scholarly journals Examining the Role of Motivation and Learning Strategies in the Success of Online vs. Face-to-Face Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Stark

The goal of this paper is to compare the motivations and learning strategies of online and face-to-face students, utilizing the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich et al., 1993). Prior research (Crede & Phillips, 2011) suggest that motivation variables play a larger role in predicting student success in online courses compared to the specific learning strategies that are used, but little research has directly compared online students to face-to-face students. Results of this study found that while online students reported lower levels of motivation compared to face-to-face students, motivation variables were more strongly correlated with course performance than learning strategies, particularly for online courses. The results are discussed with implications for how to build student motivation to succeed, particularly in an online format, as well as different considerations for lower-level or upper-level students.

Author(s):  
Злата Ржевська-Штефан

Статтю присвячено проблемі мотивації до навчання студентів-першокурсників університету в умовах карантинного дистанційного навчання, для яких вимушений і раптовий перехід на дистанційну форму співпав з періодом їх адаптації до навчання у виші. Проаналізовано переваги та обмеження дистанційної форми навчання в плані мотивування студентів до досягнення навчальних цілей. Розкрито специфіку мотивації студентів в умовах дистанційного карантинного навчання. З метою вивчення особливостей мотивації до навчання студентів першокурсників в умовах карантинного дистанційного навчання використано методику «Шкали академічної мотивації» Т.О. Гордеевої, яка дозволяє визначити рівень розвитку різних мотиваційних конструктів в контексті теорії самодетермінації. Визначено, що у більшості студентів під час академічного року 2020-2021 домінувала внутрішня мотивація, а загальною тенденцією в динаміці мотивації студентів було незначне зниження показників за всіма шкалами як внутрішньої, так і зовнішньої мотивації. Виключенням є показники шкали амотивації, яка несуттєво зросла. Порівняння отриманих результатів із даними про мотивацію першокурсників, що навчались очно, показало, що мотивація студентів, що навчалися в умовах дистанційного та змішаного навчання, виявилась достовірно вищою за всіма шкалами внутрішньої мотивації, а також за шкалами мотивації самоповаги та інтроеційованої мотивації. Виявлені особливості, на наш погляд, визначають специфіку адаптаційних процесів першокурсників в умовах карантинного дистанту. Також отримані результати свідчать, що, попри негативний вплив умов локдауну, студенти виявились достатньо мобілізованими для подолання викликів адаптації до незвичних умов навчання. В свою чергу умови дистанційного навчання спільно з викликами пандемії створили підґрунтя для активізації процесів саморегуляції першокурсників і набуття ними суб’єктного досвіду. Водночас цих умов вочевидь недостатньо для того, щоб такі процеси набули масовості та більшої глибини. Література Гордеева, Т.О., Сычев, О.А., & Осин, Е.Н. (2014). Опросник «Шкалы академической мотивации». Психологический журнал, 35(4), 96–107. Дворецкая, Т.А., & Ахмадиева, Л.Р. (2018). Динамика направленности учебной мотивации у студентов разных курсов в течение учебного года. Профессиональное образование в современном мире, 8(2), 1924–1933.https://doi.org/10.15372/PEMW20180222 Іванеко, Ю. (2020). Дистанційне навчання як засіб розвитку самоорганізації студентів. Збірник наукових праць «Проблеми сучасної психології», 49, 60–83. https://org/10.32626/2227-6246.2020-49 Красюк, Ю.М. (2010). Проблеми мотивації навчальної діяльності студентів дистанційної форми навчання. Режим доступу: https://ir.kneu.edu.ua/bitstream/handle/2010/25885/ZE_Krasiuk.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Панферов, В.Н., Безгодова, С.А., Васильева, С.В., Иванов, А.С., & Микляева, А.В. (2020). Эффективность обучения и академическая мотивация студентов в условиях онлайн-взаимодействия с преподавателем (на примере видеолекции). Социальная психология и общество, 11(1), 127–143. https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2020110108 Прибилова, В. (2017). Проблеми та переваги дистанційного навчання у вищих навчальних закладах України. Проблеми сучасної освіти, 4, 27–36. Режим доступа: https://periodicals.karazin.ua/issuesedu/article/view/8791 Пуляєва, В.Н., & Неврюев, А.Н. (2019). Академическая мотивация: как фактор удовлетворенности образовательными услугами. Креативная экономика, 3, 533–544. Режим доступа: http://elib.fa.ru/art2019/bv480.pdf Савин, Е.Ю. (2019). Соотношение субъектного опыта студента с внешней и внутренней мотивацией академической активности. Мир науки. Педагогика и психология, 2. 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Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 237, 685–691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2017.02.043 Meeter, M., Bele, T., Hartogh, C. d., Bakker, T., de Vries, R.E., & Plak, S. (2020). College students’ motivation and study results after COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/kn6v9  Meşe, E., & Sevilen, Ç. (2021). Factors influencing EFL students’ motivation in online learning: A qualitative case study. Journal of Educational Technology & Online Learning, 4(1), 11–22.  Retrieved from https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jetol/issue/60134/817680 Stark, E. (2019). Examining the Role of Motivation and Learning Strategies in the Success of Online vs. Face-to-Face Students. Online Learning, 23(3), 234–251. http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v23i3.1556  


