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Chinese Journal of Science Education
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Special Issue on Human–Computer Interactions 2.0
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-03-2023
DOI: 10.3390/APP13074260
Abstract: Human–computer interaction (HCI) research involves the design and use of computer technology, focusing in particular on the interfaces between people (users) and computers. HCI researchers observe the ways in which humans interact with computers and design technologies that allow them to interact in novel ways. As HCI evolves into HCI 2.0, user experiences and feedback become ever more relevant. This Special Issue, “Human Computer Interactions 2.0”, presents 11 excellent papers about topics related to human–computer interactions. It aims to provide a broad international forum for world researchers, engineers and professionals in human–computer interaction research for the discussion and exchange of various scientific, technical and management discoveries across the world.
Association of polymorphisms in BDNF, MTHFR, and genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway with memory in a healthy Chinese population
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2012
DOI: 10.1016/J.BANDC.2012.06.005
Abstract: The contribution of genetic factors to the memory is widely acknowledged. Research suggests that these factors include genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway, as well as the genes for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). The activity of the products of these genes is affected by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the genes. This study investigates the association between memory and SNPs in genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway, as well as in the BDNF and MTHFR genes, in a s le of healthy in iduals. The s le includes 134 Taiwanese undergraduate volunteers of similar cognitive ability. The Chinese versions of the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-III) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III) were employed. Our findings indicate that the BDNF Met66Val polymorphism and dopamine receptor D3 (DRD3) Ser9Gly polymorphism are associated significantly with long-term auditory memory. Further analysis detects no significant associations in the other polymorphisms and indices. Future replicated studies with larger s le sizes, and studies that consider different ethnic groups, are encouraged.
SDG’s Quality Education Approach: Comparative Analysis of Natural Sciences Curriculum Guidelines between Taiwan and Colombia
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 18-03-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU13063352
Abstract: In this comparative analysis, the cases of Taiwan and Colombia display two paths for designing a natural sciences curriculum related to quality education goals. Their differences are based on their central concepts, definitions of learning stages, delimitations of cross-subjects and cores of scientific knowledge, and alignment with international assessments. The core practices in Taiwanese curriculum guidelines are to develop inquiries, research, and experimentations to promote scientific literacy and citizenship. In contrast, the core Colombian practices construct explanations based on scientific ideas, gathering information, and using evidence. Between both countries, there is also a concordance over practices related to obtaining and communicating information. These results show the importance of curriculum policy factors such as epistemological definitions, diagnostics and representations of social expectations, alignment instruments, curriculum definitions, and design criteria of teaching processes. The differences between national curriculum policies are identified in a comparative strategy of contexts, medium-term processes to reform the national education systems or schooling features. Curriculum guidelines respond to their intellectual traditions, theoretical and pedagogical influences, and current requirements of policies. These criteria allow for the identification of cooperative issues in specific areas of science education between both countries, such as teacher education, technological and pedagogical knowledge, and curriculum alignment.
UTILIZATION OF PROCESS DATA IN CHINA: EXPLORING STUDENTS’ PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES IN COMPUTER-BASED SCIENCE ASSESSMENT FEATURING INTERACTIVE TASKS
Publisher: Scientia Socialis Ltd
Date: 18-10-2023
Attitudes towards peer assessment: a comparison of the perspectives of pre‐service and in‐service teachers
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-2006
Passenger Search by Spatial Index for Ridesharing
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 11-2011
DOI: 10.1109/TAAI.2011.23
Examining the Effects of Displaying Clicker Voting Results on High School Students’ Voting Behaviors, Discussion Processes, and Learning Outcomes
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 10-2015
Mining concept maps from news stories for measuring civic scientific literacy in media
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2010
Agent-based dynamic support for learning from collaborative brainstorming in scientific inquiry
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 30-06-2011
Exploring the Impact of Prior Knowledge and Appropriate Feedback on Students' Perceived Cognitive Load and Learning Outcomes: Animation-based earthquakes instruction
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2012
Personality and Family Context in Explaining Grit of Taiwanese High School Students
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 15-06-2017
Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes as Determinants of Youths’ Intentions to Use Bioenergy—A Cross-National Perspective
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-09-2013
3D Compound Virtual Field Trip System and its Comparisons with an Actual Field Trip
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 07-2009
Exploring Taiwanese High School Students’ Perceptions of and Preferences for Teacher Authority in the Earth Science Classroom with Relation to their Attitudes and Achievement
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-08-2009
The scientist’s ways in national science curricula: A comparative study between Taiwan and Vietnam
Publisher: Modestum Ltd
Date: 11-2023
The interplay between different forms of CAI and students' preferences of learning environment in the secondary science class
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 2005
DOI: 10.1002/SCE.20072
Development and Evaluation of a Course Model to Prepare Teachers in Mobile-AssisteD-Teaching (MAD-Teaching)
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2015
Internet‐based Science Learning: A review of journal publications
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-02-2011
Development of an Issue-Situation-Based Board Game: A Systemic Learning Environment for Water Resource Adaptation Education
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 04-03-2019
DOI: 10.3390/SU11051341
Abstract: Climate change has severely affected water resources (WRs) today, highlighting the importance of promoting education on WR adaptation (WRA). The goal of WRA education is to cultivate learners’ cross-oriented system knowledge (COSK), responsibility for WR environment (RWRE), value of public benefits (VPB), and empathy and negotiating thinking (EaNT). This study developed an issue-situation-based board game, namely Water Ark, to enhance participants’ WR knowledge. In this study, participants were ided into four groups with each playing the role of a WR-related organization: the government, agricultural sector, industrial sector and public guild. Scales and interviews were used to assess participants’ performance. The findings revealed that during the game, participants gradually changed from profit-oriented self-interest strategies to altruistic strategies based on social public benefit. Furthermore, after playing Water Ark, participants’ COSK, RWRE, VPB, and EaNT were found to have improved substantially. Thus, Water Ark is believed to be a useful tool for assisting WRA education.
Could a laptop computer plus the liquid crystal display projector amount to improved multimedia geoscience instruction?
