Enriching Quality of Self-Regulated Learning through Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments

Author(s):  
Vighnarajah N/A ◽  
Su Luan Wong ◽  
Kamariah Abu Bakar

Current development in the Malaysian educational policies observed heightened interest in the integration of self-regulation of the learning process through engagement in technology-enhanced learning environments. This study attempts to provide empirical evidence to the effectiveness of the iELC discussion platform in enhancing practice of self-regulation among Malaysian secondary school students. This involved participation of 102 Physics students from four regular national secondary schools. Practice of self-regulation was measured using the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and was analyzed using the two-way between-groups analysis of variance (ANOVA) on a .05 level of significance. Findings provided evident arguments that engagement in this technology-enhanced learning environment warrants for self-regulation in the learning process.

Author(s):  
Matthew L. Bernacki ◽  
Anita C. Aguilar ◽  
James P. Byrnes

Recent research suggests that technologically enhanced learning environments (TELEs) represent an opportunity for students to build their ability to self-regulate, and for some, leverage their ability to apply self-regulated learning (SRL) to acquire knowledge. This chapter reviews 55 empirical studies and interprets their findings to answer the following questions: (1) What is the theoretical basis for understanding the possible relations among SRL and TELEs? (2) What types of TELE have been used to study these relations? (3) When participants engage in SRL behaviors in a well-designed TELE, do they show greater learning than their peers who engage in fewer SRL behaviors? (4) How have TELEs been shown to promote SRL tendencies in learners? and (5) How do pre-existing SRL tendencies influence the ways in which learners interact with TELEs? Our review suggests that TELEs can promote SRL and are best used by those who can self-regulate learning. SRL training should occur before the task, or be embedded in the TELE. Knowledge acquisition in TELEs is supported by learner self-regulation and by design features that include immediate and adaptive feedback and tools which support SRL behaviors.


Author(s):  
Lucy Barnard-Brak ◽  
William Y. Lan ◽  
Valerie Osland Paton

While the presence of technology-enhanced learning environments (TELEs) will only increase in higher education, this book chapter examines current literature concerning the measurement of online SRL behaviors and the application of this online SRL measurement with regard to profiling SRL behaviors in TELEs. The methodologies and issues associated with the measurement of SRL behaviors in TELEs is discussed in view of extant research. The organization of SRL behaviors into five, distinct profiles is then discussed in view of a social cognitive perspective concerning the development of SRL (e.g. Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001). The book chapter concludes with recommendations for future research concerning the presence of SRL profiles and their relationship to other metacognitive factors and academic achievement.


Comunicar ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (44) ◽  
pp. 91-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ramón Bartolomé-Pina ◽  
Karl Steffens

This article reflect upon MOOCs as technology enhanced learning environments. The increase in numbers of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has been dramatic in recent years. MOOCs may be considered to be a new form of virtual technology enhanced learning environments. Two types of MOOCs may be distinguished: cMOOCs as proposed by Siemens, based on his ideas of connectivism, and xMOOCs developed in institutions such as Stanford and MIT. Although they have received a great deal of attention, they have also met with criticism. The time has therefore come to critically reflect upon this phenomenon. While there is still relatively little empirical research on the effects of MOOCs on learning, this study tries to shed light on the issue from a theoretical point of view. It will first explore positive and negative expectations regarding MOOCs. MOOCs might constitute a good option if they can be delivered on a large scale, and this will only be possible for a few big institutions. There is no empirical research which would uphold the claims concerning their positive effects. It will then review classical and more recent learning theories with respect to their capability to explain the process of learning in order to compare traditional online courses, xMOOC and cMOOC with respect to their potential to support learning and its self-regulation. Este trabajo reflexiona sobre los MOOC como entornos de aprendizaje. El número de cursos masivos abiertos y en línea (MOOC) ha crecido exponencialmente en pocos años desde que fueron introducidos. Los MOOC son considerados una nueva forma de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje potenciados por la tecnología. Se consideran dos tipos de MOOC: unos los organizados por Siemens y Downes (cMOOC) y otros los desarrollados en lugares como Stanford, con muchos estudiantes y loables objetivos (xMOOC); estos tienen también sus debilidades. Aunque han sido recibidos con altas expectativas, también han encontrado una fuerte oposición que está aumentando con el tiempo, lo que nos permite estudiar este fenómeno en profundidad. Aunque todavía hay pocas investigaciones empíricas sobre los efectos de los MOOC en el aprendizaje, este estudio trata de arrojar luz sobre el tema desde un punto de vista teórico. En primer lugar exploraremos las expectativas positivas y negativas generadas. Los MOOC pueden constituir una buena propuesta a gran escala, lo que solo es posible para unas pocas grandes instituciones. No hay estudio de mercado, ni modelo de negocio, ni investigaciones empíricas que permitan confirmar los anuncios de sus efectos positivos. Revisaremos las teorías del aprendizaje recientes y clásicas respecto a su capacidad para explicar el proceso de aprendizaje y compararemos los cursos en línea tradicionales, los xMOOC y los cMOOC en relación a su potencial para apoyar el aprendizaje y su auto-regulación.


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