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Developing a survey for assessing preferences in constructivist context-aware ubiquitous learning environments.

This study developed a survey to explore students' preferences in constructivist context-aware ubiquitous learning environments. A constructivist context-aware ubiquitous learning (u-learning) environment survey (CULES) was developed, consisting of eight scales, including ease of use, continuity, re...

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Published in:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 250 - 265
Main Authors: Tsai, P.-S., Tsai, C.-C., Hwang, G.-J.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2012
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          Tsai, P.-S.
          Tsai, C.-C.
          Hwang, G.-J.
        affil: Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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          Instrument Construction
          Learning Environment Evaluation
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          User-Computer Interface
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          Young Adult
          Questionnaires
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          Factor Analysis
          World Wide Web
          Summated Rating Scaling
          Chi Square Test
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