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 02-2004
The Impact of Different Forms of Multimedia CAI on Students' Science Achievement
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2002
A scientometric analysis of the effectiveness of Taiwan’s educational research projects
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 13-02-2013
The comparative efficacy of 2D- versus 3D-based media design for influencing spatial visualization skills
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2007
e-Learning Integrated STEM Education Center (eLISE) in Asia: A Reflection Case Study of Taiwan and Vietnam Research Project
Publisher: Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia
Date: 13-05-2021
Abstract: Objective:This article describes the implementation plan, advance and future directions of the academic and educational research center eLISE (e-Learning Integrated STEM Education Center) whose foundation intends to narrow the collaboration between Taiwan and Vietnam in e-Learning and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in the framework of the New Southbound Policy[1], a long-term project announced by the Taiwanese government to strengthen the partnership with South Asian countries. Originality / contribution:This article contributes to the reflection about the promotion of international cooperation in innovation, scientific and technological research as well as the analysis of public policies guided towards e-Learning and STEM innovation. Information collection method / strategies: The stages of the research and innovation process were (1) Innovation e-Learning and STEM Instruction teaching material and module: test application, teacher workshops and interviews (2) Innovation e-Learning and STEM assessment through CloudClassRoom observation with Gamified Electronic Audio Response System and Google Bert. Conclusions: The description of the implementation of eLISE, the explanation of the development of innovative curriculums and teacher workshops, as well as the talent exchange and the cooperation between industry and academy, highlights the importance of cultivate talents and workforces educated through STEM and e-Learning, seeking regional development and prosperity for both, Taiwan and Vietnam. [1] Office of Trade Negotiations, executive Yuan, Bureau of Foreign Trade, T. M. of E. A. New Southbound Policy Guidelines and Action Plan. (Taipei, 2017).
Beyond the Flipped Classroom: A Highly Interactive Cloud-Classroom (HIC) Embedded into Basic Materials Science Courses
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 02-02-2016
Design Ideas for an Issue-Situation-Based Board Game Involving Multirole Scenarios
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 10-03-2020
DOI: 10.3390/SU12052139
Abstract: In learning based on socio-scientific issues, teachers primarily use role playing in situation learning to promote students’ knowledge and responsibility and to teach them how to reach a consensus in multirole scenarios. However, if participants only engage with the material from the perspective of having one role, they will ignore comprehensive information on said issue. Therefore, the roles students play during multirole situational learning lead to ersity biases in learning results. To help participants enhance their competencies related to issues and eliminate learning gaps, we developed an issue-based board game named Water Ark based on the following four design ideas: multirole simulation, reflective goal, systemic situation, and interactions of society. The results indicated that after playing the game, participants’ knowledge and responsibility regarding water resource adaptation improved significantly. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the gap between the learning outcomes of participants with different roles in the game was not statistically significant, except in terms of students’ personal willingness to act. Thus, these design ideas could improve the utility of board games for learning about socio-scientific issues with multirole scenarios.
Science Achievement and Students’ Self‐confidence and Interest in Science: A Taiwanese representative sample study
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-07-2008
Curved imaging of Fresnel computer-generated hologram on a liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 07-2014
Comparison of Different Instructional Multimedia Designs for Improving Student Science-Process Skill Learning
Publisher: No publisher found
Date: 2012
A cost-effective interactive 3D virtual reality system applied to military live firing training
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 27-04-2016
The Impact of Congruency Between Preferred and Actual Learning Environments on Tenth Graders’ Science Literacy in Taiwan
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 26-01-2010
Preferred–actual learning environment “spaces” and earth science outcomes in Taiwan
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 2006
DOI: 10.1002/SCE.20125
Comparison of Earth Science Achievement Between Animation-Based and Graphic-Based Testing Designs
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 02-09-2009
The use of knowledge building tool for science learning in an elementary school
Publisher: SensePublishers
Date: 2013
The implementation of mobile learning in outdoor education: Application of QR codes
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 19-02-2013
Educación y nuevas tecnologías: Reflexiones actuales sobre sus contextos sociales y conceptuales
Publisher: Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia
Date: 09-07-2021
Abstract: El número 36 de RHELA aborda la relación entre educación y nuevas tecnologías desde tres dimensiones: en primer lugar, describe los aspectos de los marcos conceptuales y programáticos de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) adoptados por las Naciones Unidas. Esto propondría nuevas modalidades en la creación de espacios transnacionales de conocimiento, caracterizados por el liderazgo de comunidades académicas de investigación socialmente relevantes y orientadas a las prácticas científicas. En segundo lugar, la relación entre la educación y las nuevas tecnologías está siendo orientada principalmente por cuestiones sociales, culturales y pedagógicas. Su foco son las prácticas de aprendizaje, dado que las tecnologías son un tema conceptual, pragmático e institucional. En tercer lugar, los conceptos marco de las políticas y el uso de dispositivos presentan dos formas de reflexionar sobre esta relación constitutiva de la pedagogía, la educación y los discursos sobre el aprendizaje. El término "nuevas" tecnologías enfatiza la importancia de repensar esta dimensión de la formación docente. Las nuevas experiencias propiciadas por las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación nos llevan a apreciar los cambios en las prácticas y experiencias de estudio de los estudiantes, así como en sus intereses y nuevas formas de expresión.En la elaboración y presentación de este número de RHELA participaron comunidades académicas y de investigación de Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Perú, España, República de China (Taiwán), Indonesia y Vietnam.
Applications of digital holographic microscopy in therapeutic evaluation of Chinese herbal medicines
Publisher: The Optical Society
Date: 28-08-2014
DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.00G192
Selected Papers from the Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 15-08-2019
Abstract: The Second Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019 (ECEI 2019) was held in Singapore on 27–29 January 2019, and provided a communication platform for researchers on the topic of educational innovations [...]
Assessing tenth-grade students’ problem solving ability online in the area of Earth sciences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2007
Assessing creative problem-solving with automated text grading
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2008
Idea Storming Cube: A Game-based System to Support Creative Thinking
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 03-2007
Are you SLiM? Developing an instrument for civic scientific literacy measurement (SLiM) based on media coverage
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 29-09-2010
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to develop an instrument to assess civic scientific literacy measurement (SLiM), based on media coverage. A total of 50 multiple-choice items were developed based on the most common scientific terms appearing in media within Taiwan. These questions covered the subjects of biology (45.26%, 22 items), earth science (37.90%, 19 items), physics (11.58%, 6 items) and chemistry (5.26%, 3 items). A total of 1034 students from three distinct groups (7th graders, 10th graders, and undergraduates) were invited to participate in this study. The reliability of this instrument was 0.86 (KR 20). The average difficulty of the SLiM ranged from 0.19 to 0.91, and the discrimination power was 0.1 to 0.59. According to participants’ performances on SLiM, it was revealed that 10th graders (Mean = 37.34±0.23) performed better than both undergraduates (Mean = 33.00±0.33) and 7th graders (Mean = 26.73±0.45) with significant differences in their SLiM.
