The effects of using computer manipulatives in teaching probability concepts to elementary school students

Phyllis Hsiao

The effects of using computer manipulatives in teaching probability concepts to elementary@school@students (2001) pp. 1–159

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of computer manipulatives compared to concrete manipulatives in teaching selected elementary probability topics. With the growing availability of computers in the classroom and the...

Transnational education marketing strategies for postsecondary program success in Asia: Experiences in Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China

Ching-Mei Hsiao

Transnational education marketing strategies for postsecondary program success in Asia: Experiences in Singapore, Hong@Kong, and mainland China (2003) pp. 1–165

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of marketing experiences that selected transnational university program providers had in Asia during 2002–2003. The study also determined what the selected transnational educational leaders saw...

Students' Knowledge Sources and Knowledge Sharing in the Design Studio--An Exploratory Study

Sheng-Hsiao Chiu

International Journal of Technology and Design Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 27–42

Architectural design is a knowledge-intensive activity; however, students frequently lack sufficient knowledge when they practice design. Collaborative learning can supplement the students' insufficient expertise. Successful collaborative learning...

Second Life, a 3-D Animated Virtual World: An Alternative Platform for (Art) Education

Hsiao-Cheng Han

Art Education Vol. 64, No. 4 (July 2011) pp. 41–46

3-D animated virtual worlds are no longer only for gaming. With the advance of technology, animated virtual worlds not only are found on every computer, but also connect users with the internet. Today, virtual worlds are created not only by...

A Study on Teaching Quality of Taiwan Government Training Civil Servants with Educational Technology

Luke H. C. Hsiao

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 38–43

When economic globalization, informatization, and marketization are rapidly developing, the world is reaching the globally industrial society based on information technology. In such a fierce competition, human resource is gradually placed on the...

Motivating and inhibiting factors that affect faculty participation in distance education at Idaho State University

Hsiao-Ping Lin

Motivating and inhibiting factors that affect faculty participation in distance education at Idaho@State@University (2002) pp. 1–255

The purpose of this study was to identify the motivating and inhibiting factors that affected faculty participation in distance education at Idaho State University. The population for this survey was the entire teaching faculty (N = 628) from all...

The relationship between computer use and academic achievements

Sharon Hsiao-Shan Huang

(2008) pp. 1–106

Computer technology has been used in education for years, and the government budgets large amounts of money to foster technology. However, it is still a debated whether computer technology makes a difference in students' learning outcomes. The ...

Music Perception of Cochlear Implant Recipients with Implications for Music Instruction: A Review of the Literature

Feilin Hsiao; Kate Gfeller

Update: Applications of Research in Music Education Vol. 30, No. 2 (May 2012) pp. 5–10

This review of the literature presents a systematic analysis of the capabilities and limitations of cochlear implant (CI) recipients with regard to music perception. Specifically, it (a) analyzes individual components of music (e.g., rhythm, timbre, ...

Navigation support and social visualization for personalized E-Learning

I-Han Hsiao

(2012) pp. 1–173

A large number of educational resources is now made available on the Web to support both regular classroom learning and online learning. However, the abundance of available content produced at least two problems: how to help students to find the...

Exploring the Factors that Influence Continuance Intention to Attend One-to-Some Online Courses via Videoconferencing Software

Kuo-Lun Hsiao

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 4 (October 2012) pp. 155–163

Although videoconferencing software and equipment have been widely used in enterprises and education in recent year, few past studies experimentally examined the factors influencing users' continuous intention to attend one-to-some online courses...

From "Simply Bad Luck" to "Seeking State Compensation": Recent Progress in Combating Sexual Violations in Taiwanese Schools

Jau-Jiun Hsiao

Chinese Education and Society Vol. 47, No. 4 (2014) pp. 53–65

This article describes Taiwan's recent progress against sexual violations in schools, using the author's personal experience with case investigation work to observe changes in the sexual violation prevention landscape. Fifteen years ago,...

Gamified Pedagogy: From Gaming Theory to Creating a Self-Motivated Learning Environment in Studio Art

Hsiao-Cheng Han

Studies in Art Education Vol. 56, No. 3 (2015) pp. 257–267

This research is an empirical study using gamified pedagogy in a 3-D animation course in a Visual Communication Design Department. By conducting this research, I hope to increase student interest in learning 3-D animation and to decrease student...

Revealing the didactic character of imagery in a virtual world: Virtual learning in the three-dimensional animated environment of Second Life

Hsiao-Cheng Han

(2010) pp. 1–351

Humans rely heavily on their sense of vision and look at images in response to their need for information. People learn from didactic images within environments; for this reason, in traditional educational environments, educators tend to care about...

