What factors predict undergraduate students' use of technology for learning? A case from Hong Kong

Chun Lai; Qiu Wang; Jing Lei

Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 2 (September 2012) pp. 569–579

A sound understanding of technology use from the learners' perspective is crucial. This study intends to contribute to our understanding on student technology use by focusing on identifying the factors that influence students' adoption of technology ...

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Investigating Gender and Racial/Ethnic Invariance in Use of a Course Management System in Higher Education

Yi Li; Qiu Wang; John Campbell

Education Sciences Vol. 5, No. 2 (2015) pp. 179–198

This study focused on learning equity in colleges and universities where teaching and learning depends heavily on computer technologies. The study used the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to investigate gender and racial/ethnic heterogeneity in...

Internet Use among Middle School Students in School and at Home: What Can We Learn from a U.S.-China Comparison?

Jing Lei; Jingye Zhou; Qiu Wang

Computers in the Schools Vol. 26, No. 2 (2009) pp. 147–164

Based on data collected from middle school students in a U.S. school (N = 159) and a Chinese school (N = 183), this study compared Internet use in school and at home between American students and Chinese students, explored what affected students'...

Item Response Models for Examinee-Selected Items

Wen-Chung Wang; Kuan-Yu Jin; Xue-Lan Qiu; Lei Wang

Journal of Educational Measurement Vol. 49, No. 4 (2012) pp. 419–445

In some tests, examinees are required to choose a fixed number of items from a set of given items to answer. This practice creates a challenge to standard item response models, because more capable examinees may have an advantage by making wiser...