' understanding of geography and history: A case study (2003) pp. 1–255

The purpose of this study was to determine if Geographic Information System (GIS) could be used as an effective tool to enhance fourth grade students' understanding in geography and history. Research Questions that guided the study were: (1) How...

The Effects of Technology-Supported Socioscientific Inquiry (SSI) on Student Achievement and Attitudes Towards Science

Thomas Brush; Krista Glazewski; Suhkyung Shin; Sungwon Shin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2594–2599

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of socio-scientific inquiry (SSI) instruction on student achievement and attitudes towards science. Specifically, this study addressed the following research questions: 1. What impact does...

Topics: Science Education

A Comparison between Common Item Equating with Pre-and Post-Reading and Listening Tests

Tomoko Fujita; Shin-ichi Mayekawa

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 626–631

Although our final goal is constructing pre-and post-e-testing systems, as our first stage, we need to find the best system to equate pre-and post-tests in order to measure about 6,600 students’ growth in two years in a university language program....

Mobile Technology Applications in the Korean Higher Education

Shin Ja Kim; Aekyung Chung

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 83–88

The purpose of this article is to investigate the four main issues that arise during the use of mobile technologies and devices in the learning environment. The key issues addressed in this paper are: 1) What type of mobile technologies do Korean...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students

The Effect of Smartphone-Delivered Emergency Preparedness Education on Coping Knowledge among Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Elementary Schoolchildren in South Korea

Shin-Jeong Kim; Haeryun Cho

Journal of School Nursing Vol. 33, No. 6 (2017) pp. 434–445

This study examined the effect of an intervention on coping knowledge among fifth- and sixth-grade elementary schoolchildren who received smartphone-delivered emergency preparedness education. This was a quasi-experimental study using a pre-...

Factors Affecting Information Seeking and Evaluation in a Distributed Learning Environment

Jae-Shin Lee; Hichang Cho

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 2 (2011) pp. 213–223

The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the processes of seeking information online and evaluating this information. We hypothesized that individuals' social network, in-out group categorization, and cultural proclivity would influence ...

Administrative Staff Members' Job Competency and Their Job Satisfaction in a Korean Research University

Jisun Jung; Jung Cheol Shin

Studies in Higher Education Vol. 40, No. 5 (2015) pp. 881–901

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of administrative staff's job competency on their job satisfaction in a Korean research university. We conceptualized job satisfaction into three subcomponents: satisfaction in the job field, in the ...

The use of a mobile learning management system and academic achievement of online students

Insook Han; Won Sug Shin

Computers & Education Vol. 102, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 79–89

Mobile learning has become widespread, and higher education institutions have started adopting mobile technology to cope with the needs of students. Despite its adoption in higher education settings, little research has been done to examine factors...

Language: English

Teaching Google Search Techniques in an L2 Academic Writing Context

Sumi Han; Jeong-Ah Shin

Language Learning & Technology Vol. 21, No. 3 (2017) pp. 172–194

This mixed-method study examines the effectiveness of teaching Google search techniques (GSTs) to Korean EFL college students in an intermediate-level academic English writing course. 18 students participated in a 4-day GST workshop consisting of an ...

The Use of a Mobile Learning Management System at an Online University and Its Effect on Learning Satisfaction and Achievement

Won Sug Shin; Minseok Kang

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 19, 2015) pp. 110–130

This study investigates online students' acceptance of mobile learning and its influence on learning achievement using an information system success and extended technology acceptance model (TAM). Structural equation modeling was used to test the...