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Students' perceptions of the value of the elements of an online learning environment : an investigation of discipline differences

Palmer, Stuart and Holt, Dale 2010, Students' perceptions of the value of the elements of an online learning environment : an investigation of discipline differences, Proceedings of the world academy of science, engineering and technology, vol. 42, pp. 1399-1406.

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Title Students' perceptions of the value of the elements of an online learning environment : an investigation of discipline differences
Author(s) Palmer, Stuart
Holt, Dale
Journal name Proceedings of the world academy of science, engineering and technology
Volume number 42
Start page 1399
End page 1406
Total pages 8
Publisher World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (W A S E T)
Place of publication Canakkale, Turkey
Publication date 2010
ISSN 2070-3740
Keyword(s) discipline difference
learning management system
online learning environment
student evaluation
Summary This paper presents a large scale, quantitative investigation of the impact of discipline differences on the student experience of using an online learning environment (OLE). Based on a representative sample of 2526 respondents, a number of significant differences in the mean rating by broad discipline area of the importance of, and satisfaction with, a range of elements of an OLE were found. Broadly speaking, the Arts and Science and Technology discipline areas reported the lowest importance and satisfaction ratings for the OLE, while the Health and Behavioural Sciences area was the most satisfied with the OLE. A number of specific, systematic discipline differences are reported and discussed. Compared to the observed significant differences in mean importance ratings, there were fewer significant differences in mean satisfaction ratings, and those that were observed were less systematic than for importance ratings.
Language eng
Field of Research 130306 Educational Technology and Computing
Socio Economic Objective 930599 Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
HERDC collection year 2010
Copyright notice ©2010, WASET
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032306

Document type: Journal Article
Collections: Institute of Teaching and Learning
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Created: Thu, 20 Jan 2011, 15:27:18 EST by Stuart Palmer