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Chun-Ying Chen
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Chun-Ying Chen
TransWorld University
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A comparison of item selection rules including precision, content, and exposure considerations at the early stages of computerized adaptive testing
Shu-Ying Chen
A comparison of item@selection @?rules including precision, content, and @?exposure considerations at the early @?stages of computerized@adaptive@testing (1999) pp. 1–222
It is well known that item selection at the early stages of a computerized adaptive test (CAT) is not as appropriate as it is at the later stages. Several new item selection rules have been proposed to improve early-stage item selection. Based on...
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Managing perceptions of information overload in computer-mediated communication
Chun-Ying Chen
Managing perceptions of information overload in computer@-mediated@communication (2003) pp. 1–200
Many studies report information overload (IO) as one of the main problems students encounter in computer-mediated communication (CMC). To date, researchers have paid little attention to the problem of IO—more specifically, to its impact on students' ...
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A survey of state policies for online teacher certification courses and programs
Ying-chou Michael Chen
(2005) pp. 1–131
For more than a decade, public, private, and proprietary institutions have been developing online degree and teacher certification programs. More recently, online teacher certification (OTC) courses and programs have begun to emerge. This study...
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Learners’ Internal Management of Cognitive Processing in Online Learning
Chun-Ying Chen
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 4182–4187
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been widely used to engage learners in academic discourse for knowledge construction. Various studies have attempted to investigate factors that impact the quality of online discussion via CMC. This study...
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Cognitive Support for Learning Computer-Based Tasks Using Animated Demonstration
Chun-Ying Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 4 (2016) pp. 859–874
This study investigated the influence of cognitive support for learning computer-based tasks using animated demonstration (AD) on instructional efficiency. Cognitive support included (1) segmentation and learner control introducing interactive...
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A Procedure for Controlling General Test Overlap in Computerized Adaptive Testing
Shu-Ying Chen
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 34, No. 6 (September 2010) pp. 393–409
To date, exposure control procedures that are designed to control test overlap in computerized adaptive tests (CATs) are based on the assumption of item sharing between pairs of examinees. However, in practice, examinees may obtain test information...
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Preservice teachers' computer use, computer attitudes and perceived self-efficacy with computer technology: A longitudinal study
Ying-Chen S. Lin
(1997) pp. 1–153
Teachers need to feel comfortable and confident with various computer technologies in order to be able to use them effectively and be models for their students' computer use. The computer training teachers receive through their teacher education...
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The construction of the learning environment connecting human cognition to the World Wide Web (the global brain)
Ying-Chi Chen
The construction of the learning environment connecting human cognition to the World@Wide@Web (the global@brain) (2000) pp. 1–278
This study described a web-based learning environment for extending human memory and cognition into a shared cognitive space. In addition to the content of the learning environment, the study also focused on the functions of a virtual classroom in...
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The Influence of Representational Formats and Learner’s Modality Preferences When Learning with Interactive Animated Demonstrations
Chun-Ying Chen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2091–2097
This study investigated the influence of representational formats and learner’s modality preferences for learning computer-based tasks using animated demonstration (AD) on instructional efficiency. Instructional efficiency was a combined effect of...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Information Technology Education, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration
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The different style of lifelong learning in China and the USA based on influencing motivations and factors
Zhiwei Chen; Ying Liu
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 95, No. 1 (2019) pp. 13–25
The notion of lifelong learning nowadays is necessary to focus on individual growth and daily life, so as to create a collective ideology of lifelong learning based on the improvement of individual consciousness. This article explores the different...
Language: English
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Instructional Approaches on Science Performance, Attitude and Inquiry Ability in a Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environment
Ching-Huei Chen; Chia-Ying Chen
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 113–122
This study examined the effects of an inquiry-based learning (IBL) approach compared to that of a problem-based learning (PBL) approach on learner performance, attitude toward science and inquiry ability. Ninety-six students from three 7th-grade...
