Effects of prior knowledge on learning from different compositions of representations in a mobile learning environment

Tzu-Chien Liu; Yi-Chun Lin; Fred Paas

Computers & Education Vol. 72, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 328–338

Two experiments examined the effects of prior knowledge on learning from different compositions of multiple representations in a mobile learning environment on plant leaf morphology for primary school students. Experiment 1 compared the learning...

Language: English

Application of Spectrogram Analysis in Traditional Vocal Music Teaching and Multimedia Animation Vocal Music Teaching

lin-li Liu; Yi Pang; Zhuang-li Hu

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 11, No. 11 (Nov 29, 2016) pp. 64–67

The spectrogram analysis technology via computer application makes voice visualized, realizes the integrated teaching mode of "mouth to ear- nose", and improves the teaching quality of vocal music.The technology gives a dynamic map of singing...

The effects of “IRS Supported Instruction Model” upon undergraduates’ learning in introductory physics

Tzu-Chien Liu; Yi- Chun Lin; Ching-Chi Chu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6237–6241

In order to enhance the learning effectiveness of introductory physics, our research team had conducted a series of studies to develop "IRS Supported Instruction Model" (ISIM) according to the features of the teacher's teaching methods and...

Implementing clickers to assist learning in science lectures: The Clicker-Assisted Conceptual Change model

Yi-Chun Lin; Tzu-Chien Liu; Ching-Chi Chu

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 6 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 979–996

The purposes of this study were twofold. The first aim was to design and develop a clicker-based instructional model known as Clicker-Assisted Conceptual Change (CACC), based on the cognitive conflict approach for conceptual change, to help...

The modality effect in a mobile learning environment: Learning from spoken text and real objects

Tzu‐Chien Liu; Yi‐Chun Lin; Yuan Gao; Fred Paas

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 2 (March 2019) pp. 574–586

The finding that under split‐attention conditions students learn more from a picture and spoken text than from a picture and written text (ie, the modality effect) has consistently been found in many types of computer‐assisted multimedia learning...

Improving the frame design of computer simulations for learning: Determining the primacy of the isolated elements or the transient information effects

Yi-Chun Lin; Tzu-Chien Liu; John Sweller

Computers & Education Vol. 88, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 280–291

Computer simulations were used to teach students basic concepts associated with correlation. Half of the students were presented information in a sequential series of single frames in which each frame replaced the preceding frame while the other...

Language: English

A Model to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Collaborative Online Learning Teams – Self-Disclosure and Social Exchange Theory Perspective

Ying-Chieh Liu; Hung-Yi Chen; Chia-Wei Liu; Chad Lin; Hsiang-Yu Chan

International Journal of Cyber Society and Education Vol. 3, No. 2 (Dec 30, 2010) pp. 117–132

Collaborative online learning teams (COLTs) are teams that are comprised of groups of online students. Accompanying the popularity of online learning, both on campuses and as professional development within many industries, learning in groups has...

Language: English

Using project-based learning as the intercultural collaboration framework for an international distance course

Wei-Jane Lin; Hsiu-Ping Yueh; Yi-Lin Liu; Tetsuo Shoji; Koh Kakusho; Michihiko Minoh

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 1855–1860

This paper describes the implementation of using project-based learning in an international distance course to support students' intercultural collaboration. Sixty-three students with different nationalities, cultures, school traditions and...

Topics: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Collaboration, Students

Exploring Group Interaction in Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) in an International Distance Course

Hsiu-Ping Yueh; Yi-Lin Liu; Wei-Jane Lin; Michihiko Minoh

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 747–753

This study was conducted between two leading universities between Taiwan and Japan for investigating the patterns of interaction, supportive behavior preferences and helpfulness of synchronous online discussion in facilitating distance classroom...

Topics: Interaction

“Creating a LEGO Robot as My Experiment Assistant”: The Application of LEGO Mindstorms NXT in Elementary Science Education

Yi-Chun Lin; Tzu-Chien Liu; Yu-Chung Lin; Hsiu-Chuan Yang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1977–1982

LEGO Mindstorms NXT has been popularly used in programming classes and has been seen as a useful teaching aid. However, few studies so far have focused on the effectiveness of Mindstorms NXT in science education. Therefore, this study proposes a...

The Effects of students’ cognitive styles upon applying computer multimedia to change statistical misconceptions

Tzu-Chien Liu; Dr Kinshuk; Ssu Chin Wang; Yi Chun Lin; Oscar Lin; Maiga Chang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6242–6245

The purpose of current study was to adopt an experiment to explore the relationship among students' cognitive styles, learning processes and learning performances under students learning with computer multimedia for eradicating statistical...

Cluster Analysis of Adolescent Blogs

Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun-Hung Lin; Feng-Yi Chen; Ping-Chuan Peng

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 69–79

Emerging web applications and networking systems such as blogs have become popular, and they offer unique opportunities and environments for learners, especially for adolescent learners. This study attempts to explore the writing styles and genres...

