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Power distance in online learning: Experience of Chinese learners in U.S. higher education
Yi Zhang
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 14, No. 4 (Aug 28, 2013)
The purpose of this research study was to explore the influence of Confucian-heritage culture on Chinese learners’ online learning and engagement in online discussion in U.S. higher education. More specifically, this research studied Chinese...
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Does Virtual Team Composition Matter? Trait and Problem-Solving Configuration Effects on Team Performance
Ofir Turel; Yi Zhang
Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 29, No. 4 (July 2010) pp. 363–375
Due to the increased importance and usage of self-managed virtual teams, many recent studies have examined factors that affect their success. One such factor that merits examination is the configuration or composition of virtual teams. This article...
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Student-Produced Videos Can Enhance Engagement and Learning in the Online Environment
Denise Stanley; Yi Zhang
Online Learning Vol. 22, No. 2 (2018) pp. 5–26
Student engagement in online learning remains a challenge for the design of effective coursework. Additionally, few analyses have focused on student-produced activities in the online mode or upon how such class activity affects student subgroups...
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A New Music Teaching Mode Based on Computer Automatic Matching Technology
Yingxue Zhang; Ding Yi
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 16, No. 16 (Aug 23, 2021) pp. 117–130
The rapidly developing computer technology has been extensively applied in music teaching. The computer automatic matching technology supports the automatic generation of randomized teaching contents, providing a good tool to develop the musical...
Language: English
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A Diagnosis Model for College Teachers' Teaching Ability Based on Big Data and its Evaluation
Yi Zhang; Yanjiao Du
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 17, No. 3 (Feb 18, 2022) pp. 4–17
The mining of big data provides new ideas, methods, and technical support for the evaluation of college teachers’ teaching ability. Existing studies generally over-emphasize outcome evaluations and the evaluation methods are not scientific or...
Language: English
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Assessing CAT Test Security Severity
Qing Yi; Jinming Zhang; Hua-Hua Chang
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 30, No. 1 (2006) pp. 62–63
In addition to its precision superiority over nonadaptive tests, another known advantage of computerized adaptive tests (CATs) is that they can be offered on a continuous basis. This is advantageous to examinees in terms of flexibility of test...
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The Changing Information Systems (IS) Curriculum: A Survey of Undergraduate Programs in the United States
Mabel Kung; Samuel C. Yang; Yi Zhang
Journal of Education for Business Vol. 81, No. 6 (2006) pp. 291–300
The core curriculum of information systems (IS) is vital to the IS field. It serves as a base of knowledge that all IS graduates should possess. Within academic and practitioners' communities, there have been constant discussions about the content...
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Severity of Organized Item Theft in Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Simulation Study
Qing Yi; Jinming Zhang; Hua-Hua Chang
Applied Psychological Measurement Vol. 32, No. 7 (2008) pp. 543–558
Criteria had been proposed for assessing the severity of possible test security violations for computerized tests with high-stakes outcomes. However, these criteria resulted from theoretical derivations that assumed uniformly randomized item...
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A Case Study on a Capsule Robot in the Gastrointestinal Tract to Teach Robot Programming and Navigation
Yi Guo; Shubo Zhang; Arthur Ritter; Hong Man
IEEE Transactions on Education Vol. 57, No. 2 (2014) pp. 112–121
Despite the increasing importance of robotics, there is a significant challenge involved in teaching this to undergraduate students in biomedical engineering (BME) and other related disciplines in which robotics techniques could be readily applied....
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Adaptation of an Inquiry Visualization Curriculum and Its Impact on Chemistry Learning
Hsin-Yi Chang; Zhihui H. Zhang; Shu-Yuan Chang
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher Vol. 23, No. 3 (2014) pp. 605–619
Efforts to make effective use of technology offer a promising direction for science education research. In this study, we investigated how a teacher and students used an inquiry-based, visualization-focused chemistry unit. The chemistry unit was...
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Extending Face-to-Face Interactions: Understanding and Developing an Online Teacher and Family Community
Chun Zhang; Jianxia Du; Li Sun; Yi Ding
Early Childhood Education Journal Vol. 46, No. 3 (2018) pp. 331–341
Technology has been quickly changing human interactions, traditional practices, and almost every aspect of our lives. It is important to maintain effective face-to-face communication and interactions between teachers and families. Nonetheless,...
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Analysis on WeChat-Based Blended Learning in Network Marketing Course
Liang Zhang; Yi Wu; XueSheng Qian; Ping Lv; Xue Zhou
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 14, No. 17 (Sep 16, 2019) pp. 86–101
Blended learning is an information-based teaching method. This method is applied in network marketing course and verifying its teaching effect is a problem worthy of research. By combining blended learning-related theories, student features, and...
Language: English
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Transfer paths and academic performance: The primary school merger program in china
Di Mo; Hongmei Yi; Linxiu Zhang; Yaojiang Shi; Scott Rozelle; Alexis Medina
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 32, No. 3 (May 2012) pp. 423–431
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, China's Ministry of Education embarked on an ambitious program of primary school mergers by shutting down small village schools and opening up larger centralized schools in towns and county seats. The goal of the...
Language: English
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Instructors’ pointing gestures improve learning regardless of their use of directed gaze in video lectures
Zhongling Pi; Yi Zhang; Fangfang Zhu; Ke Xu; Jiumin Yang; Weiping Hu
Computers & Education Vol. 128, No. 1 (January 2019) pp. 345–352
Empirical research to date has not distinguished the effects of the instructor's pointing gestures from directed gaze in video lectures. This study tested the hypothesis that the pointing gesture is superior to directed gaze in enhancing video...
Language: English
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Dropping out: Why are students leaving junior high in China's poor rural areas?
Hongmei Yi; Linxiu Zhang; Renfu Luo; Yaojiang Shi; Di Mo; Xinxin Chen; Carl Brinton; Scott Rozelle
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 32, No. 4 (July 2012) pp. 555–563
Despite requirements of and support for universal education up to grade 9, there are concerning reports that poor rural areas in China suffer from high and maybe even rising dropout rates. Although aggregated statistics from the Ministry of...
Language: English
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Fostering design-oriented collective reflection among preservice teachers through principle-based knowledge building activities
Huang-Yao Hong; Pei-Yi Lin; Ching Sing Chai; Guo-Tsai Hung; Yibing Zhang
Computers & Education Vol. 130, No. 1 (March 2019) pp. 105–120
Teacher's reflective capacity is an important means for teachers' growth in professionalism. This design-based research investigated the effects of knowledge building (KB) principles on pre-service teachers' reflective capacity in two intervention...
Language: English
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Exploring the dropout rates and causes of dropout in upper-secondary technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools in China
Hongmei Yi; Linxiu Zhang; Yezhou Yao; Aiqin Wang; Yue Ma; Yaojiang Shi; James Chu; Prashant Loyalka; Scott Rozelle
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 42, No. 1 (May 2015) pp. 115–123
Policymakers in many developing countries regard upper-secondary technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a key element in economic growth and poverty reduction. Unfortunately, there is evidence that upper-secondary TVET programs in ...
Language: English
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The effectiveness of wikis for project-based learning in different disciplines in higher education
Samuel Kai Wah Chu; Yin Zhang; Katherine Chen; Chi Keung Chan; Celina Wing Yi Lee; Ellen Zou; Wilfred Lau
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (April 2017) pp. 49–60
Concerning the effectiveness of using wikis for project-based learning in higher education, this study compared the perceptions and actions among students in three undergraduate courses of different disciplines, English Language Studies, Information ...
Language: English
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Instructional influences on English language learners' storytelling
Shufeng Ma; Richard C. Anderson; Tzu-Jung Lin; Jie Zhang; Joshua A. Morris; Kim Nguyen-Jahiel; Brian W. Miller; May Jadallah; Theresa Scott; Jingjing Sun; Kay Grabow; Beata M. Latawiec; Sherry Yi
Learning and Instruction Vol. 49, No. 1 (June 2017) pp. 64–80
The goal of this study was to evaluate instructional influences on the storytelling of English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants were 210 fifth-grade Spanish-speaking ELLs (mean age = 10.8) from schools serving low-income neighborhoods in the...
Language: English
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Encouraging Problem-Solving Disposition in a Singapore Classroom
Yew Hoong Leong; Sook Fwe Yap; Khiok Seng Quek; Eng Guan Tay; Cherng Luen Tong; Yao Teck Ong; Alexander Stanley Foh Soon Chia; Irni Karen Mohd Zaini; Wee Choo Khong; Oi Leng Lock; Qiao Tian Beatrice Zhang; Yi Hui Tham; Nur-Illya Nafiza Mohamed Noorhazman
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 44, No. 8 (2013) pp. 1257–1267
In this article, we share our learning experience as a Lesson Study team. The Research Lesson was on Figural Patterns taught in Year 7. In addition to helping students learn the skills of the topic, we wanted them to develop a problem-solving...