Students’ self-report and observed learning orientations in blended university course design : How are they related to each other and to academic performance?
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Han, Feifei, Pardo, Abelardo and Ellis, Robert A.. (2020). Students’ self-report and observed learning orientations in blended university course design : How are they related to each other and to academic performance? Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 36(6), pp. 969-980. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12453
Authors | Han, Feifei, Pardo, Abelardo and Ellis, Robert A. |
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Abstract | This study examines the extent to which the learning orientations identified by student self-reports and the observation of their online learning events were related to each other and to their academic performance. The participants were 322 first-year engineering undergraduates, who were enrolled in a blended course. Using students' self-report on a questionnaire about their approaches to learning and perceptions of the blended learning environment, ‘understanding’ and ‘reproducing’ learning orientations were identified. Using observations of student activity online, a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) and agglomerative sequence clustering detected four qualitatively different patterns of online learning orientations. Cross-tabulations showed significant and logical associations amongst the learning orientations derived by the self-report and observational methods. Significant differences were also consistently found in the students' academic performance across the mid-term and final assessments based on their learning orientations detected by both self-report and observational methods, results which have important implications for learning research. |
Keywords | blended university course design; learning analytics; learning orientations; observed data; self-report data; student approaches to learning |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning |
Journal citation | 36 (6), pp. 969-980 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
ISSN | 0266-4909 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12453 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85084974962 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 969-980 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 May 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Apr 2020 |
Deposited | 03 Aug 2022 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/DP150104163 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y12z/students-self-report-and-observed-learning-orientations-in-blended-university-course-design-how-are-they-related-to-each-other-and-to-academic-performance
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