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Effects of Modality and Learner Control on Instructional Efficiency in Multimedia Learning Using Animated Demonstration: A Preliminary Study
Chun-Ying Chen; Ying-Hsing Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2255–2260
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different levels of leaner control and presentation modality on instructional efficiency in learning computer-based tasks using interactive animated demonstration (AD). Instructional...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technology Education, Instructional Design, Multimedia
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The Roles of Structured Input Activities in Processing Instruction and the Kinds of Knowledge They Promote
Emma Marsden; Hsin-Ying Chen
Language Learning Vol. 61, No. 4 (December 2011) pp. 1058–1098
This study aimed to isolate the effects of the two input activities in Processing Instruction: referential activities, which force learners to focus on a form and its meaning, and affective activities, which contain exemplars of the target form and...
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Effects of Modality and Learner Control on Instructional Efficiency in Multimedia Learning Using Animated Demonstration: A Preliminary Study
Chun-Ying Chen; Ying-Hsing Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2261–2266
This study aimed to investigate the effects of leaner control and modality on instructional efficiency (a combined effect of transfer performance and perceived cognitive load) in multimedia learning using animated demonstration (AD). A total of 211...
Topics: Multimedia, Instructional Design, New Possibilities with Information Technology Education
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Faculty adoption of critical thinking as a grading criterion in online discussions
Wei-Ying Hsiao; Manfen Chen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1049–1053
Critical thinking is highly emphasized on 21st Century Skills. Online discussions can be used effectively in promoting and encouraging critical thinking (Arend, 2009). However, based on Hsiao’s (2012) study, critical thinking is not highly promoted...
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Using iPad Effectively in Higher Education
Wei-Ying Hsiao; Manfen Chen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) p. 1054
While there are augments on whether or not iPad should be adopted in higher education (Murray & Olcese, 2011), several research indicated using iPad to improve reading skills (McClanahan, et al, 2012) , to promote collaborative learning in the...
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A Distance Instructional System with Learning Performance Evaluation Mechanism: Moodle-Based Educational System Design
Ying-Chen Lee; Nobuyoshi Terashima
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 10, No. 2 (2012) pp. 57–64
In this paper, a Moodle-based educational system has been constructed by providing friendly interface to fit most students in e-learning. For the website implementation, the authors take the course "Multimedia Implementation Using JAVA" as a case...
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Patterns of Computer Use Among Taipei and Shanghai Students
Ying-Chi Chen; David Fowler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1172–1174
We present a preliminary report on a survey of approximately 1,500 secondary school students in Taipei and Shanghai. MISS (Multi-faceted Internet Survey System) was used to elicit responses describing patterns of use and beliefs about computers,...
Topics: Computers, Educational Technology, Internet, Secondary Education, Students
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Factors Influencing the Participation of Web-based Distance Education in Taipei and Shanghai Students
Ying-Chi Chen; David Fowler
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1102–1103
The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing Taipei and Shanghai high school students' participation in the Web-based distance education (DE). MISS (Multi-faceted Internet Survey System) was used to collect data from around 1,500 ...
Topics: Students, Schools, Distance Education, Computers, Attitudes
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The Effects of Learning Condition on Mathematics Learning Outcomes
Ying-Chieh Chen; Huey-Wen Chou
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1985–1991
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Design of the Simulation Platform for M-Learning Environment Using OPNET
Ying-ju Chen; Sindhura Gutta; Abdelshakour Abuzneid
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 292–298
The widespread use of mobile devices, such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or laptop, along with advances in wireless communication technologies, such as GPS, GSM, GPRS, 3G and satellite systems, has nourished a new learning...
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Computer Technology Training for Prospective Teachers: Computer Attitudes and Perceived Self-Efficacy
Ying-chen L. Milbrath; Mable B. Kinzie
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 8, No. 4 (2000) pp. 373–396
To be effective users of computer technologies and be mod-els for students' computer use, teachers must have positive computer attitudes and feel self-efficacious in using them. The computer training that teachers receive through their teacher...