Effect of the interaction of instructional delivery model and preference of learning environment on students’ attitudes
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-05-2006
Trends of Science Education Research: An Automatic Content Analysis
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 22-12-2009
Exploring the impact of animation‐based questionnaire on conducting a web‐based educational survey and its association with vividness of respondents' visual images
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 18-04-2012
Tourism subfield identification via journal clustering
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2014
Teaching socio-scientific issues through integrated STEM education: an effective practical averment from Indonesian science lessons
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-10-2021
Multiple epigenetic biomarkers for evaluation of students' academic performance
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 18-03-2019
DOI: 10.1111/GBB.12559
Abstract: Several reports have shown that methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), phospho-cAMP response element-binding protein (p-CREB) and microRNAs may be important in regulating academic performance because of their roles in neuropsychiatry and cognitive diseases. The first goal of this study was to explore the associations among MeCP2, BDNF, CREB and academic performance. This study also examined the pathway responsible for the effects of MeCP2, BDNF, p-CREB and microRNAs on academic performance. Scores from the basic competency test, an annual national competitive entrance examination, were used to evaluate academic performance. Subjects' plasma RNA was extracted and analyzed. This study determined that participants in the higher academic performance group had a significant difference in MECP2 mRNA expression compared with the lower academic performance group. We then used neuronal human derived neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y) cells with inducible MeCP2 expression from a second copy of the gene as a gain-of-function model and found that MeCP2 overexpression positively affected p-CREB and BDNF expression initially. After negative feedback, the p-CREB and BDNF levels subsequently decreased. In the neuronal phenotype examination, we found a significant reduction in total outgrowth and branches in MeCP2-induced cells compared with noninduced cells. This work describes pathways that may be responsible for the effects of MeCP2, BDNF, p-CREB and microRNAs on academic performance. These results may shed light on the development of promising clinical treatment strategies in the area of neuropsychological adjustment.
Computer-assisted instruction + ? = Earth Science learning outcomes: three case studies
Publisher: IEEE Comput. Soc
Date: 2002
Students’ Blended Learning Course Experience Scale (BLCES): development and validation
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2021
The Go-Lab Platform, an Inquiry-learning Space: Investigation into Students’ Technology Acceptance, Knowledge Integration, and Learning Outcomes
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-11-2022
A Study on the Sustainable Development for Senior Learners
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 12-11-2019
DOI: 10.3390/SU11226338
Abstract: In an aging population with a changing demographic structure, the government aims to ensure that elderly people receive care. In the concept of lifelong learning, education opportunities are available to senior learners, not just children and young people. The sustainable development for senior learners becomes a very important issue because it promotes a variety of learning activities for senior learners. Many universities have started to offer education for senior learners in Taiwan. Positive experiences for senior learners in senior universities can be fostered by ensuring the sustainable development of senior education. In this paper, a study on sustainable development for senior learners is proposed. This study aims to explore potential tools or approaches in evaluating the sustainable development for senior learners for decision making. In this study, two approaches are applied to analyze the sustainable development for senior learners. The first is a statistical analysis, and the second is the random forest model. The methodology of statistical analysis focuses on three aspects such as social assistance, inspiration, and the learning fulfillment for senior learners in senior universities. The random forest model is used to generate decision rules to support decision making. The random forest in this study obtained 22 decision rules. The results suggest that the items in the questionnaire and the decision rules from random forest could provide useful information that allows decision-makers to analyze the sustainable development of senior learners.
Asian Students’ Cultural Orientation and Computer Self-Efficacy Significantly Related to Online Inquiry-Based Learning Outcomes on the Go-Lab Platform
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 26-06-2023
Do we click in the right way? A meta-analytic review of clicker-integrated instruction
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2016
Assessing Teacher’s Attitude, Knowledge, and Application (AKA) on STEM: An Effort to Foster the Sustainable Development of STEM Education
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 13-02-2019
DOI: 10.3390/SU11040950
Abstract: This study focuses on assessing the growth of the latest developments of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as part of an effort to maintain the progress of STEM education. Assessment is necessary for every educational activity, including in the field of STEM education. However, there are limited comprehensive reports on the progress and development of STEM education inside in idual Asian countries. An attempt to bring up the sustainable development of STEM education is conducted by using an exhaustive assessment. The assessment, within this study, includes three domains, namely attitudes, knowledge, and applications (AKA) regarding STEM education. The comparison of these three domains based on demographic data, teachers’ difficulties perception, and its contribution to the sustainable development of STEM education is, likewise, discussed. This type of research is a mix of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. The quantitative analysis method was performed to address the level position and the comparative value of the three domains. In comparison, the qualitative analysis method was employed to strengthen the quantitative result analysis, as well as to deal with the teachers’ perception. Results show that science teachers have a very good attitude, a moderate-level category in the application, and a low-level category in knowledge regarding STEM education. Further, there are differences in knowledge and the application of STEM education, based on educational background and teaching experience of the teachers, yet there are no differences regarding teachers’ attitudes. Other components are discussed in detail, such as the teacher’s perception of STEM teaching difficulties. Providing challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of education in the future are discoursed. The results of this study suggest that knowledge and attitudes are fundamental domains for the proper implementation, as well as sustainability, of STEM education (especially in Indonesia).
Supporting Socio-scientific Argumentation in the Classroom Through Automatic Group Formation Based on Students’ Real-time Responses
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2015
Taiwanese science and life technology curriculum standards and earth systems education
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2005
Public Opinions about Online Learning during COVID-19: A Sentiment Analysis Approach
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 18-03-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU13063346
Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze public opinion about online learning during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic. A total of 154 articles from online news and blogging websites related to online learning were extracted from Google and DuckDuckGo. The articles were extracted for 45 days, starting from the day the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic, 11 March 2020. For this research, we applied the dictionary-based approach of the lexicon-based method to perform sentiment analysis on the articles extracted through web scraping. We calculated the polarity and subjectivity scores of the extracted article using the TextBlob library. The results showed that over 90% of the articles are positive, and the remaining were mildly negative. In general, the blogs were more positive than the newspaper articles however, the blogs were more opinionated compared to the news articles.
