Effects of critical assessment training on quality of peer feedback and quality of students' final projects in peer assessment

Lan Li

Effects of critical@assessment@training on quality of peer feedback and quality of students' final projects in peer@assessment (2007) pp. 1–149

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of an online assessment training module on the quality of peer feedback, the quality of students’ final projects, and students’ perceived self-efficacy and task value in a web-based peer...

Are You Ready for Assessment? A Web-based Training Module to Prepare Pre-service Teachers for Critical Peer Assessment

Lan Li

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 132–136

Peer assessment of students evaluating the performance or achievement of peers of a similar status has been widely applied in teacher preparation programs to foster pre-service teachers’ assessment skills. While the value of peer assessment has been ...

Building a Collaborative Learning Network of Pre-service and In-service Teachers

Lan Li

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3389–3391

Technology has become an integral part of education in the 21st century, and teachers have become increasingly accountable for preparing a technology literate generation. It is becoming more evident that teacher preparation needs to not only enhance ...

What Can Avatars Do? Virtual realities in collaborative language learning

Lan Li; Dora Wong

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 466–474

This paper demonstrates how 3D Second Life (SL) is used to enhance collaborative learning at university. The case study is embedded in one subject, English for Technical and Web-based Writing, in which 74 students displayed their coursework in a...

Podcasting use in a Junior High Social Studies Class: A Research Study of Impact of Podcasting on Student Performance

Jonathan Amicone; Lan Li

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 841–844

This research study was initiated to determine the effectiveness of podcasting in an eighth grade Junior High Social Studies classroom. Forty students were randomly assigned into an experimental (N=20) and a control group (N=20). All students...

Topics: social studies education, Middle School Education, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration

Assessment Training Effects on Student Assessment Skills and Task Performance in a Technology-Facilitated Peer Assessment

Xiongyi Liu; Lan Li

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Vol. 39, No. 3 (2014) pp. 275–292

This study examines the impact of an assessment training module on student assessment skills and task performance in a technology-facilitated peer assessment. Seventy-eight undergraduate students participated in the study. The participants completed ...

Training or Not? How to Prepare Pre-service Teachers for Web-based Peer Assessment

Lan Li; Allen Steckelberg

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 137–143

This study investigated the impact of assessment training on the quality of peer feedback and the quality of students’ final projects in a web-based peer assessment system. In this study, eighty-eight teacher education students were randomly...

The Design of a Web-based Peer Assessment Support Model

Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 1520–1524

This proposal reports a web-based system that can be used to prepare students for critical assessment and facilitate peer review. Despite their wide use in education, paper-based peer assessment systems have been reported to have some issues, such...

Examining a one-hour synchronous chat in a microblogging-based professional development community

Fei Gao; Lan Li

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 2 (March 2017) pp. 332–347

Research on microblogging in education has suggested its potential to promote community building and collaborative learning, but little is known about the nature of interaction in such microblogging communities. More research is needed to understand ...

Teacher Education Students? Perceptions of a Peer Assessment Model

Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1010–1014

Peer assessment has received much attention in teacher education in recent years. Despite its great potential in fostering teacher education students? learning, the application of peer assessment faces certain challenges such as peer pressure,...

Topics: Research & Evaluation, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Providing Student Feedback to Pre-service Teachers

Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) p. 5284

Pre-service teachers enrolled in a technology utilization course at a U.S. university were invited to produce multimedia projects for students overseas. After these projects were used in real classes, classroom teachers and students provided...

Digital Ink-Based Engaged Learning

Xiongyi Liu; Lan Li; Selma Vonderwell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2031–2039

In the present study, an innovative teaching strategy utilizing digital ink-based technology was implemented in an undergraduate course as an alternative to the widely available PowerPoint presentation. Effectiveness of such an instructional...

Pre-service Teachers' WebQuest Creation Issues

Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu; Denise Brennan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3316–3321

The WebQuest is an Internet-based lesson model that enables students to acquire, practice and apply higher order thinking skills with pre-selected web resources. In the past decade, teacher preparation has employed this model to help enhance pre...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Analyzing Peer Feedback in a Technology-facilitated Peer Assessment

Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu; Allen Steckelberg

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 98–105

Abstract: The potential of formative peer assessment in fostering student learning is evident, but its increasing popularity in education raises questions about students’ ability to conduct critical assessment in a way comparable to instructors....

Small Group Discussion as a Key Component in Online Assessment Training for Enhanced Student Learning in Web-Based Peer Assessment

Xiongyi Liu; Lan Li; Zhihong Zhang

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Vol. 43, No. 2 (2018) pp. 207–222

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of online assessment training, with synchronous group discussion as a key component, on subsequent web-based peer assessment results. Participants included 81 college students, mostly women, taking...

Utilizing Online Assessment Training to Strengthen Students’ Assessment Skills in Peer Assessment

Lan Li; Al Steckelberg; Xiongyi Liu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 99–104

This study described an online assessment training module in a peer assessment process. Forty-six pre-service teachers from a major Midwest university participated in this training before they assessed peers' projects. Students' perceptions toward...

The Effects of Assessment Training on the Quality of Peer Feedback and the Quality of Students’ Projects in Peer Assessment

Lan Li; Al Steckelberg; Xiongyi Liu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 858–861

This study is currently in the stage of data analysis. This study investigates the impact of assessment training on the quality of peer feedback and the quality of students' final projects in a web-based peer assessment. Eighty pre-service teachers...

Scaffolding Knowledge Co-Construction in Web-based Discussions through Message Labeling

Xiongyi Liu; Brian Doore; Lan Li

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3041–3046

Educational theorists have posited that peer interaction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) can lead to in-depth analysis and critical reflection through the process of social construction of new and more advanced knowledge. However,...

