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Overview

Chang Zhu is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and works primarily within the social sciences, focusing on education and related interdisciplinary fields. Their research portfolio spans various topics centered on higher education, educational innovations, and the integration of technology into learning environments.

The main fields of study for Chang Zhu include:

  • Social Sciences

Within this broad area, their contributions are particularly prominent in several subfields of study:

  • Education
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science

The scientist's research topics cover multiple aspects of education and technology, with notable emphasis on:

  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Educational Innovations and Challenges
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Higher Education and Employability

Chang Zhu has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Organizational Culture and Educational Innovations in Turkish Higher Education: Perceptions and Reactions of Students" (2020), published in Educational Sciences Theory & Practice
  • "Students' performance in blended learning: disciplinary difference and instructional design factors" (2020), published in Journal of Computers in Education
  • "Academic leadership: Perceptions of academic leaders and staff in diverse contexts" (2020), published in Educational Management Administration & Leadership
  • "Crop Type Identification Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images Based on an Improved DeepLabV3+ Network" (2023), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Investigating Students' Perceptions of Cognitive Presence in Relation to Learner Performance in Blended Learning Courses: A Mixed-Methods Approach" (2020), published in The Electronic Journal of e-Learning

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chang Zhu are:

  • Aysun Çalışkan
  • Zhao Cheng
  • Ngoc Bich Khuyen Dınh
  • Anh Nguyet Diep
  • Katrien Struyven

Regarding publication venues, Chang Zhu has contributed to multiple outlets with recurring appearances in:

  • Education Sciences
  • European Journal of Education
  • Chinese Education & Society
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Higher Education

Best Publications

  • Blended learning effectiveness: the relationship between student characteristics, design features and outcomes

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  • The effect of blended learning on student performance at course-level in higher education: A meta-analysis

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  • Improving teacher professional development for online and blended learning: a systematic meta-aggregative review

    Brent Philipsen;Jo Tondeur;Jo Tondeur;Natalie Pareja Roblin;Silke Vanslambrouck

  • Students' motivation and subjective task value of participating in online and blended learning environments

    Silke Vanslambrouck;Chang Zhu;Koen Lombaerts;Brent Philipsen

  • Predicting ICT integration into classroom teaching in Chinese primary schools: exploring the complex interplay of teacher-related variables

    Guoyuan Sang;Martin Valcke;Johan van Braak;Jo Tondeur

  • Acceptance and usage of mobile assisted language learning by higher education students

    Gustavo Alberto Garcia Botero;Frederik Questier;Sebastiano Cincinnato;Tao He

  • Investigating variables predicting Turkish pre-service teachers' integration of ICT into teaching practices

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  • Self-directed language learning in a mobile-assisted, out-of-class context: do students walk the talk?

    Gustavo García Botero;Frederik Questier;Chang Zhu

  • MOOC-based flipped learning in higher education: students’ participation, experience and learning performance

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  • What core competencies are related to teachers' innovative teaching?

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  • Organisational culture and technology-enhanced innovation in higher education

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  • Who or what contributes to student satisfaction in different blended learning modalities

    Anh Nguyet Diep;Chang Zhu;Katrien Struyven;yves blieck

  • A cross-cultural study of teacher perspectives on teacher roles and adoption of online collaborative learning in higher education

    Chang Zhu;Martin Valcke;Tammy Schellens

  • Teacher perceptions of school culture and their organizational commitment and well-being in a Chinese school

    Chang Zhu;Geert Devos;Yifei Li

  • Organizational culture and instructional innovations in higher education

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  • Chinese International Students’ Coping Strategies, Social Support Resources in Response to Academic Stressors: Does Heritage Culture or Host Context Matter?

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  • Influencing Factors and Integration of ICT into Teaching Practices of Pre-service and Starting Teachers

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  • A cross-cultural study of Chinese and Flemish university students: Do they differ in learning conceptions and approaches to learning?

    Chang Zhu;Martin Valcke;Tammy Schellens

  • Chinese international students’ social connectedness, social and academic adaptation: the mediating role of global competence

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  • A latent profile analysis of adult students' online self-regulation in blended learning environments

    Silke Vanslambrouck;Chang Zhu;Bram Pynoo;Koen Lombaerts

  • A Study of Digital Media Literacy of the 5th and 6th Grade Primary Students in Beijing

    Hui Zhang;Chang Zhu

  • Supporting active cognitive processing in collaborative groups : The potential of Bloom's taxonomy as a labeling tool

    Martin Valcke;Bram De Wever;Bram De Wever;Chang Zhu;Craig Deed

  • Adult Learners’ Informal Learning Experiences in Formal Education Setting

    Jeltsen Peeters;Jeltsen Peeters;Free De Backer;Tine Buffel;Ankelien Kindekens

  • A Cross-Cultural Study of Online Collaborative Learning

    Chang Zhu;Martin Valcke;Tammy Schellens

  • Complementing in-class language learning with voluntary out-of-class MALL. Does training in self-regulation and scaffolding make a difference?

    Gustavo García Botero;Margarita Alexandra Botero Restrepo;Chang Zhu;Frederik Questier

  • The relationship between epistemological beliefs, learning conceptions, and approaches to study: a cross-cultural structural model?

    Chang Zhu;Martin Valcke;Tammy Schellens

  • Examining School Culture in Flemish and Chinese Primary Schools.

    Chang Zhu;Geert Devos;Jo Tondeur

  • Chinese Students' Perceptions of a Collaborative E-Learning Environment and Factors Affecting Their Performance: Implementing a Flemish E-Learning Course in a Chinese Educational Context

    Chang Zhu;Martin Valcke;Tammy Schellens;Yifei Li

  • An in-depth analysis of adult students in blended environments: Do they regulate their learning in an ‘old school’ way?

    Silke Vanslambrouck;Chang Zhu;Bram Pynoo;Valérie Marie Thomas

  • Cultural differences in the perception of a social-constructivist e-learning environment

    Chang Zhu;Martin Valcke;Tammy Schellens

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Valcke
Martin Valcke Ghent University
Tammy Schellens
Tammy Schellens Ghent University
Jo Tondeur
Jo Tondeur Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Johan van Braak
Johan van Braak Ghent University
Katrien Struyven
Katrien Struyven Hasselt University

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