The effectiveness of worked examples associated with presentation format and prior knowledge: A web-based experiment

E-Ling Hsiao

(2010) pp. 1–231

The aim of this study is to explore whether presentation format and prior knowledge affect the effectiveness of worked examples. The experiment was conducted through a specially designed online instrument. A 2X2X3 factorial before-and-after design...

DSLM Instructional Approach to Conceptual Change Involving Thermal Expansion

Hsiao-Ching She

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (2003) pp. 43–54

Examines the process of student conceptual change regarding thermal expansion using the Dual Situated Learning Model (DSLM) as an instructional approach. Indicates that DSLM promotes conceptual change and holds great potential to facilitate the...

The Simplex Method of Linear Programming on Microcomputer Spreadsheets

Frank S. T. Hsiao

College Mathematics Journal Vol. 20, No. 2 (1989) pp. 153–60

Shows step-by-step use of spreadsheets with an example from linear programing using the Simplex method. Describes pivot choosing and partial Gauss-Jordan elimination procedures. (YP)

Facilitating knowledge integration in science through electronic discussion: The Multimedia Forum Kiosk

Sherry Hsiao-Rai Hsi

(1997) pp. 1–202

Can electronic discussion improve scientific discourse among students, support knowledge integration, and enhance students' conceptual understanding? This study investigates these questions using an environment called the Multimedia Forum Kiosk (MFK)...

“The Sims 2”: Reflective learning and identity construction

Hui-Chun Hsiao

@?“The @?Sims@2”: Reflective@learning and identity@construction (2007) pp. 1–218

For more than 20 years, digital games have caught the attention of scholars across a variety of disciplines who are examining them for their potential as a learning tool. Recent studies have looked at how digital games support learning in different...

Different Gender Students' Participation in the High- and Low-achieving Middle School Questioning-orientated Biology Classrooms in Taiwan

Hsiao-Ching She

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 19, No. 2 (2001) pp. 147–58

This case study investigated gender-based differences in classroom participation through examining teacher-student interactions between a female biology teacher and two groups of middle school students, namely high achievers and low achievers. The...

Elementary and Middle School Students' Image of Science and Scientists Related to Current Science Textbooks in Taiwan

Hsiao-Ching She

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 4, No. 4 (1995) pp. 283–94

Uses a modified Chambers' Draw-a-Scientist Test (DAST) to examine elementary and middle school students' (n=289) images of science and scientists. Reports an increase in sophistication and complexity in the images according to progressively higher...

Gender and Grade Level Differences in Taiwan Students' Stereotypes of Science and Scientists

Hsiao-Ching She

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 16, No. 2 (1998) pp. 125–35

Explores student-held images of science and scientists according to gender and grade level; examines the reasons behind those images. Concludes that male students are more strongly influenced by public stereotypes of science and scientists. Contains ...

The impact of reflective facilitation on middle school students' self-regulated learning and their academic achievement in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment

Jy Wana Daphne Lin Hsiao

(1998) pp. 1–199

Four research questions were proposed: (1) What kind of self-regulated strategies are used by middle school students while engaged in group learning tasks in the computer supported collaborative learning environment (CSCL) and the face-to-face...

Concept Learning and the Limitations of Arcade-Style Games

David Moore; E-ling Hsiao

International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 2, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 1–10

This study suggests that conceptualization is the primary activity of arcade-style gameplay. Arcade-style game play is primarily a function of presenting concepts to players and continually requiring them to react with finer responses. The degree to ...

Internet addiction, usage, gratification, and pleasure experience: the Taiwan college students’ case

Chien Chou; Ming-Chun Hsiao

Computers & Education Vol. 35, No. 1 (2000) pp. 65–80

This study explores Internet addiction among some of the Taiwan’s college students. Also covered are a discussion of the Internet as a form of addiction, and related literature on this issue. This study used the Uses and Gratifications theory and...

Language: English

Discussing Culturally Relevant Books Online: A Cross-Cultural Blogging Project

Hsiao-Chien Lee; Carol Gilles

English Teaching: Practice and Critique Vol. 11, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 161–177

This article examines the process and results of a two-year cross-cultural blogging project conducted between American fifth-graders (15 students) and Taiwanese tenth-graders (23 students). The two groups of students used a blog to correspond with...

Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication in an Online Environment: Faculty Experiences and Perceptions

Xiaoxia Huang; E-Ling Hsiao

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (2012) pp. 15–30

The purpose of this study was to examine online instructors' experiences and perceptions of online teaching and their communication with students in an online environment. More specifically, the study focused on the questions regarding: (1)...

