Effects of Digital Story on Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation and Retention among University Students

Autor/inn/en	Aktas, Elif; Yurt, Serap Uzuner
Titel	Effects of Digital Story on Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation and Retention among University Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 6 (2017) 1, S.180-196 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Educational Environment; Story Telling; Computer Mediated Communication; Instructional Materials; Student Motivation; Academic Achievement; Retention (Psychology); Student Attitudes; Opinions; Mixed Methods Research; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Schools of Education; Departments; Semi Structured Interviews; Content Analysis; Learning Motivation; Measures (Individuals); Pretests Posttests; Scores; Achievement Tests; Turkey; Academic Motivation Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Computerkonferenz; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Schulische Motivation; Schulleistung; Merkfähigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Lehrmeinung; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; Department; Abteilung; Inhaltsanalyse; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Messdaten; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the learning environment where digital stories are used as a learning material on the motivation, academic success, retention, and students' opinions. The study was carried out with mixed method which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research approach. The study was implemented in Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Education Faculty Turkish Education Department. Participants included 61 students, 31 in experimental group and 30 in control group. To analyse the quantitative data; descriptive statistics, Student's t test and Paired sample t test were used. In analysis of qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews, content analysis was performed. Study results showed that digital stories have a positive effect on the academic achievement, motivation and retention in the experimental group. In addition, the students in the experimental group were found to report a positive opinion on the application of digital stories. (As Provided).
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