Topics: Teachers, Computers, Educational Technology, Change, Databases
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Improving Learning of Procedural Computer-based Tasks: A Preliminary Study
Chun-Ying Chen; Ren-Yu Liao
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 1942–1947
Animated demonstrations are often preferred by users as a means to learning procedural computer-based tasks, despite the discouraging results that this is an area where animations do not appear to be effective. This study thus aimed to investigate...
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Learning Strategies to Engage in Quality Interaction in Computer Conferencing
Chun-Ying Chen; Ren-Yu Liao
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 2193–2198
The issue of promoting quality interactions in computer conferencing appears to be complex. It involves the concerns on instructional methods, moderating strategies, course structure, and leadership. This study investigated the importance of another ...
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Controlling Item Exposure and Test Overlap in Computerized Adaptive Testing
Shu-Ying Chen; Pui-Wa Lei
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 29, No. 3 (May 2005) pp. 204–217
This article proposes an item exposure control method, which is the extension of the Sympson and Hetter procedure and can provide item exposure control at both the item and test levels. Item exposure rate and test overlap rate are two indices...
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Effects of Online Synchronous Instruction with an Attention Monitoring and Alarm Mechanism on Sustained Attention and Learning Performance
Chih-Ming Chen; Jung-Ying Wang
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 4 (2018) pp. 427–443
Many studies have shown that learners' sustained attention strongly affects e-learning performance, particularly during online synchronous instruction. This work thus develops a novel attention monitoring and alarm mechanism (AMAM) based on...
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With Good We Become Good: Understanding e-learning adoption by theory of planned behavior and group influences
Tsai-Hsin Chu; Yi-Ying Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 92, No. 1 (January 2016) pp. 37–52
Intention-based research proposes that intention can effectively predict technology adoption behaviors and emphasizes examining antecedents to increase technology adoption intention. Intention-based research demonstrates how individual internal...
Language: English
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Research on STEAM Practice Programs to Enhance Self-Efficacy of Pre-Service Special Education Teachers
Yu-Chih Huang; Tzu-Ying Chen
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 617–624
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 40 hours STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) programs on the self-efficacy of pre-service special education teachers. Participants included thirty-nine pre-service...
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Assessing the effects of different multimedia materials on emotions and learning performance for visual and verbal style learners
Chih-Ming Chen; Ying-Chun Sun
Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 1273–1285
Multimedia materials are now increasingly used in curricula. However, individual preferences for multimedia materials based on visual and verbal cognitive styles may affect learners' emotions and performance. Therefore, in-depth studies that...
Language: English
Topics: Multimedia
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Understanding Student Engagement in Large-Scale Open Online Courses: A Machine Learning Facilitated Analysis of Student’s Reflections in 18 Highly Rated MOOCs
Khe Hew; Chen Qiao; Ying Tang
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul 11, 2018)
Although massive open online courses (MOOCs) have attracted much worldwide attention, scholars still understand little about the specific elements that students find engaging in these large open courses. This study offers a new original contribution ...
Language: English
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Effects of Practical Constraints on Item Selection Rules at the Early Stages of Computerized Adaptive Testing
Shu-Ying Chen; Robert D. Ankenman
Journal of Educational Measurement Vol. 41, No. 2 (June 2004) pp. 149–174
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of four item selection rules--(1) Fisher information (F), (2) Fisher information with a posterior distribution (FP), (3) Kullback-Leibler information with a posterior distribution (KP), and (4)...
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An Educational Research Course Facilitated by Online Peer Assessment
Ying-Chih Chen; Chin-Chung Tsai
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 46, No. 1 (February 2009) pp. 105–117
This study implemented an online peer assessment activity to help 52 Taiwanese in-service science and mathematics teachers to develop research proposals in an educational research course. The participants were divided into 16 groups, and each group...
