ERIC Number: EJ1124646
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 21
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"More Confident Going into College": Lessons Learned from Multiple Stakeholders in a New Blended Learning Initiative
Whiteside, Aimee L.; Garrett Dikkers, Amy; Lewis, Somer
Online Learning, v20 n4 p136-156 Dec 2016
This article examined a blended learning initiative in a large suburban high school in the Midwestern region of the United States. It employed a single-case exploratory design approach to learn about the experience of administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Using Zimmerman's Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) Theory as a guiding framework, this study explored surveys, face-to-face observation data, interview transcriptions, and focus group transcriptions to learn about different stakeholders' experiences and their observations about student readiness for blended learning. As a result, the data suggested three major themes, namely how blended learning initiatives can promote autonomy and self-regulation, encourage inquiry and build relationships, and ultimately help students feel ready for college. [Paper presented at the Special Interest Group on Online Teaching and Learning (SIG-OTL), American Educational Research Association (AERA) Centennial Annual Meeting (100th, Washington, D.C., April 8-12, 2016).]
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Suburban Schools, High Schools, Case Studies, Surveys, Observation, Interviews, Focus Groups, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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