An exploratory study on students' problem-solving ability in earth science
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-2002
Empirical Mode Decomposition-Based Approach for Intertrial Analysis of Olfactory Event-Related Potential Features
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-09-2012
International Survey on Bioenergy Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Among Young Citizens
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 17-04-2011
Rad17 Phosphorylation Is Required for Claspin Recruitment and Chk1 Activation in Response to Replication Stress
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2006
DOI: 10.1016/J.MOLCEL.2006.06.022
Abstract: The ATR-mediated checkpoint is not only critical for responding to genotoxic stress but also essential for cell proliferation. The RFC-related checkpoint protein Rad17, a phosphorylation substrate of ATR, is critical for ATR-mediated checkpoint signaling and cell survival. Here, we show that phosphorylation of Rad17 by ATR is important for genomic stability and restraint of S phase but is not essential for cell survival. The phosphomutant Rad17AA exhibits distinct defects in hydroxyurea- (HU) and ultraviolet- (UV) induced Chk1 activation, indicating that separate Rad17 functions are required differently in response to different types of replication interference. Although cells expressing Rad17AA can initiate Chk1 phosphorylation after HU treatment, they fail to sustain Chk1 phosphorylation after withdrawal of HU and are profoundly sensitive to HU. Importantly, we found that phosphorylated Rad17 interacts with Claspin and regulates its phosphorylation. These findings reveal a phosphorylation-dependent function of Rad17 in an ATR-Rad17-Claspin-Chk1-signaling cascade that responds to specific replication stress.
The Relationship between Science Achievement and Self-concept among Gifted Students from the Third International Earth Science Olympiad
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 15-06-2017
Issues of inquiry learning in digital learning environments
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-12-2008
Element Enterprise Tycoon: Playing Board Games to Learn Chemistry in Daily Life
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 26-02-2020
Abstract: This article reports the design of a scientific board game, named “Element Enterprise Tycoon” (EET), which creates a scenario combining chemical elements, techniques, and products in daily life. The game cards are designed to motivate students not only to retrieve information about chemical elements, but also to be proficient in chemistry. Moreover, the game creates opportunities for group interactions and competitions to engage students in learning chemical elements as they do in regular science curricula. The EET has been field-tested with a group of middle school students to evaluate its applicability. Empirical data show that students improve their understanding of chemistry concepts with a median level of effect size. In particular, students achieve better performance in terms of chemistry-related technique concepts. The follow-up interviews reflect students’ positive feedback and attitudes toward science learning through board game playing and their willingness to continue to play the game. It is suggested that learning through science games can indeed help students learn new chemical knowledge.
The design, implementation, and evaluation of a digital interactive globe system integrated into an Earth Science course
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-02-2018
The Implications of CaMK2A And MeCP2 Signalings In The Cognitive Ability of Adolescents
Publisher: Research Square Platform LLC
Date: 24-05-2021
DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-506538/V1
Abstract: The glutamatergic signaling pathway is involved in molecular learning and human cognitive ability. Specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes encoding NMDA receptor subunits have been associated with neuropsychiatric disorders by altering glutamate transmission. But how these polymorphisms associated with cognition and brain psychological activities were rarely been explored in healthy adolescents. In this study, we screened SNPs of the glutamatergic signaling pathway to identify genetic variants associated with cognitive ability. We found that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in subunits of ionotropic glutamate receptors, including GRIA1 , GRINN1 , GRIN2B , GRIN2C , GRIN3A , GRIN3B , and Calcium/ Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II α ( CaMK2A ) associated with the cognitive function of students. Importantly, the plasma CaMK2A levels correlated positively with the cognitive ability of senior high school students in Taiwan. We demonstrated that the elevated CaMK2A increased its autophosphorylation at T286 and increased the expression of its downstream targets, including GRIA1 and phosphor GRIA1 in vivo . Additionally, the Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2), a downstream target of CaMK2A, can activate the expression of CaMK2A, suggesting that MeCP2 and CaMK2A could form a positive feedback loop. In summary, we concluded that members of the glutamatergic signaling, CaMK2A, and MeCP2 were implicated in the cognitive ability of adolescents, and alternating in the CaMK2A expressing may have collective effects on the cognitive ability of youths.
Exploring the relationship between virtual learning environment preference, use, and learning outcomes in 10th grade earth science students
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-11-2011
Piloting a Collaboration Between Education and Broadcast Journalism in Taiwan
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-07-2015
Abstract: In Taiwan, the production of science news would benefit by cooperation between communication (e.g., the news production team) and science education (e.g., instructional designers and scientists involved). The news production team is skilled in exposing stories vividly to motivate audiences, whereas the science education team carefully curates the scientific and instructional content. Therefore, we started the Different Science News project, which strives to align the above features of science news production. Through using concurrent, local, and concise materials that occur in daily lives, we hope to promote the public understanding of science.
An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Cognitive/Academic Performance among Adolescents
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/520619
Abstract: This exploratory study examines the relationship between cardiometabolic risk factors (blood pressure, waist circumference, BMI, and total cholesterol) and cognitive/academic performance. In this study, 1297 Taiwanese tenth-grade volunteers are recruited. Scores from the Basic Competency Test, an annual national competitive entrance examination, are used to evaluate academic performance. Cognitive abilities are accessed via the Multiple Aptitude Test Battery. The results indicate that systolic blood pressure is significantly, negatively associated with academic performance, both in male and female subjects. BMI and waist circumference are associated with verbal reasoning performance with an inverse U-shaped pattern, suggesting that both low and high BMI/waist circumference may be associated with lower verbal reasoning performance.