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Critical Thinking Instruction Model in Teacher Education
Ying-Chen Chang; Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1131–1135
Critical thinking (CT), stressed by many countries in their education objectives, is an important ability for students to have. Before fostering students' CT ability, teachers must be proficient in CT. However, only cultivating teachers' CT ability...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Instructional Design, Teachers
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An Interactive Virtual Fitting Room for Improved Service in Taiwan
Ying-Hsiu Chen; Wen-Cheng Wang
Asian Journal of Distance Education Vol. 8, No. 1 pp. 63–80
Along with the growth of the on-line shopping web sites, the actual requirements of the users about the On-Line Int eractive Fitting Room service quality and how to assist the users in the process of their consumption with the virtual cloth try-on,...
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Effects of Integrating an Active Learning-Promoting Mechanism into Location-Based Real-World Learning Environments on Students' Learning Performances and Behaviors
Gwo-Jen Hwang; Shao-Chen Chang; Pei-Ying Chen; Xiang-Ya Chen
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 2 (2018) pp. 451–474
Engaging students in real-world learning contexts has been identified by educators as being an important way of helping them learn to apply what they have learned from textbooks to practical problems. The advancements in mobile and image-processing...
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Assessing the attention levels of students by using a novel attention aware system based on brainwave signals
Chih‐Ming Chen; Jung‐Ying Wang; Chih‐Ming Yu
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 2 (March 2017) pp. 348–369
Rapid progress in information and communication technologies (ICTs) has fueled the popularity of e-learning. However, an e-learning environment is limited in that online instructors cannot monitor immediately whether students remain focus during...
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A Microworld-Based Role-Playing Game Development Approach to Engaging Students in Interactive, Enjoyable, and Effective Mathematics Learning
Sheng-Yuan Wang; Shao-Chen Chang; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Pei-Ying Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 3 (2018) pp. 411–423
In traditional teacher-centered mathematics instruction, students might show low learning motivation owing to the lack of applied contexts. Game-based learning has been recognized as a potential approach to addressing this issue; however, without...
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Application and Analysis of a Mobile E-Book System Based on Project-Based Learning in Community Health Nursing Practice Courses
Ting-Ting Wu; Yueh-Min Huang; Chen-Ying Su; Lei Chang; Yi Chen Lu
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 4 (2018) pp. 143–156
Nursing practice courses are the most formative part of nursing education. Through practice, nursing students apply, validate, and clarify theories taught in class. Recently, research on the application of mobile devices in nursing practice courses...
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CyberJive: The Origins of Information Technology Jargon with Implications for Instruction
Yuehua Zhang; Ying-Chi Chen; Kendall Hartley; David Fowler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1619–1623
Preliminary surveys conducted by the authors suggest that students at the secondary school level are likely to feel much more at ease with the vocabulary of information technology than the pre-service teachers who will soon be expected to...
Topics: Teachers
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A Comparison of Item Selection Rules at the Early Stages of Computerized Adaptive Testing
Shu-Ying Chen; Robert D. Ankenmann; Hua-Hua Chang
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 24, No. 3 (2000) pp. 241–55
Compared five item selection rules with respect to the efficiency and precision of trait (theta) estimation at the early stages of computerized adaptive testing (CAT). The Fisher interval information, Fisher information with a posterior distribution,...
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Willingness to Adopt or Reuse an E-Learning System: The Perspectives of Self-Determination and Perceived Characteristics of Innovation
Hsin Hsin Chang; Chen Su Fu; Ching Ying Huang
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 54, No. 5 (2017) pp. 511–520
Adopting self-determination theory and the perceived characteristics of innovation as the theoretical background, this study investigates the school teachers' willingness to adopt and reuse an e-learning system. Three hundred and eighty-eight valid...
