"Here are my best online contributions and why": Students' perceptions of good online participation

Chun Hu

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 410–418

This paper reports students’ recounts of their best contributions to the online learning activities in a master’s course, and their accompanying reasons. Students’ self-claimed best contributions fall into three categories, (1) building and sharing...

Impact of a new curriculum on pre-service teachers’ Technical, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Chun Hu; Vilma Fyfe

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 184–189

This paper reports some preliminary findings of a formative evaluation on the impact of a new curriculum on pre-service teachers' technical, pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK). It discusses the design principles employed and its...

Video Conferencing by Student Teachers: Does It Make Any Difference?

Chun Hu; Angela F. L. Wong

New Horizons in Education Vol. 53 (May 2006) pp. 42–56

Background: During a nine-week teaching practice, 20 student teachers spent about 1.5 hours each week videoconferencing with one university faculty member and five student teachers from five different schools, while the other 22 student teachers did ...

Beyond Electronic Brochures: An Analysis of Singapore Primary School Web Sites

Chun Hu; Andrew Kheng Fah Soong

Educational Media International Vol. 44, No. 1 (March 2007) pp. 33–42

This study aims to investigate how Singapore primary schools use their web sites, what kind of information is contained in the web sites, and how the information is presented. Based on an analysis of 176 primary school web sites, which represent all ...

Understanding the Nature of Learners' Out-of-Class Language Learning Experience with Technology

Chun Lai; Xiao Hu; Boning Lyu

Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 31, No. 1 (2018) pp. 114–143

Out-of-class learning with technology comprises an essential context of second language development. Understanding the nature of out-of-class language learning with technology is the initial step towards safeguarding its quality. This study examined ...

Supporting Problem Solving with Case-Stories Learning Scenario and Video-Based Collaborative Learning Technology

David Hung; Seng Chee Tan; Wing Sum Cheung; Chun Hu

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 7, No. 2 (2004) pp. 120–128

In this paper, we suggest that case-based resources, which are used for assisting cognition during problem solving, can be structured around the work of narratives in social cultural psychology. Theories and other research methods have proposed...

The impact of a spring cycle blended curriculum model on learning: A case study

Santhakumari Thanasingam; Swee Kit Alan Soong; Chun Hu

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 1028–1039

Patterns of email use by teachers and implications: A Singapore experience

Chun Hu; Angela F.L. Wong; Horn Mun Cheah; Philip Wong

Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 3 (November 2009) pp. 623–631

This paper attempts to identify the patterns of email use by schoolteachers. The findings are based on a survey of 2998 Singapore teachers whose teaching experiences ranged from 24 to 48 months. The result shows that teachers use email mainly to...

Language: English

The Pedagogical Design of ICT Integration in Online Learning: A Case Study

Cher Ping Lim; David Hung; Philip Wong; Chun Hu

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2004)

Over the last decade, individuals have witnessed an increasing proliferation of online learning as the hallmark of learning with technologies. Papers and books have been written stipulating how online or e-learning can transform the educational...

The relationship between ICT and student literacy in mathematics, reading, and science across 44 countries: A multilevel analysis

Xiang Hu; Yang Gong; Chun Lai; Frederick K.S. Leung

Computers & Education Vol. 125, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 1–13

This study conceptualized ICT as multi-level (country-, school-, and student-level) constructs and examined their relationships with student mathematics, reading, and scientific literacy. Three-level hierarchical linear models (HLM) were employed to ...

Language: English

Developing and Validating a Media Literacy Self-Evaluation Scale (MLSS) for Elementary School Students

Chiung-Sui Chang; Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun-Yi Lee; Nian-Shing Chen; Da-Chian Hu; Chun-Hung Lin

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 63–71

The arrival of new media technology has the potential to radically change education. It has become important for both academics and practitioners to understand the behavioural intentions of students towards media technology. Many scales have been...

A Case Study of the Implementation of Chinese Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum

Bi Ying Hu; Sarah Quebec Fuentes; Chun Yan Wang; Feiwei Ye

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 12, No. 1 (February 2014) pp. 193–217

In 2001, the Chinese Ministry of Education issued Guidelines for Preschool Education (GPE) (trial version) to call on early childhood practitioners to use a child-centered and play-based approach to teaching and learning. The guidelines also include ...

Enhancing multipoint desktop video conferencing (MDVC) with lesson video clips: recent developments in pre-service teaching practice in Singapore

Leslie Sharpe; Chun Hu; Lachlan Crawford; Saravanan Gopinathan; Myint Swe Khine; Swee Ngoh Moo; Angela Wong

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 19, No. 5 pp. 529–541

Rapid technological development in computer video conferencing and digital video photography over the last decade makes it easier than ever for teacher educators to use the technology in facilitating reflective practice. This paper reports recent...

Language: English

Teacher Training on Technology-Enhanced Instruction--A Holistic Approach

Seng Chee Tan; Chun Hu; Siew Koon Wong; C Marissa Wettasinghe

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 6, No. 1 (2003) pp. 96–104

Describes efforts in providing a holistic environment for trainee teachers at the National Institute of Education (Singapore) to learn "hands-on" about using technology in classroom instruction. Results from an evaluation survey indicated the...

Design and Development of a Safety Educational Adventure Game

Feng-Kuang Chiang; Chun-Hao Chang; Danni Hu; Geran Zhang; Ying Liu

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 14, No. 3 (Feb 14, 2019) pp. 201–219

The lack of effective safety education training in curriculum design could expose children to serious safety accidents both in schools and at homes in China. To highlight the importance of safety education, this study was intended to design and...

Language: English

A Learning Assistance Tool for Enhancing ICT Literacy of Elementary School Students

Chenn-Jung Huang; Ming-Chou Liu; Kuo-En Chang; Yao-Ting Sung; Tz-Hau Huang; Chun-Hua Chen; Hung-Yen Shen; Kuo-Liang Huang; Jia-Jian Liao; Kai-Wen Hu; Yun-Cheng Luo; Tun-Yu Chang

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010) pp. 126–138

With rapid advances in the development of information technology, information access has become central to life in the 21st century. In recent years, the development of useful learning-assistance systems has become a popular topic in literature....