scholarly journals Learner Agency, Motive, and Self-Regulated Learning in an Online ESL Writing Class

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Esl Writing ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Learner Agency

Online learning has become a viable popular alternative to traditionalESL writing classes over the past decade. However, the effectivenessand validity of online ESL learning remains controversial.Furthermore, most researchers have used surveys to assess studentperceptions of online learning. This study presents a case study of twoparticipants in an online ESL writing course at a university in theNortheastern United States. Using activity theory as a framework, Iexplore what makes a successful learner in an online environment andhow learner agency, motive, and self-regulation impact studentperformance and academic achievement in the online learning context.Data from different sources were collected to provide a triangulatedanalysis. Results suggest that learners who employ good self-regulationstrategies and are motivated to learn and adapt tend to benefit morefrom the online learning experience, while students who do not employsuch strategies and are motivated solely to fulfill a degree requirementare more likely to be frustrated. The results also reveal that thephysical distance created by technology could be a challenge for thosewho do not seek assistance from instructors or peers. In other words,learners need guidance and support on how to be self-motivated andself-directed in the online environment. I also discuss how to effectivelydesign and deliver an online ESL course.

Factors Contributing to the Effectiveness of Online Students and Instructors

2018 ◽  
pp. 1451-1462
Author(s):  
Michelle Kilburn ◽  
Martha Henckell ◽  
David Starrett
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Online Students ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face

Identifying the positive attributes of students and instructors in the online environment will contribute to the understanding of how we can enhance the learning experience for the student and the teaching experience for the instructor. This article will assist students and instructors in understanding the differences that may be experienced in the online environment versus the face-to-face environment and provide the opportunity to consider whether online learning and/or teaching is a “good fit” for them. Understanding why students and/or instructors might choose the online environment will also assist administrators in developing successful, quality online programs that enrich the experiences for both students and instructors.

Online Student and Instructor Characteristics

2011 ◽  
pp. 2911-2916
Author(s):  
Michelle Kilburn ◽  
Martha Henckell ◽  
David Starrett
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Face ◽  
Instructor Characteristics

As technological advances become mainstream in higher education, many universities have begun delving into online learning as an effective means of course delivery. Transitioning from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age of learning has forced some evaluators to rethink standards of success and the idea of productivity and learning (Leonard, 1999). Understanding the positive attributes of students and instructors in the online environment will contribute to the understanding of how we can enhance the learning experience for the student and the teaching experience for the instructor. This article will also assist students and instructors in understanding the differences that may be experienced in the online environment vs. the face-to-face environment and provide the opportunity to consider whether online learning or teaching is a “good fit” for them. Understanding why students or instructors might choose the online environment will also assist administrators in developing successful, quality online programs that enrich the experiences for both students and instructors.

scholarly journals Exploring self-regulated learning choices in a customisable learning pathway MOOC

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Crosslin
Keyword(s):  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
The Impact

Open online courses provide a unique opportunity to examine learner preferences in an environment that removes several pressures associated with traditional learning. This mixed methods study sought to examine the pathways that learners will create for themselves when given the choice between an instructor-directed modality and learner-directed modality. Study participants were first examined based on their levels of self-regulated learning. Follow-up qualitative interviews were conducted to examine the choices that participants made, the impact of the course design on those choices, and what role self-regulation played in the process. The resulting analysis revealed that participants desired an overall learning experience that was tailored to personal learning preferences, but that technical and design limitations can create barriers in the learning experience. The results from this research can help shape future instructional design efforts that wish to increase learner agency and choice in the educational process

scholarly journals Character Education: Analysis of Self-Regulated Learning on Systems Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 3162-3169
Author(s):  
Triana Kartika Santi ◽  
Riztika Widyasari
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Temporary Closure

The temporary closure of all educational institutions as an effort to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak worldwide has an impact on millions of students, including in Indonesia. The distance learning process (Online) is a learning solution during the pandemic which in its implementation has not been optimal as a whole. This adds to the obstacles in the application of learning methods because on one occasion there are too many learning loads that must be overcome by the teaching staff. This Writing Method Using descriptive. The main source of self-regulated formation is internal, meaning that it depends on the individual's actions, not on what other people do self-regulated formation is also inseparable from external factors, namely the environment. One study found that people with low self-regulation often experience negative emotions from people with high self-esteem. This can be interpreted that individuals will try to find symbols that can provide positive experiences and acceptance of a good environment. Online learning uses materials and timescales that are following the curriculum. The online learning method is here to change the conventional teaching style which can later improve work professionalism. Self-Regulation is a major influence on the formation of the character of students so that in achieving the formation of student character it is necessary to have Self-Regulated oriented learning. Character education during the pandemic is very different from its application in the conventional period because all learning is all digital (Online), therefore it is very difficult for students and lecturers to organize self-regulated learning processes. Character education is hampered by its value because student self-regulation is not organized, and affects student learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Tracing the Path Toward Self-Regulated Revision: An Interplay of Instructor Feedback, Peer Feedback, and Revision Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wentao Li ◽  
Fuhui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Instructor Feedback ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Writing Assignment ◽  
Overlap Rate ◽  
Online Instructor

