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Chih-Yuan Sun
National Chiao Tung University
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Motivational Influences in Distance Education: The Role of Self-Regulation
Chih-Yuan Sun
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4419–4422
The purpose of this study is to explore motivational influences, especially the effect of self-regulation, on distance education. Although distance education provides flexibility, convenience, and a location-free learning environment, research has...
Topics: Distance Education, Students
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Motivational influences in distance education: The role of interest, self-efficacy, and self-regulation
Chih-Yuan (Jerry) Sun
(2009) pp. 1–126
This study investigates possible relationships among motivational and learning variables (interest, self-efficacy, and self-regulation) and three types of student engagement (behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement) in...
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Understanding Collaborative Language Learning in Novice-Level Foreign Language Classrooms: Perceptions of Teachers and Students
Peijian Sun; Rui Yuan
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 2 (2018) pp. 189–205
This study explored the congruence and disparities among three groups of foreign language (Chinese, French, and German) students' and teachers' perceptions of collaborative/cooperative language learning (CLL) strategies in novice-level classroom...
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An Analysis of the Students’ Academic Performance in the Distance Education Program: The Role of Long-Term Memory Storage
Chih-Yuan Sun
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 750–752
The purpose of this study is to explore learning issues relating to long-term memory storage in the distance education environment. Although distance education provides flexibility, convenience, and a location-free learning environment, it might not ...
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Influence of polling technologies on student engagement: An analysis of student motivation, academic performance, and brainwave data
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun
Computers & Education Vol. 72, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 80–89
This study compared clicker technology against mobile polling and the Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) strategy to investigate how these methods may differently affect students' anxiety, self-efficacy, engagement, academic performance, and attention and ...
Language: English
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Human Lifespan Development Issues in Distance Education: From High School to Higher Education
Brandon Martinez; Chih-Yuan Sun
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4073–4078
The need to address the issue of social and critical thinking development in distance learners at the high school and higher education levels is introduced. Research has identified the role of socialization in the development of critical thinking...
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The Socioeconomic Disparity in Technology Use and Its Impact on Academic Performance
Chih-Yuan Sun; Donna Benton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1025–1028
This paper addresses issues of the socioeconomic disparity in technology use and its impact on academic performance. Some researchers have linked proper use of technology by students with academic performance outcomes, although this relationship has ...
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The Digital Divide and Its Impact on Academic Performance
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Susan E. Metros
Optimizing Learning with Digital Readers
The purpose of this article is to explore issues of the digital divide and its impact on academic performance. Research shows that proper use of technology by students increases their academic performance outcomes. In the literature review section,...
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Blogfolios and Their Impacts on Student Learning and Professional Development
Chih-Yuan Sun; Geoffrey Middlebrook; Otto Khera
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 224–229
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a hybrid tool for teaching advanced undergraduate writing courses at the University of Southern California (USC). This USC “blogfolio” is a Web-based blog and digital portfolio platform...
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Application of a Gamified Interactive Response System to Enhance the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, Student Engagement, and Attention of English Learners
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Pei-Hsun Hsieh
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 3 (2018) pp. 104–116
This study combined the gamification element and an interactive response system (IRS) in the development of a gamified IRS, and examined its effects on the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, engagement, and attention of junior high school students...
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Which Teaching Strategy Is Better for Enhancing Anti-Phishing Learning Motivation and Achievement? The Concept Maps on Tablet PCs or Worksheets?
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Kuan-Hsien Lee
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 4 (2016) pp. 87–99
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the integration of concept maps and tablet PCs in anti-phishing education for enhancing students' learning motivation and achievement. The subjects were 155 students from grades 8 and 9....
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It's not only what I think but what they think! The moderating effect of social norms
Sukanlaya Sawang; Yuan Sun; Siti Aisyah Salim
Computers & Education Vol. 76, No. 1 (July 2014) pp. 182–189
The current research extends our knowledge of the main effects of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control over the individual's technology adoption. We propose a critical buffering role of social influence on the collectivistic culture in...
Language: English
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The moderating roles of gender and social norms on the relationship between protection motivation and risky online behavior among in-service teachers
Hui-Lien Chou; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun
Computers & Education Vol. 112, No. 1 (September 2017) pp. 83–96
Online safety problems, such as computer virus infections, malicious software, phishing and personal data theft or leakage, have worsened in recent years and are often exacerbated by Internet users' thoughtless online behavior. In-service teachers,...
