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Yuankun Yao
University of Central Missouri
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Technology Use as a Scoring Criterion
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 215–219
In the current movement for embracing technology in assessing student learning, there is an uncertainty as to how we treat student teachers' ability to use technology in assessing their performance level. This paper suggests that technology use...
Topics: Students, Assessment
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Student Perceptions of Online Discussion Prompts
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1147–1154
This study investigates how students perceive prompts for online discussions and what kinds of discussion prompts tend to engage students the most. A self-developed survey will be administered later in the Fall semester to students in three graduate ...
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A Balanced Approach to Assessments for Online Courses
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 512–514
Online courses have continued to expand in the arena of higher education. In the literature about online teaching, one area that has received much attention is assessment in the online environment. What are some of the challenges that exist in...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education
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Student perceptions of online group discussions
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1013–1016
This study examines the benefits and limitations of online group discussions as perceived by the students taking online classes. The subjects of study include three groups of graduate students taking two online classes. The results will be available ...
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Enhance Test Security
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 600–604
Assessment of student learning in an online course environment presents a unique challenge for test security, mainly because the instructor does not have the opportunity to be in the same location as the test taker. This paper proposes the use of...
Topics: Students, Assessment
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A Celebration for Online Instruction
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 596–599
Online instruction started as an alternative way to teaching in higher education. This paper suggests that online instruction has come to represent a viable approach to delivering higher education to a wide variety of student populations. It is...
Topics: Students
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Online Assessments in the Eyes of Students Taking an Assessment Course
Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1006–1012
This study investigated whether the assessments designed for an online class were effective in the eyes of the students. Students enrolled in an online graduate level assessment course were asked to provide their views on the weekly discussions,...
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Interrater Reliability of a Team-Scored Electronic Portfolio
Yuankun Yao; Karen Foster; Jennifer Aldrich
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 253–275
This study applied generalizability theory to investigate the interrater reliability of a team-scored electronic portfolio required for initial teacher certification. The sample consisted of 31 preservice teacher portfolios which were assigned to...
Topics: Portfolios, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Assessment, Middle School Education
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An Electronic Portfolio System: Faculty and Student Perceptions
Beverly Wallace; Matthew Thomas; Andrew King; Jennifer Aldrich; Yuankun Yao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 276–281
This brief paper reports findings from an ongoing analysis of the electronic portfolio program required for early childhood, elementary, and middle school teacher certification at Central Missouri State University. The focus of this paper is on the...
Topics: Change, Portfolios, Middle School Education