Digital teaching portfolio in higher education: Examining colleagues' perceptions to inform implementation strategies
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Lasting effects of instruction guided by the conflict map: Experimental study of learning about the causes of the seasons
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 2005
DOI: 10.1002/TEA.20089
Modafinil Use in patients with a Primary Psychiatric Illness
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 06-2010
Engaging pre-service science teachers to act as active designers of technology integration: A MAGDAIRE framework
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2012
Role of High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) in SCA17 Pathogenesis
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 30-12-2014
Merging Science Education into Communication: Developing and Validating a Scale for Science Edu-Communication Utilizing Awareness, Enjoyment, Interest, Opinion formation, and Understanding Dimensions
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 22-08-2019
DOI: 10.3390/SU11174551
Abstract: For better understanding of how the public perceive the information in science communication this study sought to develop the scale of Science Edu-Communication (SEC), an instrument to measure AEIOU: Awareness Enjoyment Interest Opinion formation and Understanding. The AEIOU framework was adopted for use as the major component of SEC to depict participants’ general perceptions of science communication from their daily life experiences. Responses from 121 participants were analysed using exploratory factor analysis item discrimination and qualitative coding analysis. Results support SEC-AEIOU as a valid and reliable instrument to measure the effectiveness of science communication experiences. Additionally SEC-AEIOU can serve as a framework for research and practice to bridge science communication and science education. In particular science communicators educators and institutions that engage in science communication and educational activities may benefit from such a metric. This scale seeks to assist in building a robust framework to facilitate the trend of bridging science communication and science education: Science Edu-Communication.
Integrating GeoGebra with TPACK in Improving Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers’ Professional Development
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 07-2017
DOI: 10.1109/ICALT.2017.9
Does Problem Solving = Prior Knowledge + Reasoning Skills in Earth Science? An Exploratory Study
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-10-2008
Exploring the feasibility of an online contextualised animation‐based questionnaire for educational survey
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 13-08-2010
Embodying gesture‐based multimedia to improve learning
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-12-2012
Teachable Moments in News Media—An Analysis of Audience Awareness, Enjoyment, Interest, Opinion Formation, and Understanding (AEIOU) toward Science
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 07-12-2020
DOI: 10.3390/SU122310212
Abstract: In light of the increased time spent by people on watching the news via social media, what might be the communication impacts if science education could help in producing science news media for the public? The present study compared the audience levels of awareness, enjoyment, interest, opinion formation, and understanding (AEIOU) toward science experimentally between two groups: the general science communication (GSC) group (i.e., participants with general daily science news digestion) and the science edu-communication (SEC) group (i.e., participants who watched science news videos produced jointly by science educators, scientists, and news media production teams). As a result, those in the SEC group showed significantly higher levels of “interest”, formed more scientific “opinions”, and had better “understanding” than the GSC participants. In terms of creating an “additional opportunity” to develop science news media sustainably for the public, the present study confirms more salient outcomes when science educators are involved in the production of science news media.
A problem‐solving based computer‐assisted tutorial for the earth sciences
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2001
The Positive and Negative Effects of Science Concept Tests on Student Conceptual Understanding
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-05-2009
Exploring Secondary Science Teachers' Perceptions on the Goals of Earth Science Education in Taiwan
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-10-2009
Developing Preservice Teachers’ Sensitivity to the Interplay Between Subject Matter, Pedagogy, and ICTs
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2015
Reconsolidation-induced memory disruption in humans declarative memory
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2009
Franco-Taiwanese Research on Extended Reality Experience
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 13-01-2022
The study of COMT polymorphism and academic achievement in Chinese cohort
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2009
The design of an animation‐based test system in the area of Earth sciences
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 15-04-2010
Smart Classroom 2.0 for the Next Generation of Science Learning in Taiwan
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 27-10-2015
Exploring Taiwanese teachers’ perceptions toward and knowledge of climatic hazard mitigation
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-04-2009
Tracking learners' visual attention during a multimedia presentation in a real classroom
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2013
Improvement of classification accuracy in a phase-tagged steady-state visual evoked potential-based brain computer interface using multiclass support vector machine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 21-05-2013
Abstract: Brain computer interface (BCI) is an emerging technology for paralyzed patients to communicate with external environments. Among current BCIs, the steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based BCI has drawn great attention due to its characteristics of easy preparation, high information transfer rate (ITR), high accuracy, and low cost. However, electroencephalogram (EEG) signals are electrophysiological responses reflecting the underlying neural activities which are dependent upon subject’s physiological states (e.g., emotion, attention, etc.) and usually variant among different in iduals. The development of classification approaches to account for each in idual’s difference in SSVEP is needed but was seldom reported. This paper presents a multiclass support vector machine (SVM)-based classification approach for gaze-target detections in a phase-tagged SSVEP-based BCI. In the training steps, the litude and phase features of SSVEP from off-line recordings were used to train a multiclass SVM for each subject. In the on-line application study, effective epochs which contained sufficient SSVEP information of gaze targets were first determined using Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test, and the litude and phase features of effective epochs were subsequently inputted to the multiclass SVM to recognize user’s gaze targets. The on-line performance using the proposed approach has achieved high accuracy (89.88 ± 4.76%), fast responding time (effective epoch length = 1.13 ± 0.02 s), and the information transfer rate (ITR) was 50.91 ± 8.70 bits/min. The multiclass SVM-based classification approach has been successfully implemented to improve the classification accuracy in a phase-tagged SSVEP-based BCI. The present study has shown the multiclass SVM can be effectively adapted to each subject’s SSVEPs to discriminate SSVEP phase information from gazing at different gazed targets.
Association of polymorphisms in genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway with blood pressure and uric acid levels in Chinese females
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-10-2010
DOI: 10.1007/S00702-010-0492-6
Abstract: Since the high degree of heritability of physiological traits was demonstrated by twin and adoption studies, contemporary researchers in the fields of clinical medicine, behavioral science, and genetics have acknowledged the crucial role of genetic factors in human physiology. The study described herein explores the association between physiological parameters and the dopaminergic system using molecular genetic techniques. A total of 558 Taiwanese female volunteers, ranging from 16 to 17 years, were recruited. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway were selected for analysis. Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were associated significantly with the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphism and the dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH) C1021T polymorphism. Furthermore, plasma uric acid was associated significantly with the COMT Val158Met polymorphism. Our study suggests the possible involvement of genetic polymorphisms in COMT and DBH in the regulation of blood pressure and plasma uric acid.
