Influence of Learning Styles on Social Structures in Online Learning Environments

Autor/inn/en	Cela, Karina; Sicilia, Miguel-Ángel; Sánchez-Alonso, Salvador
Titel	Influence of Learning Styles on Social Structures in Online Learning Environments
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 47 (2016) 6, S.1065-1082 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/bjet.12267
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Style; Electronic Learning; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Social Structure; Educational Environment; Measures (Individuals); Online Courses; Graduate Students; Adults; Instructional Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Sozialstruktur; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Messdaten; Online course; Online-Kurs; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	In e-learning settings, the interactions of students with one another, with the course content and with the instructors generate a considerable amount of information that may be useful for understanding how people learn online. The objective of the present research was to use social network analysis to explore the social structure of an e-learning environment and analyse how the structure depends on user learning style. Applying Felder and Silverman's inventory of learning styles to an online course with 214 adult graduate-level participants, we found that some styles occupied more central positions than others. These findings may help designers improve learning activities by tailoring them to the learning styles of the participants. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01