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Publication Date: 2010-Jul
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Designing Learning Environments to Foster Affective Learning: Comparison of Classroom to Blended Learning
Schaber, Patricia; Wilcox, Kimerly J.; Whiteside, Aimee L.; Marsh, Lauren; Brooks, D. Christopher
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v4 n2 Article 12 Jul 2010
Affective learning is a key dimension of health professional education and involves teaching topics such as empathy or grief that impact student attitudes and beliefs to prepare them to be novice practitioners. The move in higher education toward online and "blended" learning (a mix of online and traditional, classroom based learning) disrupts traditional approaches to teaching professional affect, which is heavily reliant on instructor modeling. This paper documents insight into the redesign process of a course, "Professional Identity: Behaviors and Attitudes," from a traditional to a blended learning format, with a focus on affective learning. This study employed a survey approach to compare classroom and online student perceptions of learning across the seven affective topics of the course. The study also examined the contribution of various technology-enhanced learning activities to the students' perceptions of learning. Twenty-five classroom students and 64 blended learning students indicated that while both formats increased students' perceived understanding of topics related to affective learning, the blended learning group perceived a significantly greater understanding in four affective topic areas. Furthermore, blended learning students cited reading, online discussions, and unstructured out-of-classroom discussions as contributing to their learning significantly more than the classroom group.
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Affective Behavior, Professional Identity, Learning Activities, Student Attitudes, Online Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Professional Education, Conventional Instruction, Teaching Methods, Discussion, Learning Processes, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Statistical Analysis, Masters Programs, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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