Language: English
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Schur Stability Regions for Complex Quadratic Polynomials
Sui Sun Cheng; Shao Yuan Huang
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 41, No. 7 (2010) pp. 950–964
Given a quadratic polynomial with complex coefficients, necessary and sufficient conditions are found in terms of the coefficients such that all its roots have absolute values less than 1. (Contains 3 figures.)
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Transitions in Classroom Technology: Instructor Implementation of Classroom Management Software
David Ackerman; Christina Chung; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun
Journal of Education for Business Vol. 89, No. 6 (2014) pp. 317–323
The authors look at how business instructor needs are fulfilled by classroom management software (CMS), such as Moodle, and why instructors are sometimes slow to implement it. Instructors at different universities provided both qualitative and...
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A study on learning effect among different learning styles in a Web-based lab of science for elementary school students
Koun-tem Sun; Yuan-cheng Lin; Chia-jui Yu
Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 4 (May 2008) pp. 1411–1422
The purpose of this study is to explore the learning effect related to different learning styles in a Web-based virtual science laboratory for elementary school students. The online virtual lab allows teachers to integrate information and...
Language: English
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The effects of attention monitoring with EEG biofeedback on university students' attention and self-efficacy: The case of anti-phishing instructional materials
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Katherine Pin-Chen Yeh
Computers & Education Vol. 106, No. 1 (March 2017) pp. 73–82
This study investigated the effects of attention monitoring with EEG biofeedback on university students' attention and self-efficacy for learning. This study employed a quasi-experimental design, collecting both qualitative and quantitative data....
Language: English
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Effects of integrating dynamic concept maps with Interactive Response System on elementary school students' motivation and learning outcome: The case of anti-phishing education
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Ariel Yu-Zhen Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 102, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 117–127
This study aimed to investigate the effects of integrating dynamic concept maps with Interactive Response System (IRS) on elementary school students' motivation and anti-phishing learning outcome. In the quasi-experimental design employed, 130 fifth-...
Language: English
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Online Teaching Tool Simplifies Faculty Use of Multimedia and Improves Student Interest and Knowledge in Science
John P. Walsh; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Michelle Riconscente
CBE - Life Sciences Education Vol. 10, No. 3 (Sep 01, 2011) pp. 298–308
Digital technologies can improve student interest and knowledge in science. However, researching the vast number of websites devoted to science education and integrating them into undergraduate curricula is time-consuming. We developed an Adobe...
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Alignment of Teacher and Student Perceptions on the Continued Use of Business Simulation Games
Yu-Hui Tao; Chieh-Jen Cheng; Szu-Yuan Sun
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 3 (2012) pp. 177–189
The higher education system in Taiwan has increasingly adopted business simulation games (BSGs) in recent years. Previous BSG benefit research has shifted focus from learning performance to motivation due to mixed results. One recent study...
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The effect of the flipped classroom approach to OpenCourseWare instruction on students’ self-regulation
Jerry Chih‐Yuan Sun; Yu‐Ting Wu; Wei‐I Lee
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 3 (May 2017) pp. 713–729
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the flipped classroom approach to OpenCourseWare instruction on students’ self-regulation. OpenCourseWare was integrated into the flipped classroom model (experimental group) and distance...
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What influences college students to continue using business simulation games? The Taiwan experience
Yu-Hui Tao; Chieh-Jen Cheng; Szu-Yuan Sun
Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 3 (November 2009) pp. 929–939
Previous studies have pointed out that computer games could improve students’ motivation to learn, but these studies have mostly targeted teachers or students in elementary and secondary education and are without user adoption models. Because...
Language: English
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An Exploratory Study of Incorporating Blogfolios Into a College Writing Course
Jerry Sun; Geoffrey Middlebrook; Otto Khera; Ho-Yuan Chen
International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 8, No. 2 (April 2018) pp. 1–15
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the customized blog and eportfolio (“blogfolio”) platform, a hybrid tool for teaching advanced undergraduate writing courses at a large research universities in the southwestern U.S. By ...
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The Benefits of a Challenge: Student Motivation and Flow Experience in Tablet-PC-Game-Based Learning
Cheng-Yu Hung; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Pao-Ta Yu
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 23, No. 2 (2015) pp. 172–190
Advances in technology have led to continuous innovation in teaching and learning methods. For instance, the use of tablet PCs (TPCs) in classroom instruction has been shown to be effective in attracting and motivating students' interest and...
