Assessment of Learner Acceptance and Satisfaction with Video-Based Instructional Materials for Teaching Practical Skills at a Distance

Autor/in	Donkor, Francis
Titel	Assessment of Learner Acceptance and Satisfaction with Video-Based Instructional Materials for Teaching Practical Skills at a Distance
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12 (2011) 5, S.74-92 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Video Technology; Distance Education; Program Effectiveness; Study Centers; Instructional Materials; Instructional Effectiveness; Adoption (Ideas); Developing Nations; Adult Education; Educational Policy; Educational Development; Vocational Education; Instructional Design; Program Descriptions; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Participant Satisfaction; Instructional Material Evaluation; Masonry; Building Trades; Correctional Education; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Multimedia Instruction; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Unterrichtserfolg; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Steinmetzhandwerk; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe; Fürsorgeerziehung; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Multimediales Lernen
Abstract	As video-based instructional materials become available to distance learners to learn practical skills at a distance, it is important to assess the instructional effectiveness of these materials and to understand how students respond to them. This paper is the second part of a larger exploratory study that assessed the instructional effectiveness of video-based instructional materials for teaching distance learners practical skills in block-laying and concreting and how learners respond to these instructional materials. Specifically, this paper aims to assess learners' acceptance and satisfaction with the materials. It also aims to determine whether levels of learner satisfaction and acceptance differ according to study centres. Data were collected from 71 respondents at three study centres using a self-completion questionnaire comprising 17 Likert-type items. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and Scheffe's post hoc test at a 0.05 level of significance. Learners appeared positive about their learning experiences with the use of video-based instructional materials to learn practical skills at a distance as they rated highly all the items assessing their acceptance and satisfaction. Results of item-by-item ANOVA regarding learner acceptance indicated that the respondents, categorized according to study centres, exhibited similar levels of acceptance for nine of the ten items. For learner satisfaction, there were no statistically significant differences for six of the seven items. Thus, learners of different study centres exhibited about the same level of acceptance and satisfaction. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10