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“Hands-on” plus “inquiry”? Effects of withholding answers coupled with physical manipulations on students' learning of energy-related science concepts
Lin Zhang
Learning and Instruction Vol. 60, No. 1 (April 2019) pp. 199–205
A recent discussion on science teaching has been focusing on questions of whether it is necessary to withhold answers from learners until inquiry activities are completed and whether learners develop high-level science learning when they are...
Language: English
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A Meta-Analysis Method to Advance Design of Technology-Based Learning Tool: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research to Understand Learning in Relation to Different Technology Features
Lin Zhang
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 23, No. 1 (February 2014) pp. 145–159
Educators design and create various technology tools to scaffold students' learning. As more and more technology designs are incorporated into learning, growing attention has been paid to the study of technology-based learning tool. This paper...
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Study on the Application of Web Information Retrieval in the Teaching of Language Translation
Lin Zhang
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 11, No. 4 (Apr 05, 2016) pp. 114–119
The development of information technology at the end of the 20th century fundamentally transformed people’s daily lives and greatly influenced education as well, actually not all the undergraduate students of translation have the skills to access,...
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Using Exergames in Teaching: Pre-service Teachers’ Experience, Belief, and Comfort Level
Lin Lin; Tao Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2147–2152
In this paper, we investigated pre-service teachers’ experience, personal comfort and their attitudes towards using exergames, particularly Wii Sports, in their future classrooms. Ninety-seven college students who plan to be K12 teachers...
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Playing exergames in the classroom: Pre-service teachers’ motivation, passion, effort, and perspectives
Lin Lin; Tao Zhang
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (October 2011) pp. 243–260
This study investigated pre-service teachers’ experience, motivation, passion, effort, and perspectives in playing exergames in the classroom using the self-determination theory as the main theoretical framework. One hundred forty pre-service...
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Benefits and Challenges of Using Dance Dance Revolution in Teaching: Pre-service Physical Education Teachers’ Perspectives
Tao Zhang; Lin Lin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2287–2291
The use of exergaming in physical education is an area of increasing research interest. Pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward exergaming play a vital role in the implementation of the exergaming into their future teaching. The purpose of this...
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Does growth rate in spatial ability matter in predicting early arithmetic competence?
Xiao Zhang; Dan Lin
Learning and Instruction Vol. 49, No. 1 (June 2017) pp. 232–241
There is a well-established relation between overall level of spatial ability and mathematics competence: people who are stronger in the former perform better on tests of the latter. However, does the rate of growth in spatial ability also matter?...
Language: English
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A Hierarchical Teaching Mode of College Computer Basic Application Course Based on K-means and Improved PSO Algorithm
Yaqiong Zhang; Jiyan Lin; Hui Zhang
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 11, No. 10 (Oct 27, 2016) pp. 53–58
As different students have different basics in learning College Computer Basic Application Course, so uniform teaching methods and curriculum cannot satisfy the needs of all of the students. To address this problem, an algorithm of student...
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Interaction, Satisfaction, and Perceived Progress in Online Language Courses
Chin-Hsi Lin; Binbin Zheng; Yining Zhang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 393–399
Interactions are the central emphasis in language learning. An increasing number of K-12 students take courses online, leading some critics to comment that reduced opportunities for interaction may affect learning outcomes. This study examined the...
Topics: Interaction, Distance/Flexible Education
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Secondary Students Perceptions of Web-Based Learning
Michael Barbour; Angelene McLaren; Lin Zhang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2486–2495
In this paper, the authors presents the results of a survey study of secondary students’ perceptions of useful and challenging characteristics (the follow-up interview study analysis is not quite ready at the time of this proposal). Data were...
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It's Not That Tough: Students Speak about Their Online Learning Experiences
Michael K. Barbour; Angelene McLaren; Lin Zhang
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 226–241
K-12 online learning is growing in Canada and elsewhere in the world. However, the vast majority of literature is focused on practitioners and not on systematic inquiry. Even the limited published research has largely excluded the perspectives of...
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Relationships of New Teachers' Beliefs and Instructional Practices: Comparisons across Four Countries
Qingmin Shi; Shaoan Zhang; Emily Lin
Action in Teacher Education Vol. 36, No. 4 (2014) pp. 322–341
Drawing on large-scale international teachers' data from Hungary, Korea, Norway, and Turkey in the Teaching and Learning International Survey in 2008 assessment, this study examined the relationships between new teachers' beliefs about...
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The Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in An Virtual School World Language Courses: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Yining Zhang; Chin-Hsi Lin; Ruhui Ni
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1516–1522
Among all the potential factors that affect the success of K-12 online learning, self-regulation learning is an essential one. This study compares the unique contributions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to online learning strategies and...
Topics: Middle School Education, Virtual Schooling
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Interactions and learning outcomes in online language courses
Chin‐Hsi Lin; Binbin Zheng; Yining Zhang
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 3 (May 2017) pp. 730–748
Interactions are the central emphasis in language learning. An increasing number of K-12 students take courses online, leading some critics to comment that reduced opportunities for interaction may affect learning outcomes. This study examined the...
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Pedagogical Beliefs and Attitudes toward Information and Communication Technology: A Survey of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in China
Haixia Liu; Chin-Hsi Lin; Dongbo Zhang
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 30, No. 8 (2017) pp. 745–765
Though pedagogical beliefs have been identified as critical factors in the success of technology integration, very few studies have included them in technology-adoption models. The present study revises the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by...
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The roles of learning strategies and motivation in online language learning: A structural equation modeling analysis
Chin-Hsi Lin; Yining Zhang; Binbin Zheng
Computers & Education Vol. 113, No. 1 (October 2017) pp. 75–85
Students' active regulation of learning, through being motivated and a variety of cognitive and metacognitive strategies, is crucial to their online learning success. Despite the large numbers enrolled in online language courses, very little is...