To use augmented reality or not in formative assessment: a comparative study
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-06-2018
Influence of Genetic Variants of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor on Emotion and Social Behavior in Adolescents
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1155/2016/6851592
Abstract: Considerable evidence has suggested that the epigenetic regulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors plays a crucial role in neuropsychiatric disorders. Previous exploratory studies have been primarily based on evidence from patients and have rarely s led the general population. This exploratory study examined the relationship of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variations in the genes encoding the NMDA receptor (i.e., GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B, GRIN2C , and GRIN2D ) with emotion and social behavior in adolescents. For this study, 832 tenth-grade Taiwanese volunteers were recruited, and their scores from the Beck Youth Inventories were used to evaluate their emotional and social impairments. Based on these scores, GRIN1 (rs4880213) was significantly associated with depression and disruptive behavior. In addition, GRIN2B (rs7301328) was significantly associated with disruptive behavior. Because emotional and social impairment greatly influence learning ability, the findings of this study provide important information for clinical treatment and the development of promising prevention and treatment strategies, especially in the area of psychological adjustment.
A New TPACK Training Model for Tackling the Ongoing Challenges of COVID-19
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 25-02-2022
DOI: 10.3390/ASI5020032
Abstract: This study investigated the effects of integrating the “CloudClassRoom” (CCR) and the DEmo-CO-design/teach-feedback-DEbriefing (DECODE) model to improve pre-service teachers’ online technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK). The DECODE model includes four stages: Teacher’s DEmonstrations, Students CO-train in using CloudClassRoom, Students CO-design a CloudClassRoom-integrated course, Students CO-teach, and finally DE-brief what they have learned through the stages mentioned above. This model integrates teacher-student experiences, teaching-learning processes, and technology-embedded systems to promote collaborative and active learning, information and resources sharing, and creative communication. A self-evaluating questionnaire with open-ended questions evaluated participants’ technological pedagogical and content knowledge outcomes. CloudClassRoom significantly increases technology-related knowledge considering the current social distancing measures provoked by COVID-19. The findings show that DECODE with CloudClassRoom provides an integrated process for improving pre-service teachers’ technological pedagogical and content knowledge, assisting pre-service teachers in designing educational technology-integrated courses.
The use of a gesture-based system for teaching multiple intelligences: A pilot study
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 13-08-2013
Enhancing the capacities of natural hazard mitigation: a study on a typhoon curriculum module in high school earth science
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-05-2010
Independence of Amplitude-Frequency and Phase Calibrations in an SSVEP-Based BCI Using Stepping Delay Flickering Sequences
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 05-2012
A Social Tagging System for Online Learning Objects
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 11-2011
Gender bias in virtual learning environments: an exploratory study
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-02-2012
High Mobility Field-Effect Thin Film Transistor Using Room-Temperature High-<formula formulatype=inline><tex Notation=TeX>$\kappa$</tex> </formula> Gate Dielectrics
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 10-2014
Incorporating GeoGebra into Geometry Learning-A lesson from India
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 16-12-2015
Interactive computer assessment and analysis of students’ ability in scientific modeling
Publisher: Modestum Ltd
Date: 05-12-2022
Abstract: Scientific modeling (SM) is a core scientific practice and critical for students’ scientific literacy. Previous research has not used interactive computer assessment to investigate students’ SM ability. This study aimed to explore an effective way in human-computer interaction to reveal the challenges faced by students in the four-element process of constructing, using, evaluating, and revising models. Contextualized in the solar system, eleven interactive tasks assessed 419 students in grades 4, 7, and 10. Results indicated that “model evaluation” and “model revision” were more difficult for students than “model construction” and “model use.” Grade significantly predicted students’ SM ability (p& .001). The interaction with re-answer according to feedback promoted students’ in-depth reflection and performance in SM. Findings of the study may provide a basis for improving students’ SM ability.
Teaching earth sciences: Should we implement teacher-directed or student-controlled CAI in the secondary classroom?
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2003
The Design and Development of Identification of Students' Misconceptions in Individualized Learning Environment (iSMILE) System
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 26-10-2016
Sustainable Education Using New Communication Technology: Assessment with Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-08-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU13179640
Abstract: This study explores how new communication technology is implemented in education by mainly focusing on the teacher’s role. With a questionnaire and interview surveys, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was carried out to understand the factors that affect implementing new communication technology in education. New technologies such as the fifth-generation (5G) technology contribute to the realization of ubiquitous and effective learning. Effective adoption of this technology for education is pedagogically based on teachers’ capability and determination to improve students’ learning activities. The results indicate that teachers and students prefer traditional teaching methods to the new technological methods, with a high weight recorded for the “maintaining the traditional teaching tools” criteria in the solution layer. The importance of the criteria layer shows that there are possibilities of implementing new technologies into education with appropriate support. When considering teachers’ effort, time spent, and resources used to prepare adequate materials, teachers are hesitant about using new technology. However, support helps to implement new communication technology successfully into education, especially teaching. Even with the many advantages of new technology, such as 5G, its problems prohibit teachers from actively using new technology. To provide a basic understanding of how to encourage teachers to successfully implement new technology into education, especially teaching, the results of this study help promote the applications used for sustainable education to narrow the educational ide.
Association of CaMK2A and MeCP2 signaling pathways with cognitive ability in adolescents
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-10-2021
DOI: 10.1186/S13041-021-00858-8
Abstract: The glutamatergic signaling pathway is involved in molecular learning and human cognitive ability. Specific single variants (SNVs, formerly single-nucleotide polymorphisms ) in the genes encoding N-methyl- d -aspartate receptor subunits have been associated with neuropsychiatric disorders by altering glutamate transmission. However, these variants associated with cognition and mental activity have rarely been explored in healthy adolescents. In this study, we screened for SNVs in the glutamatergic signaling pathway to identify genetic variants associated with cognitive ability. We found that SNVs in the subunits of ionotropic glutamate receptors, including GRIA1 , GRIN1 , GRIN2B , GRIN2C , GRIN3A , GRIN3B , and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIα ( CaMK2A ) are associated with cognitive function. Plasma CaMK2A level was correlated positively with the cognitive ability of Taiwanese senior high school students. We demonstrated that elevating CaMK2A increased its autophosphorylation at T286 and increased the expression of its downstream targets, including GluA1 and phosphor- GluA1 in vivo. Additionally, methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2), a downstream target of CaMK2A, was found to activate the expression of CaMK2A, suggesting that MeCP2 and CaMK2A can form a positive feedback loop. In summary, two members of the glutamatergic signaling pathway, CaMK2A and MeCP2, are implicated in the cognitive ability of adolescents thus, altering the expression of CaMK2A may affect cognitive ability in youth.
