organization profile

The Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction at National Central University aims to contribute the body of work on learning theories and innovational instruction. In Taiwan, the related research has been conducted sporadically and has not been investigated via systematical and consistent methods in integrity. The Institute founded in 2002 devotes to fill in the gap and develops long-term research. The unique which toured the Institute is its interdisciplinary perspectives in educational research. It has had a long-time relationship with the Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology at the College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and the Graduate Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the College of Health Sciences & Technology at National Central University. The main four areas of the Institute: the use of new technologies, evaluation of the learner’s condition and progress, feedback of learning theories, and the application of innovative instruction. Learning is the main theme in the Institute. The faculty has specialties in the fields of educational technology, learning theories, curriculum and instruction, measurement, cognitive psychology, methodology, etc. The faculty dedicates to research and finding practical applications to improve the current learning and teaching situations at all school settings.