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Jiangmei Yuan

The Pennsylvania State University
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Cited by 1232

Robotics to promote elementary education pre-service teachers' STEM engagement, learning, and teaching

CM Kim, D Kim, J Yuan, RB Hill, P Doshi… - Computers & education, 2015 - Elsevier
We report a research project with a purpose of helping teachers learn how to design and
implement science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lessons using robotics. …

Guidelines for facilitating the development of learning communities in online courses

J Yuan, C Kim - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Online learning has grown exponentially in recent years; however, dropout problem remains
challenging for some online programmes. The dropout problem can be attributed to a …

Debugging during block-based programming

CM Kim, J Yuan, L Vasconcelos, M Shin, RB Hill - Instructional Science, 2018 - Springer
In this study, we investigated the debugging process that early childhood preservice teachers
used during block-based programing. Its purpose was to provide insights into how to …

Effective feedback design using free technologies

J Yuan, CM Kim - Journal of Educational Computing …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Feedback plays a critical role in student learning and performance. However, providing
students with effective feedback is challenging in online environments because of physical …

The effects of autonomy support on student engagement in peer assessment

J Yuan, CM Kim - Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018 - Springer
Although peer assessment is widely implemented in higher education, not all students are
highly engaged in it. To enhance student engagement in peer assessment, we designed and …

Still a new kid on the block? Computational thinking as problem solving in Code. org

U Kale, J Yuan - Journal of Educational Computing …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Computational thinking is a means to understand and solve complex problems through using
computer science concepts and techniques. While there is an increase in the number of …

To design or to integrate? Instructional design versus technology integration in developing learning interventions

U Kale, A Roy, J Yuan - Educational Technology Research and …, 2020 - Springer
Instructional Design Knowledge (IDK) can inform technology integration decisions and
Technology Pedagogy and Content Knowledge (TPACK) can help instructional design processes…

Innovative ongoing support within a multifaceted computational thinking professional learning program improves teachers' self-efficacy and classroom practices

J Yuan, CB Brigandi, KE Rambo-Hernandez… - Computers & …, 2025 - Elsevier
In-service elementary school teachers need training to teach computational thinking (CT). A
common model for CT professional learning programs includes an initial workshop followed …

Studying the usability of an intervention to promote teachers' use of robotics in STEM education

CM Kim, J Yuan, D Kim, P Doshi… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
We developed RoboSTEM, a portal for open educational resources for the use of robotics in
teaching and learning, to help teachers learn how to design and implement lessons using …

The impacts of a blended entrepreneurship course on secondary students' entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions

TE Hershmann, J Yuan, J Follmer… - Entrepreneurship …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This mixed-methods study examined the impacts of a blended entrepreneurial course on
secondary students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and intentions, which were measured …