Identifying the Strengths and Concerns of OpenCourseware Design: An Exploratory Study

Chia-Yu Chang; Huang-Yao Hong

International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 16–26

This qualitative, exploratory study investigated the design strengths and concerns of OpenCourseware (OCW) for higher education based on user experience, using the translated Chinese website of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology OCW as a...

How to learn and how to teach computational thinking: Suggestions based on a review of the literature

Ting-Chia Hsu; Shao-Chen Chang; Yu-Ting Hung

Computers & Education Vol. 126, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 296–310

Computational Thinking (CT) is seen as an important competence that is required in order to adapt to the future. However, educators, especially K-12 teachers and researchers, have not clearly identified how to teach it. In this study, a meta-review...

Language: English

Teachers’ Perspectives on Disadvantage Students Learning in the North Part of Taiwan

Chialing Hsu; Chia-Cheng Yu; Ya-Fung Chang

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 687–693

Global education emphasizes not only in international mobility but also in social justice. Therefore, this paper investigated the teachers’ perspectives on curriculum development for disadvantage students learning. The purposes of the study are to ...

Verification of Social Network Site Use Behavior of the University Physical Education Students

Li-Wei Liu; Chia-Ming Chang; Hsiu-Chin Huang; Yu-Liang Chang

EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Vol. 12, No. 4 (2016) pp. 793–805

This study aims to explore the relationships among performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating condition, behavioral intention and use behavior of university physical education students in Taiwan. Moreover, it also...

Exploring the Peer Interaction Effects on Learning Achievement in a Social Learning Platform Based on Social Network Analysis

Yu-Tzu Lin; Ming-Puu Chen; Chia-Hu Chang; Pu-Chen Chang

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 15, No. 3 (July 2017) pp. 65–85

The benefits of social learning have been recognized by existing research. To explore knowledge distribution in social learning and its effects on learning achievement, we developed a social learning platform and explored students' behaviors of peer ...

Taiwanese technical education teachers’ professional development: An examination of some critical factors

Jen-Chia Chang; Yu-Mei Yeh; Su-Chang Chen; Hsi-Chi Hsiao

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 27, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 165–173

There is a lack of research in the area of the influence that task autonomy (TA), organizational learning (OL), and group cohesiveness (GC) can have on technical education teachers' innovation of professional development (IOPD). Therefore, this...

Language: English

An Automatic Collocation Writing Assistant for Taiwanese EFL Learners: A Case of Corpus-Based NLP Technology

Yu-Chia Chang; Jason S. Chang; Hao-Jan Chen; Hsien-Chin Liou

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 21, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 283–299

Previous work in the literature reveals that EFL learners were deficient in collocations that are a hallmark of near native fluency in learner's writing. Among different types of collocations, the verb-noun (V-N) one was found to be particularly...

Content-Based Indexing and Teaching Focus Mining for Lecture Videos

Yu-Tzu Lin; Bai-Jang Yen; Chia-Hu Chang; Greg C. Lee; Yu-Chih Lin

Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 131–153

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an indexing and teaching focus mining system for lecture videos recorded in an unconstrained environment. Design/methodology/approach: By applying the proposed algorithms in this paper, the slide...

The Influence of Chinese Character Handwriting Diagnosis and Remedial Instruction System on Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language

Hsien-Sheng Hsiao; Cheng-Sian Chang; Chiao-Jia Chen; Chia-Hou Wu; Chien-Yu Lin

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 28, No. 4 (2015) pp. 306–324

This study designed and developed a Chinese character handwriting diagnosis and remedial instruction (CHDRI) system to improve Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learners' ability to write Chinese characters. The CFL learners were given two tests...

Faculty’s Perceptions toward the Relationships between Pedagogical Use of Emerging Technologies and Classroom Technology Infusion

Weichieh Wayne Yu; Chunfu Charlie Lin; Jenny Wang; Chia-Hao Chang; Mei-Hsin Ho

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 2137–2144

This paper reports teachers’ perceptions toward the relationships between pedagogical use of emerging technologies and classroom technology infusion. Understanding the relationship between learning theory and technology was considered important...