Using a personal response system as an in-class assessment tool in the teaching of basic college chemistry

Tzy-Ling Chen; Yu-Li Lan

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 1 (Mar 01, 2013) pp. 32–40

Since the introduction of personal response systems (PRS) (also referred to as "clickers") nearly a decade ago, their use has been extensively adopted on college campuses, and they are particularly popular with lecturers of large classes. Available...

Technology-facilitated Formative Assessment

Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Lan Li; Valentina Grion; Lara Kassab

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 182–188

Formative assessments have existed from the days of Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. In today’s society there are multiple technology-facilitated formative assessment tools and applications. Technology has made formative assessments more accessible...

Topics: Assessment and E-Folios

Uncovering the Potential of Web-based Case Discussion for Fostering Critical Thinking and Conceptual Learning among Pre-service Teachers

Xiongyi Liu; Roger Bruning; Christy Horn; Lan Li

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 877–879

While more and more teacher educators are using web-based case discussion, little empirical research has been conducted on how to fully realize the claimed benefits related to this new pedagogical tool. The present study proposed that prompt for...

Instructor Help Seeking Behaviors in Web Based Teaching Using a Learning Management System

Xiongyi Liu; Daniel Winkler; Selma Koc; Lan Li

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 1016–1019

Online education has been growing at an unprecedented rate in recent years. While much research has been conducted regarding student help seeking behaviors in web-based learning, little is known about instructor help seeking behaviors in web-based...

Topics: Instructor Training and Support, Design of Distance Learning Systems, Learning Management Systems

The mediating role of workplace social support on the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and teacher burnout

Chengting Ju; Jijun Lan; Yuan Li; Wei Feng; Xuqun You

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 51, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 58–67

This study investigated the mediating effect of workplace social support on the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and teacher burnout among 307 Chinese middle school teachers. Structural equation modelling revealed a satisfactory fit ...

Language: English

Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy for ICT Integration in Science Instruction

Eric A. Worch; Lan Li; Terry L. Herman

Education Research and Perspectives Vol. 39, No. 1 (2012) pp. 90–103

Although research on the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) with science instruction has identified significant benefits to students and teachers, K-12 teachers tend to underutilize ICT in their science instruction. This...

Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary: Context of Learning Effects

Yu-Ju Lan; Shin-Yi Fang; Jennifer Legault; Ping Li

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 63, No. 5 (2015) pp. 671–690

In an increasingly multilingual world, it is important to examine methods that may lead to more efficient second language learning, as well as to analyze the mechanisms by which successful learning occurs. The purpose of the current study was to...

A Rubric for Self-Assessment of Essential Technology Conditions in Schools

Allen L. Steckelberg; Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu; Mike Kozak

Computers in the Schools Vol. 25, No. 1 (July 2008) pp. 81–89

This article describes the development of a Web-based instrument that is part of a strategic planning initiative in technology in K-12 schools in Nebraska. The instrument provides rubrics for self-assessment of essential conditions necessary for...

Utilizing peer interactions to promote learning through a web-based peer assessment system

Lan Li; Allen Steckelberg; Sribhagyam Srinivasan; Sribhagyam Srinivasan

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 34, No. 2 (Mar 25, 2009)

Peer assessment is an instructional strategy in which students evaluate each other’s performance for the purpose of improving learning. Despite its accepted use in higher education, researchers and educators have reported concerns such as students’...

Technology Competency and Computer Attitudes of Pre-service Teachers

Lan Li; Xiongyi Liu; Savilla Banister; Li-wei Peng; YuChun Zhou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) p. 3298

Technology competency is important for teachers to prepare for the 21st century classrooms. Yet pre-service teachers enter colleges of education with a wide range of technology competency levels. The purpose of this study was to predict pre-service...

Globalizing Technology Education for Teachers:The Dual Challenge of Strengthening Skills and Changing Perceptions

Lan Li; Timothy Murnen; Yuchun Zhou; Min Lun Wu; Yan Xiong

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (January 2019) pp. 97–116

Despite the growing number of international professional development programs, there is very little published research regarding the structures and effectiveness of these programs. This paper shares the design and development of the technology...

Improving the Occupational Skills of Students with Intellectual Disability by Applying Video Prompting Combined with Dance Pads

Mei-Lan Lin; Ming-Shan Chiang; Ching-Hsiang Shih; Meng-Fang Li

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Vol. 31, No. 1 (2018) pp. 114–119

Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) are prone to inattention, are slow in learning and reaction, and have deficits in memory skills. Providing proper vocational education and training for individuals with intellectual...

Comparing Peer Assessment with Instructor Assessment in a Technology-mediated Peer Reviewing System

Lan Li; Al Steckelberg; XiongYi Liu; Jabari Cain; Tehia Starker; Suhasini Kotcherlakota

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 946–951

This study investigated the agreement between peer assessment and instructor assessment in an anonymous technology-mediated peer assessment system. Forty-eight undergraduate students from a central US university participated in this study. Students...

Topics: Assessment, Students

The Relationship between Computer and Internet Use and Performance on Standardized Tests by Secondary School Students with Visual Impairments

Li Zhou; Nora Griffin-Shirley; Pat Kelley; Devender R. Banda; William Y. Lan; Amy T. Parker; Derrick W. Smith

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 106, No. 10 (2012) pp. 609–621

Introduction: The study presented here explored the relationship between computer and Internet use and the performance on standardized tests by secondary school students with visual impairments. Methods: With data retrieved from the first three...