Author(s):  
Si Fan ◽  
Quynh Lê ◽  
Yun Yue

As one of the key infrastructures within web-based learning, courseware is adopted by schools and universities to enable a systematic learning delivery and education management. Students in both traditional face-to-face learning and online courses can benefit from this technology. The wide range of courseware platforms are supporting course needs by offering great flexibility in information delivery, communication services, and collaboration. This chapter looks at the role of web-based courseware in tertiary education, using MyLO (My Learning Online) as an example. It reveals that courseware systems like MyLO have a great potential in facilitating collaborations and enhance interactions among lecturers and students. To achieve this, potential efforts from all perspective are required; including students, lecturers and faculties.


2017 ◽  
pp. 296-318
Author(s):  
Lori Severino ◽  
Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo

This chapter will discuss a study that set out to determine if knowledge of the structure of language and self-efficacy of pre-service and in-service teachers was impacted by whether the course was taken in a face to face or online format. Results of the study showed there was a statistically significant change in the Teacher Knowledge Assessment: Structure of Language (TKA: SL) for participants in the online courses, but not for students taking the course face to face. To determine whether or not self-efficacy increased, the Teacher Efficacy Scale: short form (TES) was used, The TES includes two subscales: teacher efficacy and personal efficacy. Results showed no statistical significance on the overall TES score between participants; however, on the personal efficacy score, there was a statistically significant change in pre and post test scores of participants who took the course face to face.


Author(s):  
Donatella Persico ◽  
Francesca Pozzi ◽  
Luigi Sarti

Some collaborative learning strategies widely used in face-to-face settings can also be adapted to online contexts. They allow us to master the complex relations between members of large, heterogeneous online learning communities. The authors build on their experience in the application of some of the most well-known strategies and techniques used in online courses, such as jigsaw, peer review, role-play, case study, and brainstorming. The use of these strategies in computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments and the related models describing the social structure of the learning community is discussed in the attempt to highlight their strengths and weaknesses and investigate the conditions for their applicability. The aim is to inform the design and the management of online learning communities.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. ar8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sat Gavassa ◽  
Rocio Benabentos ◽  
Marcy Kravec ◽  
Timothy Collins ◽  
Sarah Eddy

Hybrid and online courses are gaining attention as alternatives to traditional face-to-face classes. In addition to the pedagogical flexibility afforded by alternative formats, these courses also appeal to campuses aiming to maximize classroom space. The literature, however, reports conflicting results regarding the effect of hybrid and online courses on student learning. We designed, taught, and assessed a fully online course (100% online) and a hybrid-and-flipped course (50% online 50% face-to-face) and compared those formats with a lecture-based face-to-face course. The three formats also varied in the degree of structure; the hybrid course was the most structured and the face-to-face course was the least structured. All three courses were taught by the same instructor in a large Hispanic-serving research university. We found that exam scores for all students were lowest in the face-to-face course. Hispanic and Black students had higher scores in the hybrid format compared with online and face-to-face, while white students had the highest performance in the online format. We conclude that a hybrid course format with high structure can improve exam performance for traditionally underrepresented students, closing the achievement gap even while in-person contact hours are reduced.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meixun Zheng ◽  
Daniel Bender ◽  
Cindy Lyon

