Approaches to learning in a blended learning environment in higher education

doctoral thesis

• Title (english): Pristupi učenju u hibridnom okruženju za učenje u visokoškolskom obrazovanju
• Author: Antonia Bralić
• Mentor: Blaženka Divjak (mentor); MBZ: 210830
• Mentor: Wim Petegem, van https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-4407 (komentor)
• Committee member: Nina Begičević Ređep (predsjednik povjerenstva); MBZ: 277814
• Committee member: Marjan Krašna (član povjerenstva); MBZ: 11127
• Committee member: Igor Balaban (član povjerenstva); MBZ: 261895
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Organization and Informatics; Varaždin
• Defense date and country: 2019, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences
• Universal decimal classification (UDC): 378 - Higher education. Universities. Academic study

Abstract

As blended learning becomes the prevalent learning environment, student experience and approaches to learning they adopt become more and more relevant. Positioning approaches to learning in these environments will help understand the students’ experience and support the construction of a high-quality modern learning environment. The main goal of this research is to improve the knowledge on approaches to learning in a blended learning environment. In literature review, several key considerations of blended learning environments were detected. A questionnaire was developed to evaluate the relationships between these concepts and each of the approaches to learning. Measurement model in structural equation modeling was used to validate the questionnaire and estimate the aforementioned relationships. Further statistical methods were used to evaluate differences in each approach to learning between groups of students. Interviews were conducted as a second step of this mixed method study and the findings were then brought together. Results indicate a positive correlation between deep and strategic approach to learning and experience with e-learning, learner control, social influence when using LMS, and teachinglearning environment. Interviews have shown, among other findings, that students mainly, regardless of their adopted approach to learning, appreciate the benefits of on-demand online learning and find focusing on learning challenging because of technology. Implications for further research are also discussed

Abstract (english)

U vrijeme kada hibridno okruženje postaje prevladavajuće okruženje za učenje, iskustvo studenata i njihovi pristupi učenju postaju sve važniji. Smještanje pristupa učenju u hibridna okruženja za učenje pomaže u shvatiti iskustva studenata i podupire izgradnju modernih okruženja za učenje. Glavni cilj ovog istraživanja je unaprijediti znanje o pristupima učenju u hibridnom okruženju za učenje. Prilikom pregleda literature, otkriveno je nekoliko ključnih koncepata u okviru hibridnog okruženja za učenje. Kako bi se analizirale veze između ovih koncepata i pristupa učenju, kreiran je upitnik. Mjerni model u modelu strukturnih jednaždbi korišten je za validaciju upitnika i procjenu povezanosti između ovih koncepata i pristupa učenju. Druge statističke metode korištene su za procjenu razlika između svakog od pristupa učenju između određenih grupa studenata. Na kraju, provedeni su intervjui kao drugi korak u ovoj studiji mješovitog tipa. Rezultati su pokazali pozitivnu povezanost između dubinskog i strateškog pristupa s: iskustvom s e-učenje, kontrolom u učenju, društvenim utjecajem prilikom korištenja sustava za upravljanje učenjem i okruženja za poučavanje i učenje. Intervjui su, među ostalim, pokazali da studenti većinom, bez obzira na pristup učenju, cijene prednosti učenja na zahtjev i vide fokusiranje na učenje kao zahtjevan zadatak zbog tehnologije koja ih okružuje. Prikazani su i prijedlozi za buduća istraživanja.

• Keywords: blended learning; approaches to learning; educational videos; learning management systems; experience with e-learning; learner control; mixed method research
• Keywords (english): hibridno učenje; pristupi učenju; obrazovna videa; sustav za upravljanje učenjem; iskutstvo s e-učenjem; kontrola u učenju; istraživanje mješovitog tipa
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:211:626895
• Study programme: Title: Postgraduate doctoral study in Information Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje društvenih znanosti, polje informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti (doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje društvenih znanosti, polje informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-09 13:24:17