Learning to Solve Complex Problems through Between-Group Collaboration in Project-Based Online Courses

Yiping Lou

Distance Education Vol. 25, No. 1 (May 01, 2004) pp. 49–66

Online courses have been criticized for their focus on knowledge acquisition rather than on how to solve authentic complex problems, a skill that is increasingly being recognized as critical to meeting the challenges in the real world. The purpose...

Understanding Process and Affective Factors in Small Group versus Individual Learning with Technology

Yiping Lou

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 31, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2004) pp. 337–369

Based on 198 independent findings from 71 studies with experimental or statistical controls, the results of this meta-analysis indicate that, on average, students learning with computers in small groups attempted a greater amount of task (d + = +0...

Factors Moderating Student Attitudes and Task Completion Time when Learning with Technology Individually or in Small Groups

Yiping Lou

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1586–1587

The present study is a quantitative synthesis of the studies that compared the effects of small group learning versus individual learning with technology on student attitudes toward small group learning with technology and task completion time. The...

Topics: Attitudes, Learning Outcomes, Students

The role of social context when learning with computer technology: A series of meta-analyses

Yiping Lou

The role of social context when learning with computer@technology: A series of meta@-analyses (1999) pp. 1–182

This study quantitatively synthesized the literature on the effects of social context (i.e., small group versus individual) when learning with computer technology (CT) on cognitive, process, and affective outcomes. In total, 404 independent findings ...

Using wiki for within and between group collaboration and collective knowledge building

Yiping Lou

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) p. 699

Wiki, one of the most popular web 2.0 tools, is becoming increasingly used in k-12 and high education. A recent study (Reich, Murnane & Willett, 2012) in Educational Researcher examining a representative sample of nearly 180,000 wiki usage in k-12,...

Developing Complex Problem Solving Skills through Between-Group Collaboration in Online Project-Based Courses

Yiping Lou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4192–4194

Online courses have been criticized for their focus on knowledge acquisition rather than on how to solve authentic complex problems, a skill that is increasingly being recognized as critical to meet the challenges in the real world. The purpose of...

Topics: Educational Technology, Collaboration, Students

Electronic Portfolios: Motivation, Self-Regulation, and Academic Achievement in Primary and Secondary Schools

Carrie Blaustein; Yiping Lou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1734–1742

This systematic literature review synthesized empirical quantitative and qualitative studies published in 2004-2013 that examined the impact of e-portfolios on student academic motivation, self-regulation, and performance. Peer-reviewed publications ...

Topics: Portfolios, Research & Evaluation, Assessment and E-Folios

Improving Virtual Teaching and Learning: A Professional Development Model for Online Educators

Hinson Janice; Yiping Lou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 503–506

Teaching a course online means more than just placing a syllabus on a server. Online delivery involves extensive planning and attention to details that often go overlooked in typical classroom settings. Challenges for first-generation instructors...

Topics: Evaluation, Professional Development, Instructional Materials, Developmental Stages, Planning

Pathways to Inquiry: Science Inquiry Skills Analyzer and Activities Portal

Yiping Lou; Pamela Blanchard

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3653–3658

This NSF-funded project is designed to develop two interrelated tools, Inquiry Skill Analyzer (iSA) and Inquiry Activity Portal (iAP), in the context of earth science to help middle school science teachers in their inquiry-based science teaching....

Topics: Teachers, Science, Middle School Education

Assessing and Building Science Inquiry Skills in Middle School Earth Science Classrooms

Yiping Lou; Pamela Blanchard

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1541–1546

This paper reports on a quasi-experimental study that examines the impact of using an Inquiry Skill Analyzer (iSA) and Inquiry Activities Portal (iAP) in Earth science classrooms at 11 middle schools. Both iSA and iAP are built based on an inquiry...

Creating a Context for Visual Data in Science Learning Using Digital Games

Ora Tanner; Yiping Lou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 618–623

Visual representations are critical to the teaching and learning of science concepts and the construction of student understanding. Surf’s Up Science is a digital science inquiry game using visual data such as real-world weather tables, climographs, ...

Topics: Science Education, Games & Simulations

Learning with Internet Resources: Task Structure and Group Collaboration

Yiping Lou; S. Kim MacGregor

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1697–1698

The purpose of this project was to study how task structure and group collaboration may influence the way children learn with Internet resources. A group of 27 elementary school children and two classes of pre-service teachers participated in this ...

Topics: Teachers, Children

Technology Adoption into Teaching and Learning by Mainstream University Faculty: A Mixed Methodology Study Revealing the "How, When, Why, and Why Not"

Pam S. Nicolle; Yiping Lou

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 39, No. 3 (2008) pp. 235–265

This mixed methodology study was designed to examine the factors and the process by which mainstream university faculty members adopt and implement technology in teaching and learning. Data were collected through a survey administered to faculty...

Web-Based Learning: How Task Scaffolding and Web Site Design Support Knowledge Acquisition

S Kim MacGregor; Yiping Lou

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 37, No. 2 (2005) pp. 161–175

Using WebQuests for inquiry-based learning represents a higher-order use of technology requiring students to exercise information seeking, analyzing, and synthesizing strategies. This research was designed to obtain a better understanding of how to...

Intercultural Communicative Competence in SCMC and ACMC: A Systematic Literature Review

Anastasia Khawaja; Yiping Lou; Qi Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1283–1289

This systematic literature review synthesizes empirical research on Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) in asynchronous and synchronous computer mediated communication in the context of second language learning. A total of 35 studies...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies

A FEEDBACK MODEL AND SUCCESSFUL E-LEARNING

Steven Rosenfield; Yiping Lou; Helena Dedic

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 1818–1821

Based on the literature concerning feedback, self-regulated learning and cooperative learning, this paper discusses a model of effective feedback that can be used to support student learning in computer-mediated environments. The model portrays the...

