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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of various computer-assisted collaborative learning environments on children's art education, as well as to further extend our understanding in this field, which previously received little...

This study investigated one of the most referred and applied instructional theories, Charles Reigeluth's Elaboration Theory, in a hypertext environment. The Elaboration-Theory-Based hypertext (as an experimental group) was designed to compare with a ...

The instructional design of different types of e-learning play an important underlying role for many students and courses. Many see instructional design as a compliment to an e-learning course, which enhances the learning experience, while others...

This paper implements an active learning environment for an undergraduate computer networking class. The suggested approach is to ask students to create their own expert systems by using JavaScript. Six stages for implementing such systems are...

This paper is a report on our findings on current development of distance learning in the United States. It reviews different distance learning programs offered in the US higher education and businesses. It also discusses the use of distance...

It is no doubt that ESL educators pay more and more attention to using computer technologies in their classrooms. This fact implies that each ESL educator has to gain a practical knowledge of how to apply technologies to facilitate their students'...

This study investigated the effect of prior knowledge and teamwork process (CACL with open discussion versus problem-based discussion) on individual learning achievements for middle primary students in Taiwan. 204 fourth-grade students were...

This study was designed to compare three different types of hypermedia display interfaces in hypermedia design: They are 1) browser-scroll; 2) frame-based and 3) popup-window interfaces. In addition, this study also investigated the potential...

English as a Second Language (ESL) educators have been constantly searching for effective teaching strategies to motivate students to learn for achieving better academic performances. This fact implies that each ESL educator has to gain a practical...

This experimental study was designed primarily to compare two different Elaboration-Theory-based hypertexts with a control-group design that did not employ any instructional theories and principles. Results indicated that Elaboration-Theory...

EduCities, a Web-based learning environment utilizing computer-mediated communication (CMC) as an instructional platform, is an innovation in Taiwan. The sample of this study included six graduate students from Taiwan enrolled in a web design course ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of various computer-assisted collaborative learning environments on children art education, as well as to further extend our understanding in this field, which previously received little...

This paper reported on the findings of a study conducted on a college level audience, testing their memory abilities by comparing results of students' manors of studying. A class of twenty five students was tested based on their studies from two...

The rapid development of emerging technologies in the past few years has changed the way people learn. It is important for us to re-scrutinize the influence of computer-based video games in today's education, especially on young children. An...

The rapid development of emerging technologies in the past few years has changed the way people learn. It is important for us to re-scrutinize the influence of computer-based video games in today's education, especially for young children. An...

This study compared two different types of Web browsing interfaces in visualized instruction. They are browser-scroll and frame-based interfaces. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to analyze collected data. The main effect of the...

This study investigated the use of open source software in virtual university development. It was focused on finding current universities and other learning facilities that have implemented the use of open source software for various systems....

This study investigated whether computer games facilitate children' cognitive learning. In comparison to traditional computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this study explored the impact of the varied types of instructional delivery strategies on...

The main purpose of this article is to discuss the portfolio development on learning from traditional paper-based portfolio to technology-based e-portfolio through a review of literature. This article contains six parts: portfolio features,...

This article examined six empirical studies about the relationships between self-directed learning and academic performance in the Web-based learning environment. Three cases were collected from U.S and the other three were conducted in the Asian...