Measuring Teachers’ Perceptions to Sustain STEM Education Development
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 18-02-2020
DOI: 10.3390/SU12041531
Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasized teachers as the cornerstone for the betterment of education. Teachers’ practices are strongly affected by teachers’ perceptions. The purpose of this study was to identify teachers’ perceptions to sustain STEM education development, regarding STEM education, STEM competencies, and difficulties in STEM implementation. We collected the data from 186 Vietnamese teachers, including STEM sub-field teachers and no STEM sub-field teachers. We used a survey method to capture teachers’ perceptions of STEM education. The one-way ANOVA was employed to examine the differences in teachers’ perceptions of STEM education in terms of the categorization of teaching experience, education background, and teaching subjects. The quantitative analysis showed that most Vietnamese teachers had positive views on STEM education. The higher educational background teachers and science teachers have the highest statistically significant scores in (1) STEM education, (2) STEM competencies, and (3) difficulties in implementation. The novice teachers have more positive views of STEM education, in terms of a better understanding of STEM education and assessing STEM competencies as being more valuable. There are no statistically significant differences in teachers’ difficulties among teaching experience groups. These results provide valuable information to design effective teacher professional development to sustain STEM education.
Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism and academic achievement in a Chinese cohort
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2009
DOI: 10.1016/J.BANDC.2009.07.011
Abstract: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a methylation enzyme that catalyzes the degradation pathway and inactivation of dopamine. It is accepted widely as being involved in the modulation of dopaminergic physiology and prefrontal cortex (PFC) function. The COMT Val158Met polymorphism is associated with variation in COMT activity. COMT 158Met allele may be advantageous for PFC-related cognitive abilities however, it is also associated with increased anxiety, depression, and emotional vulnerability in response to stress or educational adversity. We hypothesized that the COMT polymorphism might be associated with academic performance. In this study, 779 Taiwanese tenth-grade volunteers were recruited. Scores from the Basic Competency Test (BCT), an annual national competitive entrance examination, were used to evaluate academic performance. The results indicated that students bearing homozygous for the Met allele tended to perform more poorly in all BCT subtests as compared to the other groups. In particular, the former performed significantly more poorly in the science and social science subtests. These findings provide evidence that affective factors might overwhelm cognitive abilities in high-stake tests like the BCT.
Determining Virtual Environment Fit: The Relationship Between Navigation Style in a Virtual Field Trip, Student Self-Reported Desire to Visit the Field Trip Site in the Real World, and the Purposes of Science Education
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 24-08-2013
College Science Students' Perception Gaps in Preferred–Actual Learning Environment in a Reformed Introductory Earth Science Course in Taiwan
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-2010
Using a Board Game to Teach about Sustainable Development
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 28-04-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU13094942
Abstract: Examining and developing courses of education for sustainable development (ESD) is the goal of this study. Building on the theory of game-based learning, this study develops teaching strategies that employ board games for ESD. The design context of the board game, entitled “Be Blessed Taiwan”, is situated in the dilemma between biological conservation and economic development. It incorporates four core systemic concepts: the economy, policies, society, and ecology. Students from two high schools played the game for 200 min and 400 min, respectively (100 min per week). The study collected complete pre-game and post-game data from 34 high school students, including the test of scientific concepts, and gameplay results. The research results indicate that students’ test scores significantly increased after the gameplay with a medium effect size specifically, a large effect on the dimension of bio ersity concepts and a medium effect on the dimension of biological conservation concepts. The analysis of students’ gameplay results shows the difficulty for high-school students to achieve all four ESD goals.
Proposing ways of evaluating automatic short‐answer markers with multiraters
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 18-04-2012
A Collaborative Support Tool for Creativity Learning: Idea Storming Cube
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 07-2007
DOI: 10.1109/ICALT.2007.6
A Cross-cultural Comparison on Students’ Perceptions towards Online Learning
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 11-12-2017
The Effects of Game-Based Learning and Anticipation of a Test on the Learning Outcomes of 10th Grade Geology Students
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 20-03-2016
Triple helix components supporting STEM education to increase future STEM careers in the United Arab Emirates
Publisher: Modestum Ltd
Date: 08-2023
Abstract: Increasing communication between government schools, universities, and industry can benefit STEM education programs and STEM careers. These collaborations are pertinent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because the nation is aiming to meet the growing demand for a future STEM workforce by increasing the number of students pursuing STEM careers. The main purpose of the study is to investigate the stakeholder’s perceptions and responses on STEM education programs, STEM careers, and triple helix components (THC) in the UAE. The researcher employed a quantitative methods approach for this study that used questionnaires. The results from this study showed that the stakeholders had positive perceptions on STEM education programs, STEM careers, and THC. Further investigation is needed to gain more information about the significant differences in perspectives between and within the stakeholder clusters.
The Role of Students’ Worldview on Decision-Making: An Indonesian Case Study by a Socio-Scientific Issue-Based Instruction Through Integrated STEM Education
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 05-10-2021
The Design and Development of Identification of Students' Misconceptions in Individualized Learning Environment (iSMILE) System
Publisher: Center for Open Science
Date: 15-05-2019
Abstract: With the rapid development of technology, incorporation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for formative assessment purpose has been increasing over the past decade. This article describes the design and development of identification of students' misconceptions in an in idualized learning environment (iSMILE) system that includes accommodations for students’ misconceptions in order to improve student’s conceptual understanding and finally learning outcome. The assessment process is carried out by preparing two-level multiple-choice questions. Misconceptions are identified for each instructional objective to make a root question and linked questions. Depending on the answers provided by the student in first level, the linked questions are given to get more information regarding the misconception. Based on the first and second level answers of students, feedbacks are provided with the misconception identified. One of the most important differences of our iSMILE system, with respect to the other developed systems, is the inclusion of misconception based feedback. The iSMILE system has been developed by using open source ICT tools (like MySQL, Apache, etc.) which make the system free of cost and accessible and editable by any instructor from anywhere and at any time.