Enhancing Eight Grade Students' Scientific Conceptual Change and Scientific Reasoning through a Web-Based Learning Program

Ya-Wen Liao; Hsiao-Ching She

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 4 (2009) pp. 228–240

This study reports the impacts of the Scientific Concept Construction and Reconstruction (SCCR) digital learning system on eighth grade students' concept construction, conceptual change, and scientific reasoning involving the topic of "atoms". A two-...

Investigating Learner Affective Performance in Web-Based Learning by Using Entrepreneurship as a Metaphor

Ming-Chou Liu; Ming-Hsiao Chi

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 3 (2012) pp. 202–213

In the era of the Internet, factors which influence effective learning in a Web-based learning environment are well worth exploring. In addition to knowledge acquisition and skills training, affect is also an important factor, since successful...

The Effect of Varied Visual Scaffolds on Engineering Students’ Online Reading

Pao-Nan Chou; Hsi-Chi Hsiao

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 193–201

SCCR digital learning system for scientific conceptual change and scientific reasoning

Hsiao-Ching She; Chin-Quen Lee

Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 2 (September 2008) pp. 724–742

This study reports an adaptive digital learning project, scientific concept construction and reconstruction (SCCR), that was developed based on the theories of Dual Situated Learning Model (DSLM) and scientific reasoning. In addition, the authors...

Language: English

Group differences in computer supported collaborative learning: Evidence from patterns of Taiwanese students’ online communication

Chiung-Hui Chiu; Hsieh-Fen Hsiao

Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 2 (February 2010) pp. 427–435

This study explored the differences among online elementary school student groups based on their communication features. Two hundred and ninety-one Taiwanese students, ranging in age from 11 to 12years old, participated in this study. The students...

An empirical examination of individual and system characteristics on enhancing e-learning acceptance

Yi-Hsuan Lee; Chan Hsiao; Sutrisno Purnomo

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 30, No. 5 (Nov 03, 2014)

Due to the continued prevalence of e-learning underutilization in Indonesia’s higher education context, this study empirically examines individual and system characteristics believed to influence students’ acceptance of e-learning systems. The...

Language: English

The impact of multimedia effect on science learning: Evidence from eye movements

Hsiao-Ching She; Yi-Zen Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 4 (December 2009) pp. 1297–1307

This study examined how middle school students constructed their understanding of the mitosis and meiosis processes at a molecular level through multimedia learning materials presented in different interaction and sensory modality modes. A two ...

Language: English

Discussing the Factors Contributing to Students' Involvement in an EFL Collaborative Wiki Project

Hsiao-chien Lee; Pei-ling Wang

ReCALL Vol. 25, No. 2 (May 2013) pp. 233–249

A growing number of researchers have acknowledged the potential for using wikis in online collaborative language learning. While researchers appreciate the wikis platform for engaging students in virtual team work and authentic language learning,...

The Impact of Recurrent On-Line Synchronous Scientific Argumentation on Students' Argumentation and Conceptual Change

Chien-Hsien Chen; Hsiao-Ching She

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 1 (2012) pp. 197–210

This study reports the impact of Recurrent On-Line Synchronous Scientific Argumentation learning on 8th grade students' scientific argumentation ability and conceptual change involving physical science. The control group (N = 76) were recruited to...

Web-Based Data Collection

E-Ling Hsiao; David Richard Moore

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 53, No. 6 (November 2009) pp. 56–60

Instruction is increasingly being delivered through distributed multimedia applications. Instruction delivered through these online environments creates robust opportunities for content presentation and learner interaction. These environments give...

Factors that Influence Acceptance of Web-Based E-Learning Systems for the In-Service Education of Junior High School Teachers in Taiwan

Hong-Ren Chen; Hsiao-Fen Tseng

Evaluation and Program Planning Vol. 35, No. 3 (August 2012) pp. 398–406

Web-based e-learning is not restricted by time or place and can provide teachers with a learning environment that is flexible and convenient, enabling them to efficiently learn, quickly develop their professional expertise, and advance...

Guiding Students to the Right Questions: Adaptive Navigation Support in an E-Learning System for Java Programming

I-H Hsiao; S Sosnovsky; P Brusilovsky

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 26, No. 4 (August 2010) pp. 270–283

Rapid growth of the volume of interactive questions available to the students of modern E-Learning courses placed the problem of personalized guidance on the agenda of E-Learning researchers. Without proper guidance, students frequently select too...

On-line synchronous scientific argumentation learning: Nurturing students' argumentation ability and conceptual change in science context

Kuan-Hue Yeh; Hsiao-Ching She

Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 2 (September 2010) pp. 586–602

The purpose of this study is to examine the difference in effectiveness between two on-line scientific learning programs – one with an argumentation component and one without an argumentation component – on students' scientific argumentation ability ...

