ERIC Number: EJ1255197
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
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Graduate Students' Use and Perceived Value of Learning Resources in Learning the Content in an Online Course
Wilhelm-Chapin, Mary K.; Koszalka, Tiffany A.
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v64 n3 p361-372 May 2020
This study focused on student-content interactions and engagement in an online graduate course. Student descriptions of their experiences and learning processes in relation to digital course resources were examined to understand how and why resources were used. Fourteen students provided detailed explanations of their use and perceived value of resources in gaining content knowledge. Results were mapped by whole group to examine patterns of behavior in use of course e-text, video tutorials, and self-check quizzes. Interactions with course e-text and video tutorials -- reported as the primary sources for learning content -- were also mapped on an individual level. Student explanations were then examined through the lens of Generative Learning Theory to further describe students process for learning content. Continued study of connections between learning resources and student-content interaction and engagement may inform effective and efficient design of online educational experiences.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Educational Resources, Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Video Technology, Tutorial Programs, Computer Assisted Testing, Instructional Design
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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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