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Title: Approaches to Studying and Students' Use of a Computer Supported Learning Environment
Language: English
Authors: Foster, Jonathan, Lin, Angela
Source: Education for Information. 2007 25(3-4):155-168.
Availability: IOS Press. Nieuwe Hemweg 6B, Amsterdam, 1013 BG, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-20-688-3355; Fax: +31-20-687-0039; e-mail: info@iospress.nl; Web site: http://www.iospress.nl
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2007
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Factor Analysis, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction, Cognitive Style, Virtual Classrooms, Business Education, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Study Habits, Use Studies
ISSN: 0167-8329
Abstract: Although studies of students' study approaches in face to face learning environments are commonplace, studies investigating the role of students' study approaches in online learning environments is currently a less explored area. This paper presents the findings of a survey aimed at investigating the relationship between students' approaches to studying and their perceptions and use of a computer-supported learning environment in e-business and e-commerce. Participants in the study were a group of post-graduate students studying an E-Business and E-Commerce module. The ASSIST inventory is used to identify the main study approaches within the population. Descriptive statistics of the responses to the inventory confirm the validity and consistency of the results, while a factor analysis identified two main study approaches within the population, a "deep-strategic" and a "surface-strategic" study approach. Positive correlations were found (i) between WebCT and two aspects of a deep and one aspect of a strategic approach and (ii) between the E-Business and E-Commerce CSLE and two aspects of a strategic approach and one aspect of a surface approach. The paper concludes with suggestions for future research investigating study approaches in online learning environments. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
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Number of References: 12
Entry Date: 2008
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