A Four-stage Model of Online Community Development

Yu-chu Yeh

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 2026–2031

This study integrated collaborative problem-based learning with blended learning to explore the emerging process and function of online learning communities among preservice teachers. Thirty-two preservice teachers participated in an 18-week...

Intrapersonal Intelligence, Critical-thinking Ability, and Preservice Teachers' Behavioral Change in a Computer Simulation

Yu-chu Yeh

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2281–2284

Teachers typically infuse their instruction with their own abilities, which greatly influences their use of teacher behaviors. Understanding preservice teachers' abilities pertaining to their professional development and the manner in which they are ...

Topics: Training, Computers, Professional Development, Behavior, Intelligence

Teacher training for critical thinking instruction via a computer simulation

Yu-chu Yeh

(1997) pp. 1–208

The purposes of this study are: (a) to test the effectiveness of teacher training for critical-thinking instruction among preservice teachers via a computer simulation; (b) to explore the relationships among preservice teachers' training-involvement ...

Assessing Teacher Ethnic and Gender Biases via a Teaching Simulation

Yu-chu Yeh

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 547–550

Recent literature reveals that while interacting with their students, many public school teachers exhibit behaviors that promote destructive gender and ethnic stereotypes (see Sadker & Sadker, 1994, and Murray & Clark, 1990, respectively). The...

A co-creation blended KM model for cultivating critical-thinking skills

Yu-chu Yeh

Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 1317–1327

Both critical thinking (CT) and knowledge management (KM) skills are necessary elements for a university student’s success. Therefore, this study developed a co-creation blended KM model to cultivate university students’ CT skills and to explore the ...

Language: English

Integrating collaborative PBL with blended learning to explore preservice teachers’ development of online learning communities

Yu-chu Yeh

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 26, No. 8 (November 2010) pp. 1630–1640

This study integrated collaborative problem-based learning (collaborative PBL) with blended learning to explore the emerging process and function of online learning communities among preservice teachers. Thirty-two preservice teachers participated...

The Mediating Role of Self-Regulation on Harmonious Passion, Obsessive Passion, and Knowledge Management in E-Learning

Yu-chu Yeh; Ling-Hui Chu

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 3 (2018) pp. 615–637

Few studies have investigated whether harmonious passion (HP) and obsessive passion (OP) make a distinctive contribution to explaining individual differences in knowledge management through self-regulation in e-learning contexts. This study aimed to ...

From Knowledge Sharing to Knowledge Creation: A Blended Knowledge-Management Model for Improving University Students' Creativity

Yu-chu Yeh; Yi-ling Yeh; Yu-Hua Chen

Thinking Skills and Creativity Vol. 7, No. 3 (December 2012) pp. 245–257

Creativity and knowledge management are both important competences that university students need to strive to develop. This study therefore developed and evaluated an instructional program for improving university students' creativity based on a...

Nurturing Reflective Teaching in a Computer Simulation Program: An Investigation of Intervention Effects

Yu-chu Yeh; Harold R. Strang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2163–2165

Nurturing reflective teaching and improving critical-thinking instructions are two important goals of teacher education. Both goals can be achieved only when teachers-in-training are provided with opportunities for building professional knowledge...

Topics: Behavior, Teachers, Instructional Design

The Impact of a Computer Simulation on Critical-thinking Instruction

Yu-chu Yeh; Harold R. Strang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 994–997

Many studies suggest that effective teaching can significantly improve students’ critical thinking (e.g., Ennis, Millman, & Tomko, 1985; Knight, Wexman, & Padron, 1989; Williams, 1987). Professional knowledge (Michelli, Pines, & Oxman-Michelli, 1990)...

The Impact of a Computer Simulation on Critical-thinking Instruction

Yu-chu Yeh; Harold R. Strang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 994–997

Many studies suggest that effective teaching can significantly improve students’ critical thinking (e.g., Ennis, Millman, & Tomko, 1985; Knight, Wexman, & Padron, 1989; Williams, 1987). Professional knowledge (Michelli, Pines, & Oxman-Michelli, 1990)...

