**4. Conclusion**

The central concern of this study was to develop efficient ideas of instructional websites criteria for teachers and instructional Web designers to use and build excellent instructional Web environment. The results revealed that hypothesized criteria were perceived as a highly significant contribution. Indeed, the results could help Web designers construct highly effective and interactive instructional Web environment and bring up education in Taiwan

**Figure 15.** Distribution of purpose of YUNST students in using the Internet

into a higher-level digital learning situation. Based on the results, the study provided some recommendations for further instructional Web establishment and further studies as follows:


## **Acknowledgements**

The authors would like to thank the National Science Council and National Yunlin University of Science and Technology for the grant support.

The study has much appreciated the enthusiastic participants including three instructors who established their own instructional websites in the first semester of the academic year 2013 at the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 35 teachers who participated in the teacher workshop on research methods for teachers of science and technology in south Taiwan, and 240 college students of the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology.

#### **Author details**

Kuei-Chih K.C. Chuang\* and Mei Chuan Tsai

\*Address all correspondence to: chuangkc@yuntech.edu.tw

Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, , Sec.3, University Rd., Douliu, Yunlin, Taiwan, R.O.C