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Just-in-Time or Plenty-of-Time Teaching? Different Electronic Feedback Devices and Their Effect on Student Engagement
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Brandon Martinez; Helena Seli
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 2 pp. 234–244
This study examines how incorporating different electronic feedback devices (i.e., clickers versus web-based polling) may affect specific types of student engagement (i.e., behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement), whether students'...
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Effects of User and System Characteristics on Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use of the Web-Based Classroom Response System
Chih-Horng Ke; Huey-Min Sun; Yuan-Chi Yang; Huey-Min Sun
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 128–143
This study explores the effect of user and system characteristics on our proposed web-based classroom response system (CRS) by a longitudinal design. The results of research are expected to understand the important factors of user and system...
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An empirical analysis of the antecedents of web-based learning continuance
Chao-Min Chiu; Szu-Yuan Sun; Pei-Chen Sun; Teresa L. Ju
Computers & Education Vol. 49, No. 4 (December 2007) pp. 1224–1245
Like any other product, service and Web-based application, the success of Web-based learning depends largely on learners’ satisfaction and other factors that will eventually increase learners’ intention to continue using it. This paper integrates...
Language: English
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Usability, quality, value and e-learning continuance decisions
Chao-Min Chiu; Meng-Hsiang Hsu; Szu-Yuan Sun; Tung-Ching Lin; Pei-Chen Sun
Computers & Education Vol. 45, No. 4 (December 2005) pp. 399–416
Previous research suggests that an eventual information technology (IT) success depend on both its initial adoption (acceptance) and subsequent continued usage (continuance). Expectancy disconfirmation theory (EDT) has been successfully used to...
Language: English
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An Interactive Game Approach for Improving Students' Learning Performance in Multi-Touch Game-Based Learning
Cheng-Yu Hung; Fang-O. Kuo; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Pao-Ta Yu
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Vol. 7, No. 1 (2014) pp. 31–37
This study, based on Taiwanese geographical concepts, develops a multi-touch interactive jigsaw puzzle (MIJP) to assist primary school students in solving geographical puzzles. The MIJP, which has multi-touch operating characteristics and provides...
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The impact of supplementary hands-on practice on learning in introductory computer science course for freshmen
Hsien-Tsai Wu; Po-Chun Hsu; Chih-Yuan Lee; Hou-Jun Wang; Cheuk-Kwan Sun
Computers & Education Vol. 70, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 1–8
Introduction to Computer Science (ICS), which is a compulsory theoretical course for freshmen of the electrical engineering (EE) department, lays the foundation for more advanced courses. Nevertheless, since ICS covers a wide variety of concepts...
Language: English
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Developing a Ubiquitous Learning System of explore organic farming and environmental impact for Elementary School Students
Wan-Jen Chang; Zong-mu Yeh; Kin-Jung Cheng; Yuan-Sun Chu
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 162–171
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to help the five and six grade elementary students to ex-plore the relation between environment influence and organic cultivate plant by U-learning system. In this study, we design a ubiquitous learning...
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Is Group Polling Better? An Investigation of the Effect of Individual and Group Polling Strategies on Students' Academic Performance, Anxiety, and Attention
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Ariel Yu-Zhen Chen; Katherine Pin-Chen Yeh; Yu-Ting Cheng; Yu-Yan Lin
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 1 (2018) pp. 12–24
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of polling technologies (clickers or tablets) integrated with strategies (individual or group) on students' academic performance, anxiety, and attention. The participants were 34 students...
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Inspire Science Teachers’ Educational Game Design Ideas Through Game-Play and Game-Analysis
Tzu-Yuan Hsu; Guey-Fa Chiou; Yi-Chen Nien; Hong-Zheng Sun Lin; Yu-Hsin Tsai; Wan-Erh Ou
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2877–2883
This study aims to explore science teachers’ perceptions of educational game design training through game-play and game-analysis. The training attempts to help science teachers experience the game characteristics and inspire their educational game...
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A Votable Concept Mapping Approach to Promoting Students' Attentional Behavior: An Analysis of Sequential Behavioral Patterns and Brainwave Data
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Yu-Yan Lin; Shih-Jou Yu; Liu-Cheng Pan; Ariel Yu-Zhen Chen
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 2 (2018) pp. 177–191
This study explores the effects of integrated concept maps and classroom polling systems on students' learning performance, attentional behavior, and brainwaves associated with attention. Twenty-nine students from an Educational Research Methodology ...