Student preparedness for interaction in an online learning environment

Title
Student preparedness for interaction in an online learning environment
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Parkes, Mitchell
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-023X
Email: mparkes2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mparkes2
Fletcher, Peter
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-471X
Email: pfletch2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:pfletch2
Editor
Editor(s): J Johnston
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Place of publication
Waynesville, United States of America
UNE publication id
une:22880
Abstract
This paper reports the preliminary results of a study exploring the level of student preparedness for university online learning environments. The focus of this paper is interaction. Students in an introductory computer education course were asked to rate their level of preparedness for 12 competencies considered necessary for online interaction. Results showed that students felt 'very prepared' for only one competency, 'prepared' for six competencies, and 'poorly prepared for five competencies. Critically, the competencies students felt they were poorly prepared were those that support interactions for online learning environments designed within the social constructivist paradigm. The independent variables of sex, age, and level of study were found to have no significant influence on student self-reported levels of preparedness.
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Citation
Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017, p. 662-665
ISBN
9781939797292
Start page
662
End page
665

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