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50 Years of ERIC
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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Liu, Tzu-Chien – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
Understanding and applying statistical concepts is essential in modern life. However, common statistical misconceptions limit the ability of students to understand statistical concepts. Although simulation-based computer assisted learning (CAL) is promising for use in students learning statistics, substantial improvement is still needed. For…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Conflict, Computer Assisted Instruction, Misconceptions
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Graf, Sabine; Kinshuk; Liu, Tzu-Chien – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
In learning management systems (LMSs), teachers have more difficulties to notice and know how individual students behave and learn in a course, compared to face-to-face education. Enabling teachers to know their students' learning styles and making students aware of their own learning styles increases teachers' and students' understanding about…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Management Systems, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
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Liu, Tzu-Chien; Peng, Hsinyi; Wu, Wen-Hsuan; Lin, Ming-Sheng – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
This study has three major purposes, including designing mobile natural-science learning activities that rest on the 5E Learning Cycle, examining the effects of these learning activities on students' performances of learning aquatic plants, and exploring students' perceptions toward these learning activities. A case-study method is utilized and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Science Education
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Heh, Jia-Sheng; Li, Shao-Chun; Chang, Alex; Chang, Maiga; Liu, Tzu-Chien – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
Students in network-based learning environments may have their own learning paths based on either their learning results or status. The learning system can choose suitable learning materials for individual students depending on students' learning results. There is a lot of research about learning diagnosis in distance education, and the main…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Identification
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Juang, Yih-Ruey; Liu, Tzu-Chien; Chan, Tak-Wai – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is essential to career development for teachers. Teachers can develop their own PCK by research-based activities such as action research and lesson study, with a particular emphasis on the employment of classroom practice, information technology, and collaborative learning. However, in recent studies, most of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Action Research, Information Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Liu, Tzu-Chien – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
Instructional planning is an essential professional activity often used by teachers. However, some characteristics of existing university-based teacher education programs may hamper pre-service teachers' learning of instructional planning. Thus, this study adopts the cognitive apprenticeship as a theoretical foundation to construct a web-based…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Instructional Development, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness