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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...