Language: English

Topics: Middle School Education

The impact of ideology on the interaction between tutors and students in the education of industrial design: A case study in Taiwan

Hsi-Chi Hsiao; Yung-Shin Cheng

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 26, No. 1 pp. 6–23

This paper applies the concept of ideology to the field of design education. Specifically, this study explores the potential impact of ideology on the interaction between tutors and students involved in the education of industrial design in Taiwan....

Language: English

The Effect of Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Quality of Life in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Kai Hsun Hsiao; Gillian M. Nixon

Research in Developmental Disabilities Vol. 29, No. 2 (2008) pp. 133–140

Benefits of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with cerebral palsy could differ from those in otherwise healthy children. We examined the effects of OSA treatment by comparing a group of children with cerebral palsy treated with ...

Using a gesture interactive game-based learning approach to improve preschool children's learning performance and motor skills

Hsien-Sheng Hsiao; Jyun-Chen Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 95, No. 1 (April 2016) pp. 151–162

Children love to play games, and early childhood is a critical time for developing motor skills. This study combined gesture-based computing technology and a game-based learning model to develop a gesture interactive game-based learning (GIGL)...

Language: English

Science Learning Outcomes in Alignment with Learning Environment Preferences

Chun-Yen Chang; Chien-Hua Hsiao; Yueh-Hsia Chang

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 20, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 136–145

This study investigated students' learning environment preferences and compared the relative effectiveness of instructional approaches on students' learning outcomes in achievement and attitude among 10th grade earth science classes in Taiwan. Data...

An Empirical Examination of Individual and System Characteristics on Enhancing E-Learning Acceptance

Yi-Hsuan Lee; Chan Hsiao; Sutrisno Hadi Purnomo

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 30, No. 5 (2014) pp. 562–579

Due to the continued prevalence of e-learning underutilization in Indonesia's higher education context, this study empirically examines individual and system characteristics believed to influence students' acceptance of e-learning systems. ...

Teaching Topographic Map Skills and Geomorphology Concepts with Google Earth in a One-Computer Classroom

Hsiao-Ping Hsu; Bor-Wen Tsai; Che-Ming Chen

Journal of Geography Vol. 117, No. 1 (2018) pp. 29–39

Teaching high-school geomorphological concepts and topographic map reading entails many challenges. This research reports the applicability and effectiveness of Google Earth in teaching topographic map skills and geomorphological concepts, by a...

Develop and Evaluate the Effects of Multimodal Presentation System on Elementary ESL Students

Fang-O Kuo; Pao-Ta Yu; Wei-Hung Hsiao

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 12, No. 4 (October 2013) pp. 29–40

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effects of multimodal presentation system (MPS), a multimodal presentation software integrated with interactive whiteboard (IWB), on student learning in the elementary English as second...

The Effects of Web-Based/Non-Web-Based Problem-Solving Instruction and High/Low Achievement on Students' Problem-Solving Ability and Biology Achievement

Wen-Feng Yu; Hsiao-Ching She; Yu-Mei Lee

Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 47, No. 2 (May 2010) pp. 187–199

This study investigates the effects of two factors: the mode of problem-solving instruction (i.e. Web-based versus non-Web-based) and the level of academic achievement (i.e. high achievers versus low achievers) on students' problem-solving ability...

Broadening the Notion of Participation in Online Discussions: Examining Patterns in Learners' Online Listening Behaviors

Alyssa Friend Wise; Jennifer Speer; Farshid Marbouti; Ying-Ting Hsiao

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 41, No. 2 (March 2013) pp. 323–343

While a great deal of research has studied the messages students contribute to electronic discussion forums, productive participation in online learning conversations requires more than just making posts. One important pre-condition for productive...

The role of motivation, ability, and opportunity in university teachers’ continuance use intention for flipped teaching

Hui-Min Lai; Yu-Lin Hsiao; Pi-Jung Hsieh

Computers & Education Vol. 124, No. 1 (September 2018) pp. 37–50

On-site teaching practice is changing due to the development of digital technology. Traditional lecturing has long focused on instructor-based teaching but now has transitioned to a flipped classroom that emphasizes student learning. In the past,...

Language: English

Learning through playing Virtual Age: Exploring the interactions among student concept learning, gaming performance, in-game behaviors, and the use of in-game characters

Meng-Tzu Cheng; Yu-Wen Lin; Hsiao-Ching She

Computers & Education Vol. 86, No. 1 (August 2015) pp. 18–29

Video games possess many unique features that facilitate learning. Meanwhile, teaching about evolution is never an easy task due to the existence of some barriers to its learning.

Language: English