Evidence of STEM enactment effectiveness in Asian student learning outcomes
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-07-2020
DOI: 10.1186/S40594-020-00236-1
Abstract: This study used a systematic review and meta-analysis as a method to investigate whether STEM enactment in Asia effectively enhances students’ learning outcomes. Verifiable ex les of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, effectively being applied in Asia, are presented in this study. The study involved 4768 students from 54 studies. Learning outcomes focused on the students’ academic learning achievement, higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), and motivation. The analysis results of effect sizes showed that the STEM enactments in Asia were effective at a moderate level (0.69 [0.58, 0.81 of 95% CI]) of improving students’ learning outcomes. Sequentially, the effectiveness of STEM enactment starts from students’ higher-order thinking skills, moves to students’ academic learning achievement, and ends with the motivation. In addition, STEM enactments in Asia were carried out with several variations where STEM integrated with project-based learning was preferred. The recommendations of this study include a combination of the learning approach, learning orientation, and duration of instruction, all of which contribute to the STEM enactment effectiveness and maximize results in STEM education. Some practical implications, such as the central role of the teacher during the STEM enactment, are extensively discussed. This study supports that STEM education is a universally crucial tool which effectively prepares students from various national and cultural backgrounds, across Asia, toward improved learning outcomes.
Perceived Behavioral Control as a Mediator between Attitudes and Intentions toward Marine Responsible Environmental Behavior
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 24-02-2021
DOI: 10.3390/W13050580
Abstract: The marine environment has plunged into crisis with the growth of human activities. The enhancement of responsible environmental behavior (REB) requires policy and education to cultivate social awareness and actions to sustain marine resources. Several studies revealed that the intention serves as an effective predictor of actual behaviors. Furthermore, researchers generally acknowledge that attitudes and perceived behavioral control are potential factors toward behavior intention. However, some research has found that a positive attitude toward the environment does not translate into responsible environmental behavior. Additionally, the model of behavior in the marine context, especially the relationships between attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and the intention of responsible environmental behavior, are still not clear. Students’ attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intentions toward responsible marine environmental behavior (M-REB) were evaluated via questionnaires. The data from a total of 79 undergraduate students were analyzed. The results suggest that perceived behavioral control is the mediator between attitudes and intentions toward M-REB. This finding reveals the potential benefits of reconsidering the importance of perceived behavioral control in promoting M-REB and provides empirical evidence for future policy-makers in society and education.
Teacher views about constructivist instruction and personal epistemology: a national study in Taiwan
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2008
Investigating Effects of Perceived Technology-enhanced Environment on Self-regulated Learning: Beyond P-values
Publisher: Center for Open Science
Date: 05-06-2023
Abstract: This study examined the effects of a technology-enhanced intervention on the self-regulation of 262 eighth-grade students, employing information and communication technology (ICT) and web-based self-assessment tools set against science learning. The data were analyzed using both maximum likelihood and Bayesian structural equation modeling to unravel the intricate relationships between self-regulation, self-efficacy, perceptions of ICT, and self-assessment tools. Our research findings underscored the direct and indirect impacts of self-efficacy, perceived ease of use, and perceived use of technology on self-regulation. The results revealed the predictive power of self-assessment tools in determining self-regulation outcomes, underlining the potential of technology-enhanced self-regulated learning environments. The study posited the necessity to transcend mere technology incorporation and to emphasize the inclusion of monitoring strategies explicitly designed to augment self-regulation. Interestingly, self-efficacy appeared to indirectly influence self-regulation outcomes through perceived the use of technology rather than direct influence. Analytically, this research indicated that Bayesian estimation could offer a more comprehensive insight into structural equation modeling by more accurately assessing our estimates' uncertainty. This research substantially contributes to comprehending the influence of technology-enhanced environments on students' self-regulated learning, stressing the importance of constructing practical tools explicitly designed to cultivate self-regulation.
Science Learning Outcomes in Alignment with Learning Environment Preferences
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-08-2010
The Go-Lab Platform, an Inquiry-Learning Space: Investigation into Students’ Technology Acceptance, Knowledge Integration, and Learning Outcomes
Publisher: Research Square Platform LLC
Date: 12-04-2022
DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-1523998/V1
Abstract: Utilizing an inquiry-learning space (ILS) via the Go-Lab platform, we investigated students’ technology acceptance, knowledge integration [KI] process, and learning outcomes of both the high-achiever KI student and low-achiever KI student. This study aimed to understand how students engage in knowledge integration tasks using an inquiry-learning space to learn Mendelian genetics and realize the relationship between student KI and domain knowledge. We conducted a pre-experimental study with 41 seventh-grade students in Taiwan. The students completed Mendelian genetics KI tasks in ILS, pre ost-testing of domain knowledge tests, and a technology acceptance questionnaire. The analysis of students’ interaction in the ILS and domain knowledge tests was conducted through descriptive statistics, t -tests, Pearson correlation, and content analysis to indicate the direction and relationship between students’ KI processes and learning outcomes. A technology acceptance questionnaire was analyzed through descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation to reveal whether students accepted learning on the Go-Lab platform. The study showed that i) students responded positively to the perceived usefulness of the Go-Lab platform, ii) the high-achiever KI students could gradually construct links from simple to complex and erse among genetic ideas, and the low-achiever almost built simple links, but iii) the high-achiever and low-achiever KI students had similar learning outcomes. These findings have implications that instruction design of knowledge integration tasks promotes students’ Mendelian genetics conceptual understanding and KI progress.
Implementation of E-Learning in New Taipei City During COVID-19
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 09-03-2022
Development of an instrument for assessing senior high school students’ preferred and perceived laboratory classroom environment
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-2014
A web-based tutoring system with styles-matching strategy for spatial geometric transformation
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 05-2006
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The Association Of Science Education In Taiwan
Location: Taiwan, Province of China
Journal Of Research In Science Teaching
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Journal Of Research In Science Teaching
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Journal Of Taiwan Normal University: Mathematics & Science Education
Location: Taiwan, Province of China
Journal Of The Korean Earth Science Society
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International Journal Of Science And Mathematics Education
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International Journal Of Science Education
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International Junior Science Olympiad
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National Taiwan Normal University
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Proceedings Of The National Science Council Part D, National Science Council (NSC)
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School Science And Mathematics Journal, School Science And Mathematics Association (SS&M)
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Learning, Media & Technology
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National Research Foundation Of Korea (NRF)
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British Journal Of Educational Technology
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Eurasia Journal Of Mathematics, Science And Technology Education
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Innovations In Education And Teaching Internatinal
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Chinese Journal Of Science Education
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Eurasia Journal Of Mathematics, Science And Technology Education
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