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Gao, Xuemin; Hew, Khe Foon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Reintroducing computer science (CS) education in K-12 schools to promote computational thinking (CT) has attracted significant attention among scholars and educators. Among the several essential components included in CS and CT education, program debugging is an indispensable skill. However, debugging teaching has often been overlooked in K-12…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Error Correction, Elementary School Students, Programming
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Gao, Xuemin; Hew, Khe Foon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
Computational thinking (CT) has attracted significant interest among many educators around the globe. Despite this growing interest, research on CT and programming education in elementary school remains at an initial stage. Many relevant studies have adopted only one type of method to assess students' CT, which may lead to an incomplete view of…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computation, Flipped Classroom, Elementary School Students
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Ng, Connie Siew Ling; Cheung, Wing Sum; Hew, Khe Foon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study examined the factors and peer facilitation techniques that influenced students' participation in sustained asynchronous online discussion. A case study approach was used, with data collected through interviews, questionnaires, and online discussion transcripts. The findings revealed that factors such as interesting topic, familiarity…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Network Analysis, Performance Factors, Peer Influence
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Cheung, Wing Sum; Hew, Khe Foon; Ling Ng, Connie Siew – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
The use of online learning is growing very fast in universities. Consequently, understanding how to promote student contribution in asynchronous online discussions, which is considered an integral part of online learning, has become increasingly crucial. Previous research has examined how factors, such as instructor facilitation techniques may…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Foreign Countries, Student Participation
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Hew, Khe Foon; Kale, Ugur; Kim, Nari – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
This article reviews and categorizes empirical studies related to instructional technology that were published in three prominent journals: "Educational Technology Research and Development, Instructional Science," and the "Journal of Educational Computing Research" from the year 2000 through 2004. Four questions guided this review: 1) What…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Research Methodology, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection
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Cheung, Wing Sum; Hew, Khe Foon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
Most educators increasingly regard ill-structured problem solving as an important objective of learning and have sought various means to achieve it. In this article, we describe a learning environment to help pre-service teachers in Singapore solve ill-structured problems. There are four key dimensions in our learning environment: tutor-led…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving