A US-China Interview Study: Biology Students' Argumentation and Explanation about Energy Consumption Issues

Hui Jin; Hayat Hokayem; Sasha Wang; Xin Wei

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education Vol. 10, No. 3 (2015) pp. 301–318

As China and the United States become the top two carbon emitters in the world, it is crucial for citizens in both countries to construct a sophisticated understanding of energy consumption issues. This interview study examines how U.S. and Chinese...

Item Response Theory Models for Wording Effects in Mixed-Format Scales

Wen-Chung Wang; Hui-Fang Chen; Kuan-Yu Jin

Educational and Psychological Measurement Vol. 75, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 157–178

Many scales contain both positively and negatively worded items. Reverse recoding of negatively worded items might not be enough for them to function as positively worded items do. In this study, we commented on the drawbacks of existing approaches...

A Computer-Assisted Approach for Conducting Information Technology Applied Instructions

Hui-Chun Chu; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Pei Jin Tsai; Tzu-Chi Yang

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 7, No. 1 (2009) pp. 23–43

The growing popularity of computer and network technologies has attracted researchers to investigate the strategies and the effects of information technology applied instructions. Previous research has not only demonstrated the benefits of applying...

Trend of E-Learning: The Service Mashup

Neil Y. Yen; Timothy K. Shih; Qun Jin; Hui-Huang Hsu; Louis R. Chao

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 8, No. 1 (2010) pp. 69–88

With the improvement of internet technologies and multimedia resources, traditional learning has been replaced by distance learning, web-based learning or others' e-learning learning styles. According to distance learning, there are many research...

Cognitive, social and teaching presence in a virtual world and a text chat

Tomoko Watanabe Traphagan; Yueh-hui Vanessa Chiang; Hyeseung Maria Chang; Benjaporn Wattanawaha; Haekyung Lee; Michael Charles Mayrath; Jeongwon Woo; Hyo-Jin Yoon; Min Jung Jee; Paul E. Resta

Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 923–936

Using a framework of cognitive, social, and teaching presence, the nature of learning experiences in a three-dimensional virtual world environment (Second Life) and a text-chat learning environment without visuals (TeachNet) were investigated. A...

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