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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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An Investigation on Experienced Teachers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Instructional Theories and Practices
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Liu, Leping; Jones, Paul E.; Sadera, William A. – Computers in the Schools, 2010
Instructional practices in schools have been constantly changing over the years, and educators' knowledge about these practices is an important factor that influences their effective use. This paper presents an examination of teachers' knowledge and perception of 24 instructional practices commonly used in the field of education, especially in the…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Education Courses, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
Examining the Predictive Validity of an Instrument: Technology Attitudes and Learning
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Liu, Leping; Maddux, Cleborne – Computers in the Schools, 2008
This article reports the results of a study examining the predictive validity of a computer attitude instrument. The researchers attempted to determine the extent to which this instrument predicts student learning. Data from two universities were collected using this instrument over a nine-year period and were sorted into three sets with a random…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Predictive Validity, Attitude Measures
Web 2.0 Articles: Content Analysis and a Statistical Model to Predict Recognition of the Need for New Instructional Design Strategies
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Liu, Leping; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
This article presents a study of Web 2.0 articles intended to (a) analyze the content of what is written and (b) develop a statistical model to predict whether authors' write about the need for new instructional design strategies and models. Eighty-eight technology articles were subjected to lexical analysis and a logistic regression model was…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Content Analysis, Journal Articles, Predictor Variables
An Examination of Publication Bias in an International Journal of Information Technology in Education
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Liu, Leping; Aberasturi, Suzanne M.; Axtell, Kulwadee; Richmond, Aaron – Computers in the Schools, 2007
Publication bias refers to a tendency to publish articles with significant results over publications with nonsignificant results. In this article we first review the literature of publication bias focusing on the three major determinants (file drawer significance, file drawer effect size, and file drawer sample size) and two interrelated sources…
Descriptors: Sample Size, Information Technology, Periodicals, Effect Size
Web-Based Resources and Applications: Quality and Influence
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Liu, Leping; Johnson, D. Lamont – Computers in the Schools, 2005
This paper evaluates the quality of two major types of Web resources for K-12 education --information for research, and interactive applications for teaching and learning. It discusses an evaluation on the quality of 1,025 pieces of Web information (articles, research reports, news, and statistics) and 900 Web applications (tutorials, drills,…
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Elementary Secondary Education, Internet
Assessing Student Learning in Instructional Technology: Dimensions of a Learning Model
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Liu, Leping; Johnson, D. Lamont – Computers in the Schools, 2002
A study of methods to assess student learning in instructional technology courses was conducted using an IT learning model that consists of four dimensions. Static assessment and dynamic assessment methods were employed to assess student (a) attitudes toward technology, (b) learning and use of technology, (c) technology integration, and (d)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Student Evaluation
A Technology-Based Teaching Model That Stimulates Statistics Learning.
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Fernandez, George C. J.; Liu, Leping – Computers in the Schools, 1999
This study presents a technology-based statistics teaching model developed from experience in teaching statistics in higher education. Technology-based learning and cooperative learning are merged in this model, including practical teaching processes that stimulate student enjoyment and motivation to learn statistics.( Contains 56 references.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Models