A Study on Learning Effect among Different Learning Styles in a Web-Based Lab of Science for Elementary School Students

Autor/inn/en	Sun, Koun-tem; Lin, Yuan-cheng; Yu, Chia-jui
Titel	A Study on Learning Effect among Different Learning Styles in a Web-Based Lab of Science for Elementary School Students
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 50 (2008) 4, S.1411-1422 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2007.01.003
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Cognitive Style; Textbooks; Computer Assisted Instruction; Science Laboratories; Educational Environment; Internet; Web Based Instruction; Computer Uses in Education; Elementary School Science; Experimental Teaching; Grades (Scholastic); Science Achievement; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Web Based Training; Computernutzung; Experimentalunterricht; Experimentelle Pädagogik; Notenspiegel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore the learning effect related to different learning styles in a Web-based virtual science laboratory for elementary school students. The online virtual lab allows teachers to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) into science lessons. The results of this experimental teaching method demonstrate that: (a) students in the experimental group using the online virtual lab achieved better grades than those in the control group under traditional class instruction, (b) in the experimental group, grade achievements of students having different learning styles were not significantly different from each other leading us to conclude that the Web-based virtual learning environment is suitable for various learning styles, (c) students with the "accommodator" learning style made the most significant achievements in this study, the scores obtained by the experimental group being remarkably better than those in the control group, and (d) up to 75% of the students surveyed indicated that they preferred using the Web-based virtual lab to reading textbooks only. The results of the experimental teaching and the survey show the feasibility and effectiveness of the Web-based learning environment being studied. It encourages further development of the Web-based virtual lab. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10