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Exploring College Students' Conceptions of Learning Computer Science: A Draw-a-Picture Technique Study
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Xu, Zhen; Ritzhaupt, Albert D.; Umapathy, Karthikeyan; Ning, Yang; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background and context: Researchers have been looking into the complexity of computer science (CS) education and tried to apply rigorous and relevant educational research methods to understand and facilitate the learning experience of students. Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore college students' conceptions of learning CS to shed…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Freehand Drawing
Males Are Not as Active as Females in Online Discussion: Gender Differences in Face-to-Face and Online Discussion Strategies
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Tsai, Meng-Jung; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Hou, Huei-Tse; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
This study examined the gender difference in students' perceived discussion strategies in face-to-face and online asynchronous contexts. A survey of 363 university students and follow-up interviews of 20 participants was conducted to examine any gender differences within each context and between the two contexts. The Discussion Strategies Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion
The Relationships between Epistemic Beliefs in Biology and Approaches to Learning Biology among Biology-Major University Students in Taiwan
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Lin, Yi-Chun; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between students' epistemic beliefs in biology and their approaches to learning biology. To this end, two instruments, the epistemic beliefs in biology and the approaches to learning biology surveys, were developed and administered to 520 university biology students, respectively. By and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), College Students, Biology
College Students' Conceptions of Learning Management: The Difference between Traditional (Face-to-Face) Instruction and Web-Based Learning Environments
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Lin, Hung-Ming; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This study investigates the differences between students' conceptions of learning management via traditional instruction and Web-based learning environments. The Conceptions of Learning Management Inventory (COLM) was administered to 259 Taiwanese college students majoring in Business Administration. The COLM has six factors (categories), namely,…
Descriptors: College Students, Testing, Web Based Instruction, Memorization
Developing an Information Commitment Survey for Assessing Students' Web Information Searching Strategies and Evaluative Standards for Web Materials
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Wu, Ying-Tien; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
The idea of "information commitments" refers to both learners' online searching strategies and the evaluative standards that students use to assess the accuracy and usefulness of information in web-based learning environments. Based upon the results of a pioneering and qualitative study on information commitments, this study aimed to develop an…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Search Strategies, Web Based Instruction, Educational Environment
University Students' Self-Efficacy and Their Attitudes Toward the Internet: The Role of Students' Perceptions of the Internet
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Peng, Hsinyi; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Wu, Ying-Tien – Educational Studies, 2006
The attitudes and the self-efficacy that characterize learners relative to the Internet have been identified as important factors that affect learners' motivation, interests and performance in Internet-based learning environments. Meanwhile, learners' perceptions of the Internet may shape learners' attitudes and online behaviours. This study…
Descriptors: Internet, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes, College Students