Language: English
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A Performance Analysis Model for the Training and Education of Information Security Talents
Lin Li; Kai Zhang; Tao Li
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 15, No. 5 (Mar 13, 2020) pp. 140–155
There are many defects with the existing performance analysis system for the training and education (T&E) of information security talents in Chinese colleges, ranging from the difficulty in transforming fuzzy information to the lack of objectivity....
Language: English
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A context-aware knowledge map to support ubiquitous learning activities for a u-Botanical museum
Shu-Lin Wang; Chia-Chen Chen; Zhe Zhang
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 4 (Nov 01, 2015)
Recent developments in mobile and wireless communication technologies have played a vital role in building the u-learning environment that now combines both real-world and digital learning resources. However, learners still require assistance to...
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Evaluating Online Solutions for Experiential Support of Distance Learning by Teachers in China
X Gu; B Zhang; X Lin; X Song
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 114–125
This paper describes and assesses the development of an online solution for the experiential support of distance learning by teachers. Three hundred and forty-eight randomly selected K-12 teachers participated in this pilot study using the online...
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Chinese Language Teachers' Perceptions of Technology and Instructional Use of Technology: A Path Analysis
Haixia Liu; Chin-Hsi Lin; Dongbo Zhang; Binbin Zheng
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 56, No. 3 (2018) pp. 396–414
This study examined internal and external factors affecting pedagogical use of technology among 47 K-12 Chinese language teachers in the United States. Path analysis of the survey data was used to examine the relationships between the teachers'...
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Pre-service Language Teachers’ Instructional Use of Technology: Factors and Barriers
Haixia Liu; Chin-Hsi Lin; Dongbo Zhang; Binbin Zheng
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2158–2163
Technology was found to be underused by language teachers in prior studies despite its possible facilitating function. This study aimed to explore language teachers’ perception of factors and barriers concerning their instructional technology use...
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Fostering design-oriented collective reflection among preservice teachers through principle-based knowledge building activities
Huang-Yao Hong; Pei-Yi Lin; Ching Sing Chai; Guo-Tsai Hung; Yibing Zhang
Computers & Education Vol. 130, No. 1 (March 2019) pp. 105–120
Teacher's reflective capacity is an important means for teachers' growth in professionalism. This design-based research investigated the effects of knowledge building (KB) principles on pre-service teachers' reflective capacity in two intervention...
Language: English
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One Science Teacher's Professional Development Experience: A Case Study Exploring Changes in Students' Perceptions of Their Fluency with Innovative Technologies
Jazlin Ebenezer; Russell Columbus; Osman Nafiz Kaya; Lin Zhang; Devairakkam Luke Ebenezer
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 21, No. 1 (February 2012) pp. 22–37
The purpose of this case-study is to narrate a secondary science teacher's experience of his professional development (PD) education and training in innovative technologies (IT) in the context of engaging students in environmental research projects. ...
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Instructional discourse and argumentative writing
Joshua A. Morris; Brian W. Miller; Richard C. Anderson; Kim Thi Nguyen-Jahiel; Tzu-Jung Lin; Theresa Scott; Jie Zhang; Jingjing Sun; Shufeng Ma
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 90, No. 1 (2018) pp. 234–247
Fifth-grade students from two urban school districts completed an integrated unit on wolves. Classes received either direct instruction (DI) or collaborative group work (CG). Analysis of reasoning in classroom talk indicated that CG students more...
Language: English
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JTATE Special Issue: Digital Games and Simulations in Teacher Preparation
Teresa Franklin; Len Annetta; Lin Lin; Tao Zhang; Pg Schrader; Leanna Achambalt; Conrad Oh-Young; Lilly Lu; Erin Peters Burton; Wendy Frazier; Richard Lamb; Rebecca Cheng; Margaret Chmiel; Marie Iding; Joan Nordbotten; Lisa Carrington; Lisa Kervin; Brian Ferry; Mariya Yukhymenko
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2534–2535
Today’s pre-service teachers have grown up with ubiquitous access to computers and the Internet, which has changed how they learn and how they will teach (Prensky, 20011). Virtual worlds, games and simulations are not new to pre-service teachers and ...
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(Future) Teachers’ Use of Technology and Development of TPACK: Insights from a Global Perspective
Joke Voogt; Teemu Valtonen; Erkko Sointu; Sini Kontkanen; Jari Kukkonen; Susanna Pöntinen; Jo Tondeur; Fazilat Siddiq; Ronny Scherer; Evrim Baran; Anneke Smits; Roland Bruijn; Henk La Roi; Floor van Renssen; Heleen Vellekoop; Lieke van Velze; Lin Zhang; Josh Rosenberg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2499–2502
This contribution presents and discusses factors that affect (future) teachers uses of technology in their teaching in Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and China. The contributions provide insights in teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content...
Topics: Research & Evaluation, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Instructional influences on English language learners' storytelling
Shufeng Ma; Richard C. Anderson; Tzu-Jung Lin; Jie Zhang; Joshua A. Morris; Kim Nguyen-Jahiel; Brian W. Miller; May Jadallah; Theresa Scott; Jingjing Sun; Kay Grabow; Beata M. Latawiec; Sherry Yi
Learning and Instruction Vol. 49, No. 1 (June 2017) pp. 64–80
The goal of this study was to evaluate instructional influences on the storytelling of English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants were 210 fifth-grade Spanish-speaking ELLs (mean age = 10.8) from schools serving low-income neighborhoods in the...
Language: English
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Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2013
(2013) pp. 1–186
Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education is now in its fifth year of publication, and has become one of the most important journals for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). This journal represents the...