Topics: Social Sciences, Computer Sciences, Computers, Science

Design, Development and Evaluation of Pathways to Inquiry - Earth Science: An Inquiry Skill Analyzer and Activities Portal

Yiping Lou; Pamela Blanchard; Jaime Carnaggio

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3301–3309

The Pathways to Inquiry Project (PTI) has developed two interrelated tools, an Inquiry Skill Analyzer (iSA) and an Inquiry Activity Portal (iAP). The iSA is designed for teachers to analyze and monitor the progress of their inquiry skills in...

The Efficacy of Scenario-Based Simulations for Middle and High School Science and Engineering

Yiping Lou; Jennifer Hart; Adonis Amparo

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 339–349

The Water Awareness Research and Education-Research Experience for Teachers (WARE-RET) at the University of South Florida is a three-year, immersive opportunity for middle and high school in-service and pre-service math and science teachers, to...

Topics: Exemplary Projects

Small Group and Individual Learning with Technology: A Meta-Analysis

Yiping Lou; Philip C. Abrami; Sylvia d'Apollonia

Review of Educational Research Vol. 71, No. 3 (2001) pp. 449–521

Synthesized the empirical research on the effects of social context (small group versus individual learning) when students learn using computer technology. Analyzed 486 independent findings from 122 studies involving 11,317 learners. On average,...

Bald Eagle Adventure: A Game-Based Approach to Promoting Learning through Science Inquiry

Yiping Lou; Jessica Hooper; Pamela Blanchard

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 588–593

The Bald Eagle Adventure is a scenario-based science inquiry game developed based on a 5E instructional model (Bybee, R. W. (2014). The game actively engages students to explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate the content that they are learning....

Topics: Science Education, Games & Simulations

Design and Cognitive Level of Student Dialogue in Secondary School Online Courses

Keisha Smith Dubuclet; Yiping Lou; Kim MacGregor

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 4 (2015) pp. 283–296

This study investigated the impact of discussion forum design and facilitative strategies on student participation and cognitive levels of student dialogue. A multiple-case study design was used. Three online classes taught by the same instructor...

A Methodological Morass? How We Can Improve Quantitative Research in Distance Education

Robert M. Bernard; Philip C. Abrami; Yiping Lou; Evgueni Borokhovski

Distance Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct 01, 2004) pp. 175–198

This article is about the quantitative research practices and methodologies that are used in distance education (DE). It begins with an analysis and assessment of a segment of the DE research literature, DE/classroom comparison studies, based on a...

Air Potato Invaders: Scenario-Based Digital Games for Science Inquiry Learning and Assessment

Luanna Prevost; Lucille Moon-Michel; Margaurete Romero; Yiping Lou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2655–2660

This game centers on the air potato, a deceptively attractive plant that threatens the livelihood of Floridian forests. Situated in the Warm and Fuzzy Friendship forest, the user is guided by Karl the raccoon to learn about the food chain and how it ...

Topics: Science Education, Games & Simulations

Media and Pedagogy in Undergraduate Distance Education: A Theory-Based Meta-Analysis of Empirical Literature

Yiping Lou; Robert M. Bernard; Philip C. Abrami

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 54, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 141–176

This meta-analysis employs a theoretical framework in quantitatively synthesizing empirical studies that investigate the effects of distance education (DE) versus classroom instruction on undergraduate student achievement. Analyses of 218 findings...

The Effects of Synchronous and Asynchronous Distance Education: A Meta-Analytical Assessment of Simonson's "Equivalency Theory"

Robert M. Bernard; Philip C. Abrami; Anne Wade; Evgueni Borokhovski; Yiping Lou

Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)

Simonson, Schlosser and Hanson (1999) argue that a new theory called "equivalency theory" is needed to account for the unique features of the "teleconferencing" (synchronous) model of DE that is prevalent in many North American universities. Based...

Scenario-Based Digital Games for Science Inquiry Learning and Assessment

Yiping Lou; Ora Tanner; Lucille Moon-Michel; Jessica Hooper; Jennifer Hart; Adonis Amparo; Pamela Blanchard; Margaurete Romero; Luanna Prevost

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 594–596

As part of a three year math and science partnership (MSP) grant, University of South Florida is collaborating with science teachers in three districts to develop a serious of innovative scenario-based games that engage middle and high school...

Topics: Science Education, Games & Simulations

Scenario-Based Digital Games for Science Inquiry Learning and Assessment

Yiping Lou; Ora Tanner; Lucille Moon-Michel; Jessica Hooper; Jennifer Hart; Adonis Amparo; Pamela Blanchard; Margaurete Romero; Luanna Prevost

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 597–598

As part of a three year math and science partnership (MSP) grant, University of South Florida is collaborating with science teachers in three districts to develop a serious of innovative scenario-based games that engage middle and high school...

Topics: Science Education, Games & Simulations

How Does Distance Education Compare with Classroom Instruction? A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature

Robert M. Bernard; Philip C. Abrami; Yiping Lou; Evgueni Borokhovsk; Anne Wade; Lori Wozney; Peter Andrew Wallet; Manon Fiset; Binru Huang

Review of Educational Research Vol. 74, No. 3 (2004) pp. 379–439

A meta-analysis of the comparative distance education (DE) literature between 1985 and 2002 was conducted. In total, 232 studies containing 688 independent achievement, attitude, and retention outcomes were analyzed. Overall results indicated effect ...