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Mining Students' Learning Patterns and Performance in Web-Based Instruction: A Cognitive Style Approach
Sherry Y. Chen; Xiaohui Liu
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 19, No. 2 (March 2011) pp. 179–192
Personalization has been widely used in Web-based instruction (WBI). To deliver effective personalization, there is a need to understand different preferences of each student. Cognitive style has been identified as one of the most pertinent factors...
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Individual Differences, Hypermedia Navigation,and Learning: An Empirical Study
Nigel Ford; Sherry Y. Chen
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 9, No. 4 (2000) pp. 281–311
The learning behaviour and performance of 65 postgraduate students using a hypermedia-based tutorial were measured. Data were also obtained on cognitive style, levels of prior experience, motivation, age, and gender. A number of statistically...
Topics: Cognition, Navigation
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When educational agents meet surrogate competition: Impacts of competitive educational agents on students' motivation and performance
Zhi-Hong Chen; Sherry Y. Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 75, No. 1 (June 2014) pp. 274–281
The design of educational agents increasingly attracts researchers' attention recently. One of major reasons is that educational agents could enhance student learning in various aspects. Although research in this area has mushroomed, such research...
Language: English
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Investigation of Users' Preferences in Interactive Multimedia Learning Systems: A Data Mining Approach
Kyriacos Chrysostomou; Sherry Y. Chen; Xiaohui Liu
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 17, No. 2 (June 2009) pp. 151–163
With advances in information and communication technology, interactive multimedia learning systems are widely used to support teaching and learning. However, as human factors vary across users, they may prefer the design of interactive multimedia...
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Mining Learning Preferences in Web-Based Instruction: Holists vs. Serialists
Natalie Clewley; Sherry Y. Chen; Xiaohui Liu
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 4 (2011) pp. 266–277
Web-based instruction programs are used by learners with diverse knowledge, skills and needs. These differences determine their preferences for the design of Web-based instruction programs and ultimately influence learners' success in using them....
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Effects of gender differences and spatial abilities within a digital pentominoes game
Jie Chi Yang; Sherry Y. Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 1220–1233
Spatial ability is a critical skill in geometric learning. Several studies investigate how to use digital games to improve spatial abilities. However, not every learner favors this kind of support. To this end, there is a need to examine how human...
Language: English
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Cognitive Styles and Hypermedia Navigation: Development of a Learning Model
Sherry Y. Chen; Robert D. Macredie
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 53, No. 1 (2002) pp. 3–15
Reviews published findings from empirical studies of hypermedia learning and cognitive styles and classifies them into five themes: nonlinear learning, learner control, navigation in hyperspace, matching and mismatching, and learning effectiveness....
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The comparisons of the influences of prior knowledge on two game-based learning systems
Sherry Y. Chen; Pei-Ren Huang
Computers & Education Vol. 68, No. 1 (October 2013) pp. 177–186
Game-based learning provides many benefits, such as enhancing the interaction with students and stimulating their learning motivation. Thus, it is popular to learners who have diverse characteristics. To this end, individual differences play an...
Language: English
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Investigation of Learners' Perceptions for Video Summarization and Recommendation
Jie Chi Yang; Sherry Y. Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 20, No. 4 (2012) pp. 369–385
Recently, multimedia-based learning is widespread in educational settings. A number of studies investigate how to develop effective techniques to manage a huge volume of video sources, such as summarization and recommendation. However, few studies...
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Design of adaptive hypermedia learning systems: A cognitive style approach
Freddy Mampadi; Sherry Y. Chen; Gheorghita Ghinea; Ming-Puu Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 56, No. 4 (May 2011) pp. 1003–1011
In the past decade, a number of adaptive hypermedia learning systems have been developed. However, most of these systems tailor presentation content and navigational support solely according to students’ prior knowledge. On the other hand, previous...
Language: English
Topics: Multimedia
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Students' Reactions to Different Levels of Game Scenarios: A Cognitive Style Approach
Zhi-Hong Chen; Sherry Y. Chen; Chih-Hao Chien
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 20, No. 4 (2017) pp. 69–77
Game-based learning comprises of a set of concrete scenarios, which can be presented with various presentation modalities (e.g., text, text with graphic, and context). Such presentation modalities disseminate information in different ways. On the...
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The influences of self-regulated learning support and prior knowledge on improving learning performance
Tzu-Chi Yang; Meng Chang Chen; Sherry Y. Chen
Computers & Education Vol. 126, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 37–52
Self-regulated learning (SRL) is helpful to students. On the other hand, prior knowledge has great effects on students' self-regulation and learning performance. To this end, this study aimed to examine how high prior knowledge students (HPKs) and...
Language: English
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Exploring the Interactive Patterns of Concept Map-Based Online Discussion: A Sequential Analysis of Users' Operations, Cognitive Processing, and Knowledge Construction
Sheng-Yi Wu; Sherry Y. Chen; Huei-Tse Hou
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 8 (2016) pp. 1778–1794
Concept maps can be used as a cognitive tool to assist learners' knowledge construction. However, in a concept map-based online discussion environment, studies that take into consideration learners' manipulative actions of composing concept maps,...
