Enhancing Skills of Application Software via Web-Enabled Problem-Based Learning and Self-Regulated Learning

Shen, Pei-Di; Lee, Tsang-Hsiung; Tsai, Chia‐Wen

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“…The analysis of data from this survey is shown in Figure 1. The main reasons of computer competency deficiency among vocational graduates; Shen, Lee &Tsai [10] said most teaching and learning efforts in this area have been devoted to helping learners pass written tests, and, thus, receiving awards or official certificates. Schools, facing the high pressure of market competition, often emphasize the proportion of learners awarded such certificates before they graduate instead of quality education.…”

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“…They spend more time on part-time jobs and do not get involved in their schoolwork adequately. They also care less about their grades [10]. Therefore, teaching in such a context, particularly teaching the curriculum of application software, is a great challenge to most educators.…”

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“…PBL promotes learners' learning based on the need to solve problems. It not only emphasizes the learning in the subject area, but also provides opportunities for learners to practice and apply knowledge and learned skills [10], and helps learners more in knowledge construction, reasoning skills, lifelong learning skills and helps learners achieve their learning goal [32].…”

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Enhancing Vocational Learners’ Skills in Applying Office Applications

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Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Computer Science Education: Innovation &Amp; Technology CSEIT 2010 &Amp;

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The ability to use computers is widely accepted as one the skills needed in order to compete and succeed in the global information society and in the job market. Now that computers are ubiquitous even in households, many people can use various applications available. But this does not mean that those people will be able to understand and use their computers efficiently. In order to create knowledge and ability in efficiently applying Office Applications, the Vocational Education Commission has identified "Computer at Work" as a required subject for vocational graduates. But the National Statistics Office of Thailand (NSOT) reported that majority of employees in the workplace have inconsistent levels of knowledge in using Office Applications within the workplace requirement. A literature review was conducted to determine the possible causes and propose a conceptual framework to develop a more appropriate and efficient learning model to enhance the vocational learners' skills in applying Office Applications.

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Kiattikomol

2010

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“…Learning and teaching with the assistance of technologies benefit both students who are able to process information easily and students who need more time to learn and digest study content (Tsai, Hwang, Tseng, & Hwang 2008;Shen et al, 2008;Caruso, "Most of the software developers lack teaching experience, and the products often fail to include theoretical background. Learning and teaching with the assistance of technologies benefit both students who are able to process information easily and students who need more time to learn and digest study content (Tsai, Hwang, Tseng, & Hwang 2008;Shen et al, 2008;Caruso, "Most of the software developers lack teaching experience, and the products often fail to include theoretical background.…”

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Educational Benefits of Multimedia Skills Training

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2009

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The use of multimedia technologies in education has enabled teachers to simulate final outcomes and assist students in applying knowledge learned from textbooks, thereby compensating for the deficiency of traditional teaching methods. It is important to examine how effective these technologies are in practical use. This study developed online learning-teaching resource platforms using Flash multimedia, providing interactive and integrated features in an easy-touse user interface, in order to discuss Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD). The study utilized a teaching experiment with a non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group design to test and discuss students' professional cognition, operating skill cognition, and level of learning satisfaction during the learning process. No significant differences emerged between the groups in regards to professional cognition or operation skills cognition. However, a significant difference in learning satisfaction was noted, indicating that the coursework with multimedia Flash produced greater satisfaction than with traditional learning methods. Results are explained in detail and recommendations for further research provided.

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“…Computing education is emphasised for students of all levels and disciplines in Taiwan. For example, some teachers used to require their students to pass only written examinations in computing courses (Shen et al 2008a). The topic is of keen interest to educators in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Mexico and Asia (Rockman 2004).…”

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An effective online teaching method: the combination of collaborative learning with initiation and self-regulation learning with feedback

Tsai

2013

Behaviour & Information Technology

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In modern business environments, work and tasks have become more complex and require more interdisciplinary skills to complete, including collaborative and computing skills for website design. However, the computing education in Taiwan can hardly be recognised as effective in developing and transforming students into competitive employees. In this regard, the author adopted collaborative learning (CL) with initiation and self-regulated learning (SRL) with feedback to develop students' collaborative skills and regular learning habits and further contribute to practical computing skills for website design. This study comprised an experiment that included 279 second-year university students from five class sections, including four experimental groups (CISF group, n ¼ 57; CIS group, n ¼ 53; CI group, n ¼ 68; C group, n ¼ 68), and a control group (T group, n ¼ 33). The results reveal that students who received the combined treatment of online CL with initiation and SRL with feedback attained the best grades for their computing skills for website design among the five groups. The author further discusses the implications for teachers, schools and educators who plan to design practical scenarios and online learning activities for their students.

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Enhancing Skills of Application Software via Web-Enabled Problem-Based Learning and Self-Regulated Learning

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