An Evaluation of Oral English Ability of Taiwanese College Freshman Students and the Research of Related Factors

Wen-Yu Hsieh

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 379–387

This study investigates and evaluates the effects of the oral English proficiency of 80 college freshman students at Meiho Institute of Technology (MIT) on the basis of a questionnaire survey and an experimental oral test. This study required...

University-supported Adult English Education in Taiwan’s Community Colleges

Chin-Yin Chen; Wen-Yu Hsieh

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2456–2461

In order to promote professional skills among laborers, Ping Tong Labor College in the South of Taiwan, has developed a specific curriculum to help laborers attain certification in their field and also to develop a second career skill. In the Life...

Strategy Knowledge and Perceived Strategy Use: Adult ESL Learners’ Awareness of Listening Strategies

Wen-Yu Hsieh; Ken-I Su

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2283–2287

The purpose of this study is to investigate adult ESL learners’ knowledge and use of English listening strategies, and to learn the relationship between correlated factors in listening comprehension. The subjects are adult learners at Shin-Yi...

An Evaluation of English Listening Ability for Adult Learners at Southern Taiwan’s Community Colleges

Wen-Yu Hsieh; Ken-I Su

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 373–378

This study investigates adults’ listening strategies in ESL contexts. This is an academic report regarding the industry-university cooperation supported by Meiho Institute of Technology (MIT) and Pingtung Labor College, both in southern Taiwan. An...

An Interactive Guestbook Design of Strategies for Website Management

Ken-I Su; Wen-Yu Hsieh

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2984–2987

This paper is a report on the findings of strategies for a guestbook design on website management. Web sites with a guestbook service can provide users who login on systems to post their suggestions and opinions. However, system designers can not...

Application of Future Technology Equipment (PDA & GPS) in Geoscience Teaching

Ken-I Su; Wen-Yu Hsieh

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2148–2152

The purpose of this article is to post the idea of using Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment in Geoscience teaching and find the best way to apply GPS to every case. The idea came from adopting GPS device combined with the software, Google...

A Web-Base English Learning and Assessment System for Taiwan Elementary School EFL Students

Ken-I Su; Chung-Shan Sun; Wen-Yu Hsieh

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1990–1995

This paper is a report on the web-based English learning and test system for Taiwanese elementary school EFL students, System of Intelligent Evaluation Using Tests for Teleeducation (SIETTE). The web-based English test employs IIS 5.0 as a web...

The Effect of Self-efficacy, Presentation Skills, And Other Related Factors on English Writing Ability

Chinyin Chen; Wen-Yu Hsieh; Sandra Haggrad; Christopher Michael Wright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2251–2256

Through emails, or websites, the outside world can immediately reach our messages. Thus, English writing is crucial to us. By the investigation of the effect of learners’ self-efficacy, presentation skills, and other related factors on their English ...

An Evaluation of English Reading Ability of Taiwanese College Freshman Students and the Research of Related Factors

Chinyin Chen; Wen-Yu Hsieh; Ken-I Su

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2548–2554

This study investigates and evaluates English reading ability and the related factors in ESL reading class. The instructor chose reading material appropriate for Taiwanese students. Eighty Taiwanese students were selected from the freshman level at...

What influences geography teachers' usage of geographic information systems? A structural equation analysis

Jinn-Guey Lay; Yu-Lin Chi; Yeu-Sheng Hsieh; Yu-Wen Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 62, No. 1 (March 2013) pp. 191–195

Understanding the usage of the geographic information system (GIS) among geography teachers is a crucial step in evaluating the current dissemination of GIS knowledge and skills in Taiwan's educational system. The primary contribution of this...

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Collaborative Language Learning between Taiwanese students and Americans through Videoconferencing Activities

Yi-chuan Jane Hsieh; Yu-Chih Ken Chang; Wen-Cheng Hsu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6029–6034

This study focused on the intercultural communication between Taiwanese college students and American native English speakers by means of synchronous and asynchronous technologies, such as videoconferencing and online discussion forum. We...

Effects of teaching and learning styles on students’ reflection levels for ubiquitous learning

Sheng-Wen Hsieh; Yu-Ruei Jang; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Nian-Shing Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 1 (August 2011) pp. 1194–1201

Ubiquitous learning (u-learning), in conjunction with supports from the digital world, is recognized as an effective approach for situating students in real-world learning environments. Earlier studies concerning u-learning have mainly focused on...