A Catalyst for Teaching Critical Thinking in a Large University Class in Taiwan: Asynchronous Online Discussions with the Facilitation of Teaching Assistants

Ya-Ting C. Yang

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 56, No. 3 (June 2008) pp. 241–264

This study was designed to investigate the effects of teaching critical thinking skills (CTS) in a large class through asynchronous discussion forums (ADFs) with the facilitation of teaching assistants. A pretest and posttest quasi-experimental...

Comprehensive evaluation criteria for English learning websites using expert validity surveys

Ya-Ting C. Yang; Chia-Ying Chan

Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 1 (August 2008) pp. 403–422

This study aimed to develop a set of evaluation criteria for English learning websites. These criteria can assist English teachers/web designers in designing effective websites for their English courses and can also guide English learners in...

Language: English

Digital storytelling for enhancing student academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation: A year-long experimental study

Ya-Ting C. Yang; Wan-Chi I. Wu

Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 2 (September 2012) pp. 339–352

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of Digital storytelling (DST) on the academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation of senior high school students learning English as a foreign language. The one-year study...

Language: English

Using Socratic Questioning to Promote Critical Thinking Skills Through Asynchronous Discussion Forums in Distance Learning Environments

Ya-Ting C. Yang; Timothy J. Newby; Robert L. Bill

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (2005) pp. 163–181

This study investigated the effects of using Socratic questioning to enhance students' critical thinking (CT) skills in asynchronous discussion forums (ADF) in university-level distance learning courses. The research effort empirically examined two...

The Effectiveness of Technology-integrated Inquiry-based Learning and of Thinking Styles on Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Academic Achievement

Yi-Yin Chen; Ya-Ting C. Yang; Hsin-Fang Li

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2916–2921

The purpose of this ongoing research was to examine the effectiveness of technology-integrated inquiry-based learning (TIIBL) and of different thinking styles of elementary school students on creative thinking, learning motivation, and academic...

The Effect of Digital Game-Based Learning and of Thinking Styles on Junior High School Students' Higher-Order Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Academic Achievement

I-Hua Chen; Jian-Bin Gao; Ya-Ting C. Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1631–1637

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of digital game-based learning (DGBL) and of thinking styles on promoting the higher-order thinking (HOT), learning motivation, and academic achievement of junior high school students....

How Digital Game-Based Learning Can Improve Students' Academic Achievement and Problem Solving

Jian-Bin Gao; Ya-Ting C Yang; I-Hua Chen

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1256–1263

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of different methods of instructional strategy (traditional instruction and digital game-based learning) on students’ academic achievement and problem solving. A pretest and posttest...

Facilitating interactions through structured web-based bulletin boards: A quasi-experimental study on promoting learners’ critical thinking skills

Ya-Ting C. Yang; Timothy Newby; Robert Bill

Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 4 (May 2008) pp. 1572–1585

This experimental study investigated the effectiveness of structured Web-Based Bulletin Board (WBB) discussions in improving the critical thinking (CT) skills of learners involved in veterinary distance learning, as well as their attitudes toward...

The Relationship between Academic Abilities and Internal/External Thinking Styles on Digital Game Flow Experience

I Hua Chen; Ya-Ting C Yang; Wan-Chi Wu; Wei-Chun Chiang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 911–918

“Flow” is referred to as a mental state of optimal experience resulted from full immersion. Recent studies on digital game based learning have applied the flow theory to explain the immersion of students in game playing. However, the relationship...