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The Impact of Using Picture Books with Preschool Students in Taiwan on the Teaching of Environmental Concepts
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Hsiao, Ching-Yuan; Shih, Pei-Yu – International Education Studies, 2015
The aim of this study was to investigate preschool teachers' use of picture books for teaching environmental concepts and the conservation of resources. Using an action research approach, twelve children aged 5-6 years old were recruited for this eight-week study. Eight picture books with an environmental education theme were selected for use in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Picture Books, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Integration of Mobile AR Technology in Performance Assessment
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Kuo-Hung, Chao; Kuo-En, Chang; Chung-Hsien, Lan; Kinshuk; Yao-Ting, Sung – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study was aimed at exploring how to use augmented reality (AR) technology to enhance the effect of performance assessment (PA). A mobile AR performance assessment system (MARPAS) was developed by integrating AR technology to reduce the limitations in observation and assessment during PA. This system includes three modules: Authentication, AR…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Performance Based Assessment, Simulated Environment
The K-Shape Learning Project for Senior Citizens
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Chen, Jia-Mi; Chen, Yin-Che; Chen, Yun-Chi – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Because the senior population comes from various backgrounds, how to meet their needs and to cater to their different levels poses a great challenge for aging-education instructors when designing effective projects. The goal of this paper was to present the implementation of an innovative and effective project in aging education titled The K-shape…
Descriptors: Action Research, Aging Education, Older Adults, Educational Change
Fostering Foreign Language Learning through Technology-Enhanced Intercultural Projects
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Chen, Jen Jun; Yang, Shu Ching – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
The main aim of learning English as an international language is to effectively communicate with people from other cultures. In Taiwan, learners have few opportunities to experience cross-cultural communication in English. To create an authentic EFL classroom, this one-year action research study carried out three collaborative intercultural…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Action Research
The Teaching Resources Center: The Application of Practical Teaching Methods for Lifelong Learning
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Chien, Chiying – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The Teaching Resources Center (TRC) was developed at the university as an integrated project funded by the Ministry of Education. The focus of the TRC is not only on enhancing students' motivation in self-access study and written English, but also on providing the resources for research and information to develop lifelong learners and independent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Centers, Teaching Methods, Lifelong Learning
Storytelling Supported by Technology: An Alternative for EFL Children with Learning Difficulties
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Lee, Sy-ying – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
This action research aims to investigate how technology improves the conditions of storytelling to help enhance the learning attitude and motivation of EFL children with learning difficulty using power point designs and an online recording system--VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com/). The use of power point designs is to assure children of clear…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Action Research, Questionnaires, English (Second Language)