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Where To Build A Tide Power Plant?- Cooperative Learning On The Web
Ying-Shao Hsu; Hung-Jean Wu; Chi-Chuan Chen
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1300–1301
The article presents the implementation process of developing web-based courseware which was used to cultivate high school students' problem-solving and communication skills through cooperative learning. Students completed some exercises which help...
Topics: Communication, Networking Technologies, Information Communication Technologies, Students
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Research on Intellectual Property Right Problems of Peer-to-Peer Networks
Ying Dong; Mingshu Li; Meizhang Chen; Shengli Zheng
Electronic Library Vol. 20, No. 2 (2002) pp. 143–50
Discusses digital intellectual property rights relating to peer-to-peer networks, using Napster as an example. Suggests anti-piracy solutions to prevent litigation and considers how libraries can develop potential service models using peer-to-peer...
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Variable-Length Computerized Adaptive Testing Based on Cognitive Diagnosis Models
Chia-Ling Hsu; Wen-Chung Wang; Shu-Ying Chen
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 37, No. 7 (October 2013) pp. 563–582
Interest in developing computerized adaptive testing (CAT) under cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) has increased recently. CAT algorithms that use a fixed-length termination rule frequently lead to different degrees of measurement precision for...
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Performance evaluation of an online argumentation learning assistance agent
Chenn-Jung Huang; Yu-Wu Wang; Tz-Hau Huang; Ying-Chen Chen; Heng-Ming Chen; Shun-Chih Chang
Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 1 (August 2011) pp. 1270–1280
Recent research indicated that students’ ability to construct evidence-based explanations in classrooms through scientific inquiry is critical to successful science education. Structured argumentation support environments have been built and used in ...
Language: English
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the School Bullying Scales: A Rasch Measurement Approach
Ying-Yao Cheng; Li-Ming Chen; Kun-Shia Liu; Yi-Ling Chen
Educational and Psychological Measurement Vol. 71, No. 1 (February 2011) pp. 200–216
The study aims to develop three school bullying scales--the Bully Scale, the Victim Scale, and the Witness Scale--to assess secondary school students' bullying behaviors, including physical bullying, verbal bullying, relational bullying, and cyber...
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Forecasting Reading Anxiety for Promoting English-Language Reading Performance Based on Reading Annotation Behavior
Chih-Ming Chen; Jung-Ying Wang; Yong-Ting Chen; Jhih-Hao Wu
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 4 (2016) pp. 681–705
To reduce effectively the reading anxiety of learners while reading English articles, a C4.5 decision tree, a widely used data mining technique, was used to develop a personalized reading anxiety prediction model (PRAPM) based on individual learners'...
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Validation of the Perceived School Bullying Severity Scale
Li Ming Chen; Kun Shia Liu; Ying Yao Cheng
Educational Psychology Vol. 32, No. 2 (2012) pp. 169–182
Research on school bullying has tended to focus on its prevalence or frequency while ignoring its perceived severity. This study attempted to construct a perceived School Bullying Severity Scale (SBSS). The original 24-item instrument, revised from...
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Reading Chinese Together: Uses of the Web Forum for Individualized and Group-based Language Learning
Jung Ying Lu-Chen; Stephen Fleming; C. Candace Chou
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) p. 1675
This session tackles issues in teaching foreign languages on the Web. The poster presentation on course design for a Web-based third-year level Chinese reading class will address the following challenges: · creating a model for Web-based course...
Topics: System Configurations, Languages
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Comparing Methods of Assessing Differential Item Functioning in a Computerized Adaptive Testing Environment
Pui-Wa Lei; Shu-Ying Chen; Lan Yu
Journal of Educational Measurement Vol. 43, No. 3 (September 2006) pp. 245–264
Mantel-Haenszel and SIBTEST, which have known difficulty in detecting non-unidirectional differential item functioning (DIF), have been adapted with some success for computerized adaptive testing (CAT). This study adapts logistic regression (LR) and ...