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Title: Is Blended Learning Better than Online Learning for B.Ed Students?
Language: English
Authors: Ranjan, Prabhas
Source: Journal of Learning for Development. 2020 7(3):349-366.
Availability: Commonwealth of Learning. 4710 Kingsway Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2 Canada. Tel: 604-775-8200; Fax: 604-775-8210; e-mail: jl4d@col.org; Web site: http://www.col.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Womens Education, Synchronous Communication, Integrated Learning Systems, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Motivation, Intelligence Quotient, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Attitude Measures, Computer Attitudes, Likert Scales
Geographic Terms: India
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Computer Attitude Scale
ISSN: 2311-1550
Abstract: Blended learning is a newly emerging area of research and practice in educational institutions. It is defined as a useful and reasonable combination of online and face-to-face learning and is acclaimed as a successful mode of teaching. The recent growth of online education, which is without classroom interaction, in a developing country like India therefore presents a reason to verify the relative effectiveness of these teaching modes. This study was an experimental study spread over two years, to compare the effectiveness of the blended learning mode and the online learning modes (including their specific teaching-learning strategies) for a B.Ed curriculum. A randomly selected sample of students with a comparable level of intelligence quotient (IQ) was subjected to both controlled (face-to-face) and experimental treatments (online and blended learning). The participants were the students of a predominantly face-to-face mode of a B.Ed Course. The researcher found that the average achievement scores of the blended learning mode were higher than the online learning mode. It appears that the interaction of the instructor and the learners was a critical factor for the better performance of blended learning. This research also suggests that blended learning resulted in better learning attainment and motivation. Blended learning has potential to support learner-centric teaching-learning endeavours. It is an important finding for the emerging trend towards online learning in India. It is also relevant in the context of the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put constraints on the face-to-face mode of teaching.
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