The Effects of Instant Messages on Distance Education Students' Perception of Transactional Distance

Autor/inn/en	Onat, Oguz; Bertiz, Yasemin
Titel	The Effects of Instant Messages on Distance Education Students' Perception of Transactional Distance
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology in Education, 6 (2023) 1, S.69-83 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Onat, Oguz) ORCID (Bertiz, Yasemin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	College Students; Vocational Education; Adult Students; College Freshmen; Distance Education; Personal Autonomy; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Online Courses; Telecommunications; Student Attitudes; Curriculum Design; Dialogs (Language); Technology Uses in Education; Handheld Devices; Turkey (Istanbul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Studienanfänger; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Individuelle Autonomie; Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Telekommunikationstechnik; Schülerverhalten; Lehrplangestaltung; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	In this study, effects of instant messages that are sent on a regular basis to the distant education students on how they perceive transactional distance were investigated. These text messages are designed to have either an informative or a remindful nature. Participants were undergraduate students that were randomly assigned to four groups (N=99). Participants in this study who attended distance education classes online regularly received instant messages. The impact of these text messages on students' perceptions of transactional distance was assessed using Perceived Transactional Distance Scale in Distance Education Environments (Horzum, 2011). Dialogue, Structure Flexibility, Content Organization, Control, and Learner Autonomy were the five subscales that made up the survey. The instant messages were intended to have little to no effect on the dynamics and content of the class. The students received all of the texts over WhatsApp. The hypothesis which those students receive instant messages periodically will have lower score of perception of transactional distance was largely supported. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01