Building upon Zimmerman’s socio-cognitive view of self-regulation, we explored EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students’ revision and the likely contribution to revision from three salient self-regulating sources: peer feedback, instructor feedback, and revision goals. Data was obtained from 70 Chinese EFL students in a writing class through a 300-word online writing assignment involving online instructor and peer feedback, free-response revision goals, and a required revision. We closely coded students’ revision and then used the same coding scheme to analyze the relative levels of association of revision changes with peer comments, instructor comments and revision goals. We found that: (a) the majority of revision changes have been triggered by three mediating sources, with revision goals as the most significant contributing source. Additionally, most revision changes come from a combination of two or three sources, with the overlap of peer feedback and revision goals accounting for the biggest overlapping contribution for both high and low-level revisions; (b) as for the relationship among the three sources, no significant difference was found between revision goals’ overlap rate with peer feedback and their overlap rate with instructor feedback. Instructor feedback and peer feedback did not overlap very much. Findings suggest that students could revise beyond instructor and peer feedback in their revision efforts guided by their own reflective goals, and peer feedback could function as a more productive and multiple-reader source of revision in comparison with instructor feedback. This study also provided evidence for students’ self-regulated learning of writing through the use of self-regulating resources and charted a route for how writing could be improved.

scholarly journals Blended Learning in a Paragraph Writing Course: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-226
Author(s):  
Anggri Muhtia ◽  
Suparno Suparno ◽  
Sumardi Sumardi
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Specific Formula ◽  
Face To Face Learning

The emergence of online learning offers the opportunities that are not possessed by the traditional face-to-face learning environment. Combining the strengths of the online learning and face-to-face learning, known as blended learning, is believed to enhance the quality of learning. Different subjects may have different designs of blended learning because there is no specific formula for the best practices of blended learning. This paper reports a study investigating the implementation of blended learning in a paragraph writing course. The purposes were to investigate the blended learning activities carried out in the paragraph writing course and to find out the extent to which it affected students’ writing paragraph performance. The participants of this case study, who were selected purposively, involved one lecturer and six students of a paragraph writing class. The techniques for collecting data included interviews, observations, and document analysis, and the data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman’s interactive model. Ten blended learning activities, including five activities in face-to-face settings and five activities online, were identified in the course. The students’ paragraph writing performance seen from the result of final test was satisfying, indicating that the use of blended learning had a positive effect on students’ writing performance.

The Role of Cell Phones in Online Learning, Connectivity, and COVID

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-86
Author(s):  
Katie Rybakova ◽  
Cameron Bigelow
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Pre Service Teacher ◽  
A Current

In this chapter, the authors used the lens of COVID-19 to explore how mobile phones and general technological connectivity can be both a positive learning experience and contribute to connectivity fatigue and burnout for both teachers and students. The authors will reflect upon their own experiences and conversations as well as expand on the research regarding 24/7 accessibility in an online environment. The second author provides a particularly powerful voice in this chapter as a current pre-service teacher. His vignettes were used throughout the chapter to add a student perspective that is often omitted from the scholarship.

Metacognitive Knowledge and the Self as Socially Distanced Online Learner: A Virtual Reality Assisted Analysis of Academic Self-Concept

2021 ◽  
pp. 004723952199977
Author(s):  
Damian J. Rivers ◽  
Michael Vallance ◽  
Michiko Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Metacognitive Knowledge ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

With online learning solutions responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it is important for educational technologists and other practitioners to understand how learners are experiencing the demands of socially distanced online learning and how they conceive of themselves within distant spaces and digital communities. Research into the metacognitions of learners provides a non-technocratic focal point through which such information can be extracted. Framing learner self-beliefs as a form of metacognitive knowledge, the current article presents a virtual-reality-assisted thematic analysis into the self-appraisals of 210 socially distanced online learners at a Japanese university. The study focuses on the discursive rationalizations expressed in service of the academic self-concept. Four themes were identified in the data: formal assessment, affect and emotion, self-regulation, and transformative awareness. Such research provides educators with a platform for pedagogical intervention and course design considerations relative to the challenges of the online learning experience.

scholarly journals Interactions between learner’s beliefs, behaviour and environment in online learning: Path analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Enjy Abouzeid ◽  
Rebecca O'Rourke ◽  
Yasser El-Wazir ◽  
Nahla Hassan ◽  
Rabab Abdel Ra'oof ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
E Learning

Introduction: Although, several factors have been identified as significant determinants in online learning, the human interactions with those factors and their effect on academic achievement are not fully elucidated. This study aims to determine the effect of self-regulated learning (SRL) on achievement in online learning through exploring the relations and interaction of the conception of learning, online discussion, and the e-learning experience. Methods: A non-probability convenience sample of 128 learners in the Health Professions Education program through online learning filled-out three self-reported questionnaires to assess SRL strategies, the conception of learning, the quality of e-Learning experience and online discussion. A scoring rubric was used to assess the online discussion contributions. A path analysis model was developed to examine the effect of self-regulated learning on achievement in online learning through exploring the relations and interaction among the other factors. Results: Path analysis showed that SRL has a statistically significant relationship with the quality of e-learning experience, and the conception of learning. On the other hand, there was no correlation with academic achievement and online discussion. However, academic achievement did show a correlation with online discussion. Conclusion: The study showed a dynamic interaction between the students’ beliefs and the surrounding environment that can significantly and directly affect their behaviour in online learning. Moreover, online discussion is an essential activity in online learning.

scholarly journals A Proposed Syllabus for EFL Writing Class at University

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Hanna Sundari ◽  
Rina Husnaini Febriyanti ◽  
Gustaman Saragih
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
R And D ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Development Approach

This present study intended to develop the first draft syllabus for writing course in English Education major. Particularly in teaching writing as foreign language, syllabus became one of the key factors for teachers before and while delivering thelesson. The research was carried out by initial steps of research and development approach (R and D). The respondents were the students from writing classes, writing lecturers, and the stakeholders in one university in Jakarta. In collecting data, the instruments were the questionnaire and in-depth interview. After analyzing the data from need analysis descriptively, the researchers have modeled a developed layout of the syllabus for writing class. The syllabus is developed in a set of concepts and rationale, general and specific objectives or outcomes of the course as competences, teaching methods, materials and content, practices and activity, and evaluation.

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