ERIC Number: EJ1107272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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ISSN: EISSN-1436-4522
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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.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Tutors, Electronic Learning, Validity, Reliability, Questionnaires, Interviews, Factor Analysis, Academic Achievement, Rural Areas, Elementary School Students, Caring, Empathy, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship, College Students, Measures (Individuals), Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Item Analysis, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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