NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
ERIC Number: EJ1107272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1436-4522
EISSN: N/A
Measuring the Moral Reasoning Competencies of Service-Learning e-Tutors
Chien, Chih-Feng; Liao, Ching-Jung; Walters, Brent G.; Lee, Ching-Yieh
Educational Technology & Society, v19 n3 p269-281 2016
As education has turned towards technology to provide academic support, the incidence of e-tutoring has grown due to decreasing educational budgets and as a potential remedy for the generational digital divide. However, many service-learning e-tutoring studies have focused on tutees' academic achievement and tutors' cognitive development rather than tutors' moral development. The purpose of this study is to develop a literature-based instrument related to service-learning e-tutoring in order to explore college students' development of moral reasoning competencies as a result of their service as online tutors for rural primary students. By reviewing the literature on service-learning and conducting interviews, content analysis is applied to identify the moral reasoning factors; then factor analysis is conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the moral reasoning questionnaire for e-tutoring. Five competencies, including moral character, problem solving, caring, empathy, and social interaction,--are recognized. Further study is needed to better ascertain the range of educational and personal gains in both tutor and tutee that result from service-learning e-tutoring.
International Forum of Educational Technology & Society. Athabasca University, School of Computing & Information Systems, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada. Tel: 780-675-6812; Fax: 780-675-6973; Web site: http://www.ifets.info
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A