Search results for author:"Yuehua Zhang"
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Technology and Character Education of the Younger Generation
Shujia He; Yuehua Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 3165–3166
This paper intends to provide a variety of examples for teachers to recognize the possibility of utilizing technology to create a student-centered interactive learning environment and to show how some high schools in Shanghai, China have been...
Topics: Students
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Technology Training: HOST Model
Yuehua Zhang; Tom Sextro
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2963–2964
Educators continue to experiment with different technology training of teachers for more effective models, turning to the internet and instructional software tools in order to create an educational environment that supports the knowledge and skill-...
Topics: Training, Teachers, Educational Technology, Internet, Preservice Teacher Education
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Technology and Basic Math Skills
Yuehua Zhang; Michael Patzer
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1400–1401
This paper intends to report on a variety of innovative ways to utilize technology in teaching basic math skills and to motivate students in mastering the basic skills. Teachers will be able to turn so-called boring practice routines into...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Instructional Materials, Instructional Design, Students
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Technology and the Writing Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities
Yuehua Zhang
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 32, No. 4 (2000) pp. 467–78
Describes a year-long study of five fifth grade students with learning disabilities with written language deficits that used a specially designed computer program, ROBO-Writer, as a writing tool to assist them in a weekly writing curriculum....
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Technology Assists to Create a Structured Learning Environment for Discovery Learning
Yuehua Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 849–851
This paper intends to report how a group of inservice teachers who were involved in designing interdisciplinary units of instruction used a systems approach in fulfilling the requirement of a graduate course. The paper will also report on the...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Staff Development: Task-Oriented Training
Yuehua Zhang; Carol Stacks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 744–747
The present article documents a particular model for inservice faculty development at a computer-technology magnet school in a Midwestern city, Using the ACOT model the article recorded the beneficial training activities leading the faculty...
Topics: Training, Schools, Faculty, Developmental Stages
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CyberJive: The Origins of Information Technology Jargon with Implications for Instruction
Yuehua Zhang; Ying-Chi Chen; Kendall Hartley; David Fowler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1619–1623
Preliminary surveys conducted by the authors suggest that students at the secondary school level are likely to feel much more at ease with the vocabulary of information technology than the pre-service teachers who will soon be expected to...
Topics: Teachers
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Project-Based Collaborative Learning
Yuehua Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1960–1963
This paper presents a project-based learning environment engaging inservice and preservice teachers in obtaining technology competencies. It summarizes the methods used to organize the collaborative learning group and the process of producing...
Topics: Teachers
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How to Better Prepare Preservice Teachers with Modern Technology
Yuehua Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 709–711
Nationwide there is a growing consensus among educators and the public that we need to seriously examine our curriculum in teacher education. The question most often asked is, “Are we preparing our education majors for tomorrow’s changing world, and ...
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Team Effort: A Cluster of Shared Initiatives
Yuehua Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 795–797
Harley states, "Collaborative working is pervasive in our society, indeed, society can be conceived as an organization to assist the utilization of our respective knowledge and expertise. Hence, collaboration occurs within a social context, . . ." ...
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Teaching Reading Strategies: A New Approach for ESL/EFL Teachers
Yuehua Zhang; Xiwu Feng
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 823–824
The goal of teaching reading to ESL/EFL students is to help them become strategic and independent readers. Teach ing students how to read has become increasingly important in the ESL/EFL curriculum today.
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How to Better Prepare Preservice Teachers with Modern Technology
Yuehua Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 709–711
Nationwide there is a growing consensus among educators and the public that we need to seriously examine our curriculum in teacher education. The question most often asked is, “Are we preparing our education majors for tomorrow’s changing world, and ...
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Teaching Reading Strategies: A New Approach for ESL/EFL Teachers
Yuehua Zhang; Xiwu Feng
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 823–824
The goal of teaching reading to ESL/EFL students is to help them become strategic and independent readers. Teach ing students how to read has become increasingly important in the ESL/EFL curriculum today.
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Quality of Writing by Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities
Yuehua Zhang
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 27, No. 4 (1995) pp. 483–99
Discussion of the writing process of elementary students with learning disabilities focuses on studies of a HyperCard stack that was developed to help beginning writers and their teachers. Texts created with the hypermedia are compared with texts...