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic forced dental schools to close their campuses and move didactic instruction online. The abrupt transition to online learning, however, has raised several issues that have not been resolved. While several studies have investigated dental students’ attitude towards online learning during the pandemic, mixed results have been reported. Additionally, little research has been conducted to identify and understand factors, especially pedagogical factors, that impacted students’ acceptance of online learning during campus closure. Furthermore, how online learning during the pandemic impacted students’ learning performance has not been empirically investigated. In March 2020, the dental school studied here moved didactic instruction online in response to government issued stay-at-home orders. This first-of-its-kind comparative study examined students’ perceived effectiveness of online courses during summer quarter 2020, explored pedagogical factors impacting their acceptance of online courses, and empirically evaluated the impact of online learning on students’ course performance, during the pandemic. Method The study employed a quasi-experimental design. Participants were 482 pre-doctoral students in a U.S dental school. Students’ perceived effectiveness of online courses during the pandemic was assessed with a survey. Students’ course grades for online courses during summer quarter 2020 were compared with that of a control group who received face-to-face instruction for the same courses before the pandemic in summer quarter 2019. Results Survey results revealed that most online courses were well accepted by the students, and 80 % of them wanted to continue with some online instruction post pandemic. Regression analyses revealed that students’ perceived engagement with faculty and classmates predicted their perceived effectiveness of the online course. More notably, Chi Square tests demonstrated that in 16 out of the 17 courses compared, the online cohort during summer quarter 2020 was equally or more likely to get an A course grade than the analogous face-to-face cohort during summer quarter 2019. Conclusions This is the first empirical study in dental education to demonstrate that online courses during the pandemic could achieve equivalent or better student course performance than the same pre-pandemic in-person courses. The findings fill in gaps in literature and may inform online learning design moving forward.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Krasny ◽  
Bryce DuBois ◽  
Mechthild Adameit ◽  
Ronnie Atiogbe ◽  
Lukman Baih ◽  
...  

Social support and face-to-face learning may enhance outcomes for students who face barriers in accessing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In this study, we investigated how self-identified volunteer leaders guide and foster interactions among small groups of students who face technical and conceptual barriers in accessing MOOC content. Several months prior to the start of the MOOC (Environmental Education: Trans-disciplinary Approaches to Addressing Wicked Problems), we asked for volunteers among the registered students to lead groups for participants whose primary language was other than English and where limited Internet access, culture, or other barriers curtailed access to and understanding of course materials and pedagogy. Based on a survey and open-ended interviews (n=10), we found that group leaders were instrumental in overcoming barriers related to language, content, cultural ways of learning, access, and time. They also fostered cooperative learning strategies, which helped students acquire course content, and encouraged collaborative group projects leading to their groups adopting some features of online knowledge communities. We propose the term social learning MOOC (slMOOC) to capture a growing trend of incorporating collaborative learning strategies in xMOOCs. 


2018 ◽  
pp. 210-240
Author(s):  
James E. Willis III ◽  
Viktoria Alane Strunk

In quickly-changing educational delivery modalities, the central role of the instructor is being redefined by technology. Examining some of the various causes with ethical frameworks of utilitarianism, relativism, and care ethics, the centrality of human agency in educational interaction is argued to be indispensable. While exploring the forefront of online, face-to-face, and massive open online courses, the shape and technique of teaching and learning as well as their corollary research methodologies are being modified with automated technology. Ethical engagement with new technologies like learning analytics, automatic tutors, and automated, rubric-driven graders is proposed to be a frontier of critical thinking.


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