ERIC Number: EJ829904
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1449-5554
EISSN: N/A
Investigating Design and Technology Students' Participation and Learning in a Technology Mediated Learning Environment
Yeo, Tiong Meng; Quek, Choon Lang
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v24 n5 p540-555 2008
This study investigates how 15 Design & Technology (D&T) students (aged 15 years) participated in three stages of the design process in a technology mediated environment. The three stages are named "Situation," "Ideation" and "Development." The learning process is mediated by "Knowledge Forum" (KF), an asynchronous online discussion tool. The students' online messages and participation were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using a self developed coding scheme. Findings showed that discussions among students were not evident in the Situation stage but were evident in the Ideation and Development stages. Participation levels from one of the three groups of students in the three design stages were very different from the other two groups. Generally, a relatively high level of in depth information processing as compared to surface level of information processing was observed in the three design stages. (Contains 3 figures and 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis, Student Participation, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, Investigations, Design, Technology Education, Participant Characteristics, Cohort Analysis
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Singapore
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A