Aptitude-Treatment Interactions during Creativity Training in E-Learning: How Meaning-Making, Self-Regulation, and Knowledge Management Influence Creativity

Yu-chu Yeh; Chun Fu Lin

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 1 pp. 119–131

The goal of aptitude-treatment interactions (ATIs) is to find the interactions between treatments and learners' aptitudes and therefore to achieve optimal learning. This study aimed at understanding whether the aptitudes of meaning-making, self...

Knowledge management in blended learning: Effects on professional development in creativity instruction

Yu-chu Yeh; Ling-yi Huang; Yi-ling Yeh

Computers & Education Vol. 56, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 146–156

The purposes of this study were (1) to develop a teacher training program that integrates knowledge management (KM) and blended learning and examine its effects on pre-service teachers’ professional development in creativity instruction; and (2) to...

Language: English

Mindful learning: A mediator of mastery experience during digital creativity game-based learning among elementary school students

Yu-chu Yeh; Han-Lin Chang; Szu-Yu Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 132, No. 1 (April 2019) pp. 63–75

With the mounting empirical evidence of the benefits of mindfulness, the researchers of the present study incorporated mindful learning in digital game-based learning of creativity. A two-phase study was conducted to (1) develop the "Inventory of...

Language: English

Enhancing creativity through aesthetics-integrated computer-based training: The effectiveness of a FACE approach and exploration of moderators

Yu-chu Yeh; Elisa Marie Rega; Szu-Yu Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 139, No. 1 (October 2019) pp. 48–64

The majority of creativity enrichment research has focused on creative skills pertaining to originality which is assessed by divergent thinking tests. This study aimed to explore a new-paradigm for creativity enhancement—improving creativity through ...

Language: English

A New Management Approach with Rule-based Expert System in Wiki Platforms

Chun Fu Lin; Yu-chu Yeh; Yu Hsin Hung

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1418–1422

A wiki is a group collaboration software tool based on the Web server technology. In this study, we developed a rule-based expert system (RBES) for wiki management to facilitate knowledge management and knowledge creation in operation settings. To...

Using a Computer Simulation To Explore Teacher Lesson Planning

Amie K. Sullivan; Yu-chu Yeh; Harold R. Strang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 998–1001

Computer simulations offer a unique opportunity to research ways to improve teacher education. Over the past fifteen years, Curry Teaching simulations have been used to study preservice teachers’ acquisition of a variety of important professional...

Using a Computer Simulation To Explore Teacher Lesson Planning

Amie K. Sullivan; Yu-chu Yeh; Harold R. Strang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 998–1001

Computer simulations offer a unique opportunity to research ways to improve teacher education. Over the past fifteen years, Curry Teaching simulations have been used to study preservice teachers’ acquisition of a variety of important professional...

Employing a Blended KM Model to Improve University Student’ Critical Thinking

Yu-chu Yeh; Yueh-Yin Peng; Chun Fu Lin

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 2132–2136

Both critical thinking and knowledge management (KM) skills are regarded as important elements for a university student’s success. This study therefore developed a blended KM-based training program to cultivate university students’ critical-thinking ...

Data mining for providing a personalized learning path in creativity: An application of decision trees

Chun Fu Lin; Yu-chu Yeh; Yu Hsin Hung; Ray I Chang

Computers & Education Vol. 68, No. 1 (October 2013) pp. 199–210

Customizing a learning environment to optimize personal learning has recently become a popular trend in e-learning. Because creativity has become an essential skill in the current e-learning epoch, this study aims to develop a personalized...

Language: English

How stress influences creativity in game-based situations: Analysis of stress hormones, negative emotions, and working memory

Yu-chu Yeh; Guey-Jen Lai; Chun Fu Lin; Chung-Wei Lin; Hua-Chun Sun

Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 143–153

This study aims to integrate neuroscientific techniques into a behavioral experimental design to investigate how stress stimuli may influence stress hormones and negative emotions, subsequently affecting working memory (WM) and creativity in game...

Language: English