Student Performance and Attitudes under Personalized Computer-Based Instruction in Mathematics

Heng-Yu Ku; Christi Harter; Pei-Lin Liu; Yi-Chia Cheng; Ling Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4464–4467

This study investigated the effects of personalized computer-based instruction (CBI) on the achievement and attitudes concerning arithmetic problems and two-step mathematics word problems of 104 middle school American students from a predominately...

Topics: Computers, Interaction, Attitudes, Middle School Education, Students

Knowledge Sharing among University Students Facilitated with a Creative Commons Licensing Mechanism: A Case Study in a Programming Course

Chen-Chung Liu; Chia-Ching Lin; Chun-Yi Chang; Po-Yao Chao

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 3 pp. 154–167

Creative Commons (CC) mechanism has been suggested as a potential means to foster a reliable environment for online knowledge sharing activity. This study investigates the role of the CC mechanism in supporting knowledge sharing among a group of...

Split-attention and redundancy effects on mobile learning in physical environments

Tzu-Chien Liu; Yi-Chun Lin; Meng-Jung Tsai; Fred Paas

Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 172–180

This study investigated split-attention and redundancy effects in a mobile learning environment on leaf morphology of plants as a function of different combinations of media. Eighty-one fifth-grade students were randomly assigned to the following...

Language: English

Discovering the Life Stories of Modern Hakka Mothers in a Classroom

Hung-Cheng Chen; Eric Liu; Sheng-Yi Wu; Chin-Yu Lin

International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 1, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 73–85

This study examines the life stories of Hakka mothers by a systematic approach in a classroom. In order to grasp a vivid portrait of the so-called “Hakka Mother”, a series of courses that allow every student to revisit the life stories of mothers...

Constructing an Interactive Environment for Faculty Instructional Development

Shinn-Rong Lin; Chia-wen Liu; Yi-Chin Wu; Hsiao-Ting Teng

International Educational Technology Conference 2007 (May 2007)

This study describes a novel interactive platform for faculty development, particularly focusing on transmitting some subtle teaching experiences, e.g., interaction with students inside and outside of class, face to face and via the Internet. This...

The Role of Pre-Game Learning Attitude in the Prediction to Competitive Anxiety, Perceived Utility of Pre-Game Learning of Game, and Gameplay Interest

Jon-Chao Hong; Ming-Yueh Hwang; Yeu-Ting Liu; Pei-Hsin Lin; Yi-Ling Chen

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 1 (2016) pp. 239–251

Educational games can be viewed in two ways, "learning to play" or "playing to learn." The Chinese Idiom String Up Game was specifically designed to examine the effect of "learning to play" on the interrelatedness of...

Embedding mobile technology to outdoor natural science learning based on the 7E learning cycle

Kuan-Jhen Huang; Tzu-Chien Liu; Sabine Graf; Yi-Chun Lin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2082–2086

Outdoor learning in areas such as natural science has high potential to enhance learning by giving students a real experience of what they shall learn. However, traditional outdoor learning faces several problems. One of the major problems is that...

Topics: Instructional Design, Science, Students

Does the redundancy effect exist in electronic slideshow assisted lecturing?

Tzu-Chien Liu; Yi-Chun Lin; Yuan Gao; Shih-Ching Yeh; Slava Kalyuga

Computers & Education Vol. 88, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 303–314

This study investigated the occurrence of the redundancy effect in a normal classroom when presenting multiple formats of information with the assistance of electronic slideshows. A virtual classroom that simulates a normal classroom was developed...

Language: English

The Response of the Stages of Concern about the Innovation Questionnaire among Pre-service Teachers

Pei-Lin Liu; Heng-Yu Ku; David Falvo; Dennis Charsky; Yi-Chia Cheng; Hsin-Te Yeh; Eric Van Buskirk

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3472–3474

In response to school-needs and state-requirements, the University of Northern Colorado's PT3 grant redesigned the two one-credit requisite educational technology courses for the undergraduate teacher preparation programs. The first course redesign...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology

The Current State of Attitude Toward Computer Use for Pre-service Teachers

Pei-Lin Liu; Heng-Yu Ku; David Falvo; Dennis Charsky; Yi-Chia Cheng; Hsin-Te Yeh; Eric Van Buskirk

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3469–3471

This study describes the results of an Attitude Toward Computer Use Survey (ATCUS). More than 1,000 pre-service teachers completed the survey as part of the University of Northern Colorado's Preparing for Tomorrow's Teacher to Use Technology (PT3)...

Topics: Computers, Teachers, Attitudes

Developing and Validating a Media Literacy Self-Evaluation Scale (MLSS) for Elementary School Students

Chiung-Sui Chang; Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun-Yi Lee; Nian-Shing Chen; Da-Chian Hu; Chun-Hung Lin

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 63–71

The arrival of new media technology has the potential to radically change education. It has become important for both academics and practitioners to understand the behavioural intentions of students towards media technology. Many scales have been...