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Matching/Mismatching in Web-Based Learning: A Perspective Based on Cognitive Styles and Physiological Factors
Yueh-Min Huang; Jan-Pan Hwang; Sherry Y. Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 6 (2016) pp. 1198–1214
Cognitive styles have been regarded as a crucial factor that affects the effectiveness of web-based learning (WBL). Previous research indicated that educational settings that match with students' cognitive styles can enhance students' learning...
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The influences of an interactive group-based videogame: Cognitive styles vs. prior ability
Ben Chang; Sherry Y. Chen; Sin-Ni Jhan
Computers & Education Vol. 88, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 399–407
This study aims to investigate how cognitive styles and the levels of prior abilities influence frustration tolerance and learning achievement in an interactive group-based videogame named “Multiple-Choice Practice Island.” In the aspect of...
Language: English
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Effects of Cognitive Styles on Web-Based Learning: Desktop Computers versus Mobile Devices
Jen-Hang Wang; Li-Ping Chang; Sherry Y. Chen
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 56, No. 5 (2018) pp. 750–769
Mobile devices (MDs) change the way of teaching and learning. However, not every student can appreciate the value of MDs. Thus, it is necessary to consider individual differences. Among various individual differences, cognitive styles particularly...
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The Relationship Between Web Enjoyment and Student Perceptions and Learning Using a Web-Based Tutorial
Timothy J. F. Mitchell; Sherry Y. Chen; Robert D. Macredie
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 2005) pp. 27–40
Web enjoyment has been regarded as a component of system experience. However, there has been little targeted research considering the role of web enjoyment alone in student learning using web-based systems. To address this gap, this study aims to...
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Hypermedia Learning and Prior Knowledge: Domain Expertise vs. System Expertise
Timothy J. F. Mitchell; Sherry Y. Chen; Robert D. Macredie
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 21, No. 1 (February 2005) pp. 53–64
Prior knowledge is often argued to be an important determinant in hypermedia learning, and may be thought of as including two important elements: domain expertise and system expertise. However, there has been a lack of research considering these...
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The influences of a two-tier test strategy on student learning: A lag sequential analysis approach
Tzu-Chi Yang; Sherry Y. Chen; Gwo-Jen Hwang
Computers & Education Vol. 82, No. 1 (2015) pp. 366–377
Recently, programming skills have become a core competence. Many teaching strategies were developed to improve programming skills. Among them, online tests were widely applied to enhance students learning. Nonetheless, they may not be able to engage ...
Language: English
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The Effects of a Creative Commons Approach on Collaborative Learning
Chen-Chung Liu; Shu-Yuan Tao; Wei-Hung Chen; Sherry Y. Chen; Baw-Jhiune Liu
Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 32, No. 1 (2013) pp. 37–51
Social media on the World Wide Web, such as Wiki, are increasingly applied to support collaborative learning for students to conduct a project together. However, recent studies indicated that students, learning in the collaborative project, may not...
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The Development of a Robot-Based Learning Companion: A User-Centered Design Approach
Yi-Zeng Hsieh; Mu-Chun Su; Sherry Y. Chen; Gow-Dong Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 23, No. 3 (2015) pp. 356–372
A computer-vision-based method is widely employed to support the development of a variety of applications. In this vein, this study uses a computer-vision-based method to develop a playful learning system, which is a robot-based learning companion...
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A Cognitive Apprenticeship Approach to Facilitating Web-Based Collaborative Problem Solving
Fan-Ray Kuo; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Szu-Chuang Chen; Sherry Y. Chen
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 4 (2012) pp. 319–331
Enhancing students' problem-solving abilities has been recognized as an important and challenging issue for technology-enhanced learning. Thus, previous research has attempted to address this issue by developing various mechanisms, among which a...
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The Effects of Game-Based Learning on Mathematical Confidence and Performance: High Ability vs. Low Ability
Oskar Ku; Sherry Y. Chen; Denise H. Wu; Andrew C. C. Lao; Tak-Wai Chan
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 3 pp. 65–78
Many students possess low confidence toward learning mathematics, which, in turn, may lead them to give up pursuing more mathematics knowledge. Recently, game-based learning (GBL) is regarded as a potential means in improving students'...
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Investigation of Multiple Human Factors in Personalized Learning
Sherry Y. Chen; Pei-Ren Huang; Yu-Cheng Shih; Li-Ping Chang
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 1 (2016) pp. 119–141
In the past decade, a number of personalized learning systems have been developed and they mainly focus on learners' prior knowledge. On the other hand, previous research suggested that gender differences and cognitive styles have great effects on...
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A Complete Understanding of Disorientation Problems in Web-Based Learning
Yu-Cheng Shih; Pei-Ren Huang; Yung-Chi Hsu; Sherry Y. Chen
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 1–13
Disorientation problems influence student learning. To address this issue, this study uses an integrative approach to investigate the causes and consequences of disorientation problems so that a complete understanding can be obtained. Unlike...