A Meta-Analysis of Note-taking Strategies and Student Learning Outcome

Xi Chen

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 361–369

Meta-analysis can provide a framework within which better-informed debate can take place. A meta-analysis was conducted on 10 studies examining the effects of interventions in the note-taking procedures on learning from lectures or texts. The...

Topics: research

Online Lecture based Note-Taking Strategy for College Student

Xi Chen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 272–276

Online lecture has become a populate knowledge delivery method recently, and there are previous study has proven that students seems have better academic achievement with online lecture offered in distance courses. Meanwhile, note-taking is a...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education

Reaching Out to Remote Places: A Discussion of Technology and The Future of Distance Education in Rural America

Xi Chen; Andrew Koricich

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 370–376

Residents in rural communities have been found to decrease access to postsecondary educational opportunities, and this has resulted in persistent economic and social challenges for these places and their residents. The authors assert that online...

Topics: Social & Cultural Issues, Policy Issues

Students' Perceptions of Mobile Learning with the iPhone

Xi Chen; Jongpil Cheon; Steven Crooks

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1869–1873

This paper will investigate the current state of students’ perceptions and attitudes toward mobile learning (M-Learning), and the differences between iPhone users and non-iPhone users regarding their perceptions and attitudes. A questionnaire was...

Note Taking on eText with Digital Note Taking Tools

Xi Chen; Steven Crooks; Sonia Ford

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 303–308

Abstract: There are increasing numbers of online course and growing share of eText used in higher education. In order to improve the quality of online education, this paper discussed how note taking could engage students’ learning based on cognition ...

Can Presentation Tool Software Selection Affect Assessment Design Artifacts?

David White; Patricia Patrick; Xi Chen; Chenying Wang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3034–3035

We are investigating the effects of presentation tool software use on the production of assessment design artifacts developed by students participating in a design and production course in instructional technology. The course is offered at the...

Attention Training in Individuals with Generalized Social Phobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Nader Amir; Courtney Beard; Charles T. Taylor; Heide Klumpp; Jason Elias; Michelle Burns; Xi Chen

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Vol. 77, No. 5 (October 2009) pp. 961–973

The authors conducted a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial to examine the efficacy of an attention training procedure in reducing symptoms of social anxiety in 44 individuals diagnosed with generalized social phobia (GSP). Attention...

The Effectiveness of Digital Game-Based Learning

Xi Chen; Tianlan Wei; Tammy-Lynne Moore; Dmitry Panyukov; Feiya Xiao

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 625–630

There is increasingly number of the young generation engaged in playing video games. As technology developed, the appeal of video games has become an ever-increasing competitor with student engagement in schoolwork. Educational software today...

Topics: Games & Simulations

Effects of Spoken vs. Written Text on the Quality of Discussion in Online Discussion Boards

D. Elizabeth Case; Steven Crooks; Xi Chen; Sonia Ford; Ninghua Han; Jason Torres

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 14–18

Many articles have been published on how to improve the quality of discussion within the asynchronous discussion boards frequently used in online courses. Still, the traditional written text threaded discussion boards often fail to produce the...