Data Mining Applications to Online Learning

Jui-Long Hung; Ke Zhang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2014–2021

This study was intended to pilot the powerful potentials of data mining techniques in revealing students online learning behaviors and constructing and testing predictive models for online learning management, facilitation and improvement. 17,934...

Topics: Behavior, Students

E-Learning in Taiwan's Higher Education: Policies, Practices, and Problems

Ke Zhang; Jui-Long Hung

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 37–52

It has been three years since Taiwan started the comprehensive e-learning initiatives in 2002. What is the current status of Taiwan’s e-learning in higher education? What has been shaping and guiding the e-learning practices there? What are the...

Examining Mobile Learning Trends 2003-2008: A Categorical Meta-Trend Analysis Using Text Mining Techniques

Jui-Long Hung; Ke Zhang

Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (April 2012) pp. 1–17

This study investigated the longitudinal trends of academic articles in Mobile Learning (ML) using text mining techniques. One hundred and nineteen (119) refereed journal articles and proceedings papers from the SCI/SSCI database were retrieved and...

Mining Longitudinal E-Learning Research: Trends and Patterns

Jui-Long Hung; Chareen Snelson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1106–1108

This study will focus on investigating longitudinal trends of e-learning research. Text mining techniques will be used to extract implicit, hidden knowledge from the open source global e-learning research literature. An extensive e-learning focused...

e-learning in supplemental educational systems in Taiwan: status & challenges

Ke Zhang; Jui-long Hung

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4538–4546

As Taiwan's full-scale e-learning initiatives move to the 5th year in 2007, it is yet to fully understand the current status and challenges of e-learning as supplements to traditional, official educational systems. Further extending Zhang & Hung's ...

Topics: Schools

E-Learning in Supplemental Educational Systems in Taiwan: Present Status and Future Challenges

Ke Zhang; Jui-Long Hung

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 8, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 479–494

As Taiwan’s full-scale e-learning initiatives moved to the seventh year in 2009, the current status and challenges of e-learning development there are yet to be fully understood. Further extending Zhang and Hung’s (2006) investigation on e-learning...

Mining Topic Taxonomies of the Distance Education Literature with Text-Mining Techniques

Jui-Long Hung; Ke Zhang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2764–2766

This study will focus on investigating longitudinal trends of distance education research. Text mining techniques will be used to extract implicit, hidden knowledge from the open source global distance education research literature. An extensive...

Online Graduate Teacher Education: Establishing an EKG for Student Success Intervention

Brett Shelton; Jui-long Hung

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1045–1050

Predicting which students enrolled in graduate online education are at-risk for failure is an arduous yet important task for teachers and administrators alike. This research reports on a statistical analysis technique using both static and dynamic...

Topics: Distance Education, Administrators, Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Research & Evaluation

Benefits of Electronic Performance Support System in Software Training: Effectiveness and Perceptions

Ke Zhang; Monsicha Kittikunanant; Jui-long Hung

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2501–2504

This study will focus on investigating benefits of electronic performance support system (EPSS) in computer-based software training to facilitate learning. A computer-based software training program with embedded EPSS for Microsoft Excel is...

Topics: Computers, Training, Software

Examining Online Learning Patterns with Data Mining Techniques in Peer-Moderated and Teacher-Moderated Courses

Jui-Long Hung; Steven M. Crooks

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 40, No. 2 (2009) pp. 183–210

The student learning process is important in online learning environments. If instructors can "observe" online learning behaviors, they can provide adaptive feedback, adjust instructional strategies, and assist students in establishing patterns of...

Designing Electronic Performance Support System to Facilitate Computer-based Software Training

Jui-long Hung; Monsicha Kittikunanant; Ke Zhang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2260–2262

This study will focus on investigating the effectiveness of EPSS in computer-based software training. A computer-based software training program with embedded EPSS for Microsoft Excel will be developed for the study. Pretest-posttest control group...

Topics: Software, Computers, Training

Taiwan’s e-learning in Short-Term after School Institutions

Ke Zhang; Jui-Long Hung; A-Mei Tsai

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2410–2413

In 2006, the authors discussed Taiwan's e-learning in higher education and found that the e-learning in Taiwan's higher education only provides to traditional full-time students. With comparing of being a full-time student, short-term after school...

Trends of Educational Technology Research: More than a Decade of International Research in Six SSCI-Indexed Refereed Journals

Yu-Chang Hsu; Jui-Long Hung; Yu-Hui Ching

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 4 (August 2013) pp. 685–705

This study applied text mining methods to examine the abstracts of 2,997 international research articles published between 2000 and 2010 by six journals included in the Social Science Citation Index in the field of Educational Technology (EDTECH). A ...

Integrating Data Mining in Program Evaluation of K-12 Online Education

Jui-Long Hung; Yu-Chang Hsu; Kerry Rice

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 3 (2012) pp. 27–41

This study investigated an innovative approach of program evaluation through analyses of student learning logs, demographic data, and end-of-course evaluation surveys in an online K-12 supplemental program. The results support the development of a...

Online Collaborative Learning in a Project-Based Learning Environment in Taiwan: A Case Study on Undergraduate Students' Perspectives

Ke Zhang; Shiang Wuu Peng; Jui-long Hung

Educational Media International Vol. 46, No. 2 (June 2009) pp. 123–135

This case study investigated undergraduate students' first experience in online collaborative learning in a project-based learning (PBL) environment in Taiwan. Data were collected through interviews of 48 students, instructor's field notes,...

The proper position of conceptual information during computer-based software training

Jui-Long Hung; Monsicha Kittikunanant; Steven Crooks; Ke Zhang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 536–539

An electronic performance support system (EPSS) is a computer-based environment that facilitates skill and knowledge acquisition within a particular domain. The authors' on-going research will investigate the potential utility of EPSS tools in...

Topics: Computers, Training, Software

Online Graduate Teacher Education: Establishing an EKG for Student Success Intervention

Brett E. Shelton; Jui-Long Hung; Sarah Baughman

Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 21, No. 1 (2016) pp. 21–32

Predicting which students enrolled in graduate online education are at-risk for failure is an arduous yet important task for teachers and administrators alike. This research reports on a statistical analysis technique using both static and dynamic...

A case study on learning analytics using Experience API

Chieh-Feng Chiang; Hsiao-Chien Tseng; Cheng Chih Chiang; Jui-Long Hung

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2273–2278

The Tin Can API (Experience API, xAPI) is a set of data standards to record and store individual user’s learning experiences either online or offline. It aims to standardize data format to enable tracking and analysis across platforms and time spans....

Topics: Virtual Schooling, New Possibilities with Information Technology Education