ERIC Number: EJ1040446
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 57
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1093-023X
Content Consumption and Hierarchical Structures of Web-Supported Courses
Hershkovitz, Arnon; Hardof-Jaffe, Sharon; Nachmias, Rafi
Journal of Interactive Learning Research, v25 n3 p353-371 Jul 2014
This study presents an empirical investigation of the relationship between the hierarchical structure of content delivered to students within a Learning Management System (LMS) and its actual consumption. To this end, campus-wide data relating to 1,203 courses were collected from the LMS' servers and were subsequently analyzed using data mining techniques. Results suggest five types of repository structures, relatively high levels of consumption of online learning materials, and associations between these structures and content consumption, with a tendency to lower consumption rates for structures utilizing filing. A discussion of these results and their implications is provided below.
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Vertical Organization, Courses, Electronic Learning, Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Course Content, College Students, Use Studies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel (Tel Aviv)

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