ERIC Number: EJ832988
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
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Assessing Computer Use and Perceived Course Effectiveness in Post-Secondary Education in an American/Canadian Context
Tamim, Rana M.; Lowerison, Gretchen; Schmid, Richard F.; Bernard, Robert M.; Abrami, Philip C.; Dehler, Christina
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v39 n3 p221-234 2008
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between computer technology's role and students' perceptions about course effectiveness. Students from two universities (one Canadian, n = 1465; one American, n = 831) completed a 71-item questionnaire addressing different aspects of their learning experience in a given course. Factor analysis revealed a 3-factor solution: "course-structure," "active-learning and time-on-task," and "computer-use." Regression analysis indicated that the 3 variables are predictive of perceived course effectiveness at both sites, with the presence of an interaction between location and "computer-use" and "course-structure" on students' perceptions about course effectiveness. Findings reveal that student perceptions directly reflect the 14 APA learner-centered principles on which the instrument was based. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Role, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Factor Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Multiple Regression Analysis, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Course Content
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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