Investigating University Student Preferences and Beliefs about Learning in the Web-Based Context

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Fang-Ying; Tsai, Chin-Chung
Titel	Investigating University Student Preferences and Beliefs about Learning in the Web-Based Context
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 50 (2008) 4, S.1284-1303 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2006.12.009
Schlagwörter	Psychological Studies; Web Based Instruction; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Internet; Cognitive Style; Beliefs; Learning; Questionnaires; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; College Students; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web Based Training; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Belief; Glaube; Lernen; Fragebogen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent
Abstract	Psychological studies have shown that personal beliefs about learning and environmental preferences affect learning behaviors. However, these learner characteristics have not been widely discussed in the web-based context. By developing questionnaires, this study attempted to detect learners' web-based learning environmental preferences (WLEP) and beliefs about web-based learning (BWL). The scope of WLEP focused on the pedagogical dimension of the web-based learning environment, while BWL concerned the attributes and control factors of the web-based learning. There were about five hundreds of Taiwan university students participating in the study. Through factor analysis, the scales discussed in the study revealed a satisfactory validity and reliability in assessing students' preferences and beliefs. Further analyses showed that university students preferred more of individual and structured instructional configurations while expected the outward mode of interaction. In general, students held a rather contextual belief about web-based learning, which was found to be correlated with their environmental preferences. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10