Enhancing the Sense of Community and Learning Experience Using Self-Paced Instruction and Peer Tutoring in a Computer-Laboratory Course

Autor/inn/en	Buraphadeja, Vasa; Kumnuanta, Jirang
Titel	Enhancing the Sense of Community and Learning Experience Using Self-Paced Instruction and Peer Tutoring in a Computer-Laboratory Course
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27 (2011) 8, S.1338-1355 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Peer Teaching; Tutoring; Asian Culture; Global Approach; Educational Trends; Cultural Influences; Measures (Individuals); Student Attitudes; Community; Educational Strategies; Constructivism (Learning); Higher Education; Technology Integration; Laboratories; Educational Technology; Classroom Environment; Learning Experience; Conventional Instruction; Educational Environment; Resistance to Change; Public Policy; Educational History; Integrated Learning Systems; Open Source Technology; Technology Planning; Computer Assisted Instruction; Instructional Design; Computer Literacy; Educational Change; College Instruction; College Environment; Individualized Instruction; Pacing; Learner Controlled Instruction; Computer Science Education; Computer Centers; Educational Policy; Quasiexperimental Design; Statistical Analysis; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Globales Denken; Bildungsentwicklung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Messdaten; Schülerverhalten; Lehrstrategie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Unterrichtsmedien; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Lernerfahrung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Öffentliche Ordnung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Computerkenntnisse; Bildungsreform; Hochschullehre; Hochschulumwelt; Individualisierender Unterricht; Lerntempo; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In its second decade of education reform and its third cycle of national ICT master plans, Thailand struggles to transform its aspirations into practice. This paper chronicles three decades of Thailand's ICT national plans and their relation to education reform. It also discusses the effect of global trends, Asian cultures, and Thai cultures on teaching and learning in higher education. After discussion of existing literature on technology integration in Thailand higher education, this study proposes alternative classroom instructional strategies in a large computer laboratory course, using self-paced learning and peer tutoring. The strategies are grounded in constructivist learning theory which can foster a sense of classroom community, and thereby promote learning. The "Classroom Sense of Community Index" was utilised to measure student perceptions of classroom connectedness, learning, and community in traditional and alternative instructional approaches. Results indicated significant differences in two indices: connectedness and community. Although there was no significant difference in the learning index between the two groups, descriptively the scores were higher for the alternative instructional approaches group. The results imply that the proposed instructional choices have the potential to foster a sense of community and support learning. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
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Update	2017/4/10