scholarly journals A literature review of questionnaires for the assessment of online learning with a specific focus on the factors and items employed

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-204
Author(s):  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Xin An ◽  
Xiuting Li ◽  
Lewei Li ◽  
Xue Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Use Of Technology

Studies measuring online learning have adopted different perspectives, resulting in different approaches to their assessment of online learning. However, when we consider the literature from a wider angle, there may be complimentary or contrasting relationships. This study performed content analysis on a total of 44 studies that used questionnaires with good reliability and validity from the database of the Social Science Citation Index. Through encoding the 241 factors and 1,171 items used in the questionnaires, we found relationships among them that could be supported by classical theoretical frameworks or our general knowledge of instruction. The content measured by these questionnaires can be divided into five categories according to Li’s (2001) theory of instructional elements: (1) learning environment, (2) learner, (3) teacher, (4) learning content, and (5) learning interaction. Following the initial analysis, this study used the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) (Oye et al., 2014) to classify 58 factors that reflect the learning environment. In addition, the combination of Marzano and Kendall’s (2007) new taxonomy of educational objectives and learning outcomes provides useful information for 111 factors used to assess learners. Implications for policy and practice: An online learning questionnaire database was established with a good structure based on the classification of the factors and items of these questionnaires. Based on the results, teachers can more accurately design online teaching without feeling lost or taking detours.

scholarly journals A scale development study for assessing the effectiveness of blended learning environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Cabı ◽  
Yasemin Gülbahar
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Development Data

This study is conducted to develop a scale for assessing the effectiveness of blended learning environments based on the features of both face-to-face and online learning environments and provide suggestions for stakeholders. In the process of scale development, data gathered from 314 students were analyzed. The reliability and validity results for collected data were found to be acceptable since they were between or above the expected value. Based on the analysis it is found that the scale is composed of 55 items having a structure of 4 factors. Hence, it can be concluded that "Effectiveness of Blended Learning Environments Scale" is found as reliable and valid, and can measure what it aims to measure. Blended Learning Environment Scale, which was developed and analyzed for reliability and validity throughout this study, is expected to facilitate the further research studies that focused on blended learning environments.

Teaching Through a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-60
Author(s):  
Katrina Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New World ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Parent Communication ◽  
The Times

During the times of COVID-19, teachers quickly had to address the barrier of virtual learning and adapt to a new world of online teaching. This chapter will look into effective practices for online teaching and learning. Additionally, it investigates parent communication in the classroom and how that has changed and developed during this season of COVID-19. This chapter will explore how the learning environment rapidly changed, developed, and improved. It also looks at useful resources that allow for online learning to continue to evolve and grow. In addition, this shift into an online world and how it can be transferred over when learning returns full time to classrooms to grant continued, uninterrupted learning are explored. Looking at how students from low socio-economic backgrounds were affected with the immediate shut down of schools and services, we must examine how to better set our students up for success for the future. Reflecting how schools can better prepare families will create an environment that is proactive, not reactive.

scholarly journals Development, validation and use of the Online Learning Environment Survey

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Trinidad ◽  
Jill Aldridge ◽  
Barry Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
E Learning

<span>This article reports the development, validation and use of a survey for assessing students' perceptions of their e-learning environments. The Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES) was administered to 325 students, 131 in Australia and 194 in Hong Kong. The data were analysed to examine 1) the reliability and validity of the survey, 2) differences between the perceptions of a) students' actual and preferred environment, b) students and their teacher and c) male and female students and 3) whether associations exist between students' perceptions of their e-learning environment and their enjoyment of e-learning. In addition to quantitative data, unstructured interviews were used to provide a more in depth understanding of the e-learning environments created. These data provide valuable feedback to educators working in e-learning environments to help teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of the environment and to make adjustments and improvements as required.</span>

scholarly journals Design, education, and the online tech-pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-585
Author(s):  
Nuno Bernardo ◽  
Emilia Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Academic Year

Amidst the COVID-19, the use of technology in the learning environment was no longer a matter of choice. Forced by circumstance, educators had to adapt in order to see the academic year through. While for some, already used to an online modality, it was business as always, for others was the start of a journey through unfamiliar territory. This study inserts itself in such context. It presents and discusses results gathered through an online questionnaire about the perceptions and personal experiences of design educators in Higher Education (HE) caught in this move from in-class face-to-face onto online teaching. Objectively, it portrays how this shift impacted their ability to teach, the compromises made or alternatives sought, and views towards a more technologically enabled future in HE. From a more extensive reliance on Learning Management Systems (LMS), changes in the learning environment, and perspectives of near-future uses of Virtual Reality (VR) in distance education, this study covers uses of technology but also the identification of pain points influencing the overall experience, as well as positive perceptions and significant changes made to the learning environment.

scholarly journals Evaluating online learning and teaching at the university of Technology and Education Ho Chi Minh City during Coronavirus pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Trang T.M. Do ◽  
Thuyen V. Ngo ◽  
Quoc A. Hoang ◽  
Giang T.L. Nguyen ◽  
Nhon D. Truong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Status ◽  
Technology And Education ◽  
The University

