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The Evolution of Distance Learning: Distance Education, Virtual Classrooms, and Web-Based Instruction
Ya-Ting Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 337–341
Distance learning is a great tool for educators to reach traditional and non-traditional learners. Yet, like any tool, it is only useful in the hands of someone who clearly knows what it is, and how to use it. Nowadays there is considerable...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Distance Education
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Asynchronous On-Line Discussions: Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills in Distance Education
Ya-Ting Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 2103–2104
In distance education, students and instructors rarely meet face-to-face and interactive discussions are infrequent, if they take place at all. Such challenges make it difficult to model thinking skills or guide students through the thinking process....
Topics: Students, Distance Education
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Asynchronous On-Line Discussions: Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills Within Traditional Classrooms
Ya-Ting Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 335–336
In a traditional classroom, discussions are often hindered due to limited class time and unequal access of interaction. It is difficult for instructors to monitor collaborative discussions and critical thinking. An asynchronous online forum is a...
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Instructional Strategies for Web-Based Bulletin Boards to Stimulate Interaction and Improve Student Learning Performance in Distance Education
Ya-Ting Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 2105–2106
History has shown that interaction is an essential component in the learning process. Integrating interaction into a traditional classroom is relatively easy; however, moving that interaction into several time zones is much more difficult. Web-based ...
Topics: Distance Education, Interaction
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E-Learning: Learning How to Think through Interaction via Computer Conferencing
Ya-Ting Yang; Heng-An Chou
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 886–890
The primary function of education is to teach and develop students' abilities to think critically. In many cases this occurs through class discussions. Yet, in a traditional classroom, discussions are often hindered due to limited class time and...
Topics: Students
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Does Distance Education Resolve The Current Problems of Education?
Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang; Timothy J. Newby
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 304–309
Distance education has come of age. Its foundations have become firmer, its applications have grown in number and variety, and its influence has become more visible and more substantive. Yet, one question is still frequently raised: "Does distance...
Topics: Distance Education
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A Successful Technology Integration in Schools to Improve the Effectiveness of Elementary School Administration
Chih-Hsiang Weng; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1098–1115
The purposes of this study are to investigate: (1) How administrators of elementary schools use technology leadership strategies in Taiwan, (2) How administrators become aware of the effectiveness of their school administration, (3) The type of...
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Using a Multimedia Storytelling to Improve Students' Learning Performance
Wan-Chi Wu; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3159–3166
The main purpose of this study is to explore the impact of Digital Storytelling (DST) on the critical thinking (CT), problem solving (PS), and academic achievement of senior high school students. The study uses a quasi-experimental design with 113...
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Training Pre-Service Teachers in How to Teach Critical Thinking to Middle School Students
Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang; Lung-Yu Li
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 2060–2069
This study examines the level of middle school students’ critical thinking skills (CTS) and critical thinking dispositions (CTD) after the training of pre-service teachers and their teaching in actual classroom settings. The research procedure...
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The Impact of Digital Storytelling and of Thinking Styles on Elementary School Students’ Creative Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Academic Achievement
Wan-Chi Wu; Ya-Ting Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 975–981
The main purpose of this ongoing study is to explore the impact of Digital Storytelling (DS) and of thinking styles on the creative thinking (CT), learning motivation, and academic achievement of elementary students. The study will use a quasi...
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The Effectiveness of WebQuest on Elementary School Students' Higher-Order Thinking, Learning Motivation, and English Learning Achievement
Hsin-Fang Li; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2877–2882
The purpose of the study is to explore the effectiveness of WebQuest on elementary school students' higher-order thinking (HOT), learning motivation, and English learning achievement. This experiment uses a quasi-experimental design to test the...
Topics: Schools, Students, Elementary Education, Instructional Design, Achievement
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Critical Thinking Instruction Model in Teacher Education
Ying-Chen Chang; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1131–1135
Critical thinking (CT), stressed by many countries in their education objectives, is an important ability for students to have. Before fostering students' CT ability, teachers must be proficient in CT. However, only cultivating teachers' CT ability...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Instructional Design, Teachers
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Important Elements of Quality Online Learning
Lung-Yu Li; Ya-Ting Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1244–1249
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between computer literacy and online learning attitudes of students in the Graduate School of Education (GSOE) in Taiwan. Data were collected via a survey consisting of 10 questions using a Likert-...
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Motivate Students to "Think Like Socrates"
Heng-An Chou; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 1819–1822
The bulk of researches of critical thinking are focused on critical thinking skills (CTS) and how to develop these skills. At the same time, the exploration of critical thinking disposition (CTD) has only to begin. CTD is the impulse of an...
Topics: Students, Research Methods
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Development and Evaluation of a Concentration Questionnaire for Students in Classroom
I Hua Chen; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang; Szu Wen Hsu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 4226–4230
The purpose of this study was to develop a concentration questionnaire for senior and vocational high school students appropriate for in-class use. A questionnaire was developed based on Knudsen’s (2007) model—Functional Components of Attention,...
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The Effectiveness of Technology-integrated Inquiry-based Learning and of Thinking Styles on Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Academic Achievement
Yi-Yin Chen; Ya-Ting C. Yang; Hsin-Fang Li
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2916–2921
The purpose of this ongoing research was to examine the effectiveness of technology-integrated inquiry-based learning (TIIBL) and of different thinking styles of elementary school students on creative thinking, learning motivation, and academic...
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The Effect of Digital Game-Based Learning and of Thinking Styles on Junior High School Students' Higher-Order Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Academic Achievement
I-Hua Chen; Jian-Bin Gao; Ya-Ting C. Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1631–1637
The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of digital game-based learning (DGBL) and of thinking styles on promoting the higher-order thinking (HOT), learning motivation, and academic achievement of junior high school students....
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How Digital Game-Based Learning Can Improve Students' Academic Achievement and Problem Solving
Jian-Bin Gao; Ya-Ting C Yang; I-Hua Chen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1256–1263
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of different methods of instructional strategy (traditional instruction and digital game-based learning) on students’ academic achievement and problem solving. A pretest and posttest...
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The Effectiveness of Cloud Health Promotion Environment on Senior High School Students' Physical Activity, Physical Behavior Change, and Academic Achievement
Wan-Chi Wu; Ya-Ting Yang; I-Hua Chen; Wei-Chun Chiang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1966–1969
Studies in clinical medicine have demonstrated that the neurotransmitters released when students increase their physical activities make students more concentrated and stabilized, and this may lead to satisfactory academic performance. Additionally, ...
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The Relationship between Academic Abilities and Internal/External Thinking Styles on Digital Game Flow Experience
I Hua Chen; Ya-Ting C Yang; Wan-Chi Wu; Wei-Chun Chiang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 911–918
“Flow” is referred to as a mental state of optimal experience resulted from full immersion. Recent studies on digital game based learning have applied the flow theory to explain the immersion of students in game playing. However, the relationship...
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Peer Coaching and Community of Practice in Professional Development in ICT for Teachers
Chi-Syan Lin; Jan-Pan Hwang; Yu-Chi Kuo; Chung-Chi Wu; Yu-Chung Chu; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang; Chi-Sung Laih; Jia-Rong Wen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 188–196
The paper reviews the PBL.NET project, which is targeted at professional development in ICT for school teachers in Taiwan. The strategy of professional development adopted by the project is combining peer coaching and community of practice online. A ...
Topics: Professional Development