Topics: Instructional Design, Content Development

Exploring the Effects of Employing Google Docs in Collaborative Concept Mapping on Achievement, Concept Representation, and Attitudes

Yu-Tzu Lin; Chia-Hu Chang; Huei-Tse Hou; Ke-Chou Wu

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 7 (2016) pp. 1552–1573

This study investigated the effectiveness of using Google Docs in collaborative concept mapping (CCM) by comparing it with a paper-and-pencil approach. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in a physics course. The control group drew concept maps ...

Computer-Supported Cooperative Prewriting for Enhancing Young EFL Learners' Writing Performance

Yu-Ju Lan; Yao-Ting Sung; Chia-Chun Cheng; Kuo-En Chang

Language Learning & Technology Vol. 19, No. 2 pp. 134–155

The current study investigated the effects of different computer-supported cooperative prewriting strategies (text-based brainstorming, drawing, and mind mapping) on the writing performance of elementary-school EFL (English as a foreign language)...

Acquiring Nursing Informatics Competencies through A Web Facilitated Information Literacy Course

Weichieh Wayne Yu; Jenny Wang; Chia-Hao Chang; Chunfu Charlie Lin

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 505–509

This paper reports the development and implementation of a web-facilitated nursing information literacy course aiming to promote informatics competencies of intended nurses. This proposed course underwent three distinct phases: initial design, pilot-...

Topics: Evaluation, Tools & Systems, Content Development

Content Analysis of 1998-2012 Empirical Studies in Science Reading Using a Self-Regulated Learning Lens

Ying-Shao Hsu; Miao-Hsuan Yen; Wen-Hua Chang; Chia-Yu Wang; Sufen Chen

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (2016)

There is an increasing interest in conducting reading-related studies in science education using a self-regulated learning (SRL) lens. This exploration involved a content analysis of 34 articles (38 studies in total) in highly regarded journals from ...

Investigating the Mediating Role of Affective Commitment in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment

Ming-Hui Wen; Jen-Wei Chang; Chun-Chia Lee; Hung-Yu Wei

International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 62–71

Because of the evolution of community supported collaborative learning (CSCL), the online community has become a necessary aspect of most companies and organizations. Previous research has indicated that employee community commitment is the...

The development and evaluation of listening and speaking diagnosis and remedial teaching system

Hsien‐Sheng Hsiao; Cheng‐Sian Chang; Chiou‐Yan Lin; Berlin Chen; Chia‐Hou Wu; Chien‐Yu Lin

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 47, No. 2 (March 2016) pp. 372–389

In this study, a system was developed to offer adaptive remedial instruction materials to learners of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). The Chinese Listening and Speaking Diagnosis and Remedial Instruction (CLSDRI) system integrated computerized...

Development and Implications of Technology in Reform-Based Physics Laboratories

Sufen Chen; Hao-Chang Lo; Jing-Wen Lin; Jyh-Chong Liang; Hsin-Yi Chang; Fu-Kwun Hwang; Guo-Li Chiou; Ying-Tien Wu; Silvia Wen-Yu Lee; Hsin-Kai Wu; Chia-Yu Wang; Chin-Chung Tsai

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research Vol. 8, No. 2 (2012) pp. 20113–1

Technology has been widely involved in science research. Researchers are now applying it to science education in an attempt to bring students' science activities closer to authentic science activities. The present study synthesizes the research to...

A Review of Research on Technology-Assisted School Science Laboratories

Chia-Yu Wang; Hsin-Ka Wu; Silvia Wen-Yu Lee; Fu-Kwun Hwang; Hsin-Yi Chang; Ying-Tien Wu; Guo-Li Chiou; Sufen Chen; Jyh-Chong Liang; Jing-Wen Lin; Hao-Chang Lo; Chin-Chung Tsai

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 2 pp. 307–320

Studies that incorporate technologies into school science laboratories have proliferated in the recent two decades. A total of 42 studies published from 1990 to 2011 that incorporated technologies to support school science laboratories are reviewed...