Corona pandemic has a strong influence on almost all fields all over the world, especially in education. In Vietnam, in the case study of the University of Technology and Education Ho Chi Minh City (HCMUTE), most of the lecturers being responsible for theoretical subjects are required to teach their students online during the outbreak of COVID 19. It is a crucial issue that needs efficiency from online learning. This study aims to evaluate the status and efficiency of online learning at HCMUTE. Altogether 108 students and 25 lecturers participated in the study. The qualitative data collection tool was a questionnaire that has open and closed questions related to the learning environment, the interaction relationships, and learning outcomes. The results show that there is a synchronous learning environment and plenty of digital tools used by most lecturers. About 74 percent of students are satisfied and keen on continuing online learning; a large number of lecturers would like to continue with blended learning. Besides, the study also found out some difficulties that focus on two main issues such as technical issues, and decreasing students’ activeness during online classes. The study also recommends three learning activities design stages that the lecturers can apply for their online teaching to encourage students to active learning. This research extends knowledge of pedagogy and orient the next online course design at UTEx.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Teachers’ Continuation of Online Learning in Elementary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Abdullah Masmali ◽  
Fahhad Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

The use of online teaching has increased rapidly, especially since the start of the global pandemic of COVID-19. K&ndash;12 teachers in Saudi Arabia, like many teachers globally, found themselves with a new way of teaching because of the pandemic. Thus, this study examined the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) in elementary school teachers&rsquo; acceptance of online learning. We tested whether UTAUT&rsquo;s four key factors (performance expectancy; effort expectancy; social influence; and facilitating conditions) affect Saudi Arabian elementary school teachers&rsquo; acceptance of using online learning. We found that performance expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions altogether predicted teachers&rsquo; use of online learning as the analysis of the multiple regression outcome found that 60.2% of the variation was affected by these variables.

scholarly journals Student Empowerment In An Online Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Brown ◽  
Peter Kiriakidis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Computer Mediated

Given that online higher education is a competitive marketplace, this paper discusses how to ensure online student success. Within the online learning environment, the following may create the vitality of the online institution: (a) The online learning environment; (b) The role of the instructor; (c) Learning Communities; (d) Computer-mediated Communication Technologies; and (e) Policy and practice. These factors may be managed by the institution of higher education, the faculty member, or the learner; however, a commitment is needed by all stakeholders in the program.

scholarly journals The Challenges of Implementing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Based Online Learning in Chinese Independent High Schools (CIHS) in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Mak Vee Vien ◽  
Joanna Tan Tjin Ai ◽  
Cheah Kok Sung
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Positive Attitudes

The use of ICT in the teaching and learning process is one of the most discussed topics in education for the past twenty years. It has, particularly, put education in Chinese Independent High Schools (CIHS) in Malaysia into a more challenging place due to their distinctions that revolve around self-funding, medium of instruction and syllabus. Past studies have indicated that most teachers had positive attitudes towards ICT integration in education. However, there are also some barriers that have prevented them from fully utilizing ICT in schools. This study focuses on investigating teachers’ perceptions and challenges faced while using ICT based online learning in the process of teaching and learning. A total of 180 questionnaires were randomly distributed to CIHS English teachers in West Malaysia. The questionnaire was adapted from Qasem & Viswanathappa (2016) and Salehi & Salehi (2012). A pilot study was also done to ensure the reliability and validity of the instruments. Besides using descriptive analysis, t-Test and One-Way ANOVA were also used to analyse the data. About two-third of the respondents in this study had the awareness towards the use of technology in education and perceived positively towards ICT in the teaching and learning process. The major challenges faced while using ICT included unstable internet connection, lack of training, lack of support from the school, lack of time. In order to ensure a more successful implementation of ICT in education, appropriate training on the usage of ICT in teaching should be provided. Apart from this, adequate ICT resources must be made available for teachers. This study might be significant to the educators, researchers and school managements to help develop useful guidelines to assist the teachers in overcoming the challenges of using ICT in teaching and learning.

Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning in Real Time

2019 ◽  
pp. 255-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emtinan Alqurashi
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Online Classroom ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Use Of Technology

Digital technologies provide learners with the opportunity to be actively involved and engaged in the online learning experience. However, with the rapid growth of technology, it can be challenging for instructors to keep up with the changes and assess the effectiveness of new technologies within online learning environments. In order to successfully integrate technology, two theoretical frameworks are commonly used to evaluate instructional technology effectiveness: the SAMR and TPACK models. Although there are many studies that discuss theoretical frameworks for technology integration, there is still a need to discuss the practical use of technology tools in the live online classroom in higher education. This chapter provides instructors with a practical guide for evaluating and implementing synchronous tools to enhance the student experience and learning. It focuses on four components: virtual classrooms, individual activities, real-time assessments, and group work.

Pre-Service Teachers Engaging with Twitter as a Professional Online Learning Environment

2016 ◽  
pp. 1434-1464
Author(s):  
Narelle Lemon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Over Time

New ways of utilizing technology in the online space are challenging different ways teachers and students can interact with each other and learning content. Social media is one such technology that is a flexible and powerful tool in higher education; however, as yet, it is still under-researched. Twitter challenges notions of public global dialogue, continuous discussions in the online space beyond the four walls of a physical classroom, and the role of peer-to-peer interactions. This chapter discusses a project that aimed to address the need to understand more deeply what happens pedagogically in the classroom when integrating Twitter into learning activities. The case shared is of one undergraduate second-year class located in Teacher Education. The change over time with students' ability to professionally engage with Twitter demonstrated a shift in being able to confidently participate and critically think about this social media as a valuable online learning environment.

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