Assessing Computer Use and Perceived Course Effectiveness in Post-Secondary Education in an American/Canadian Context

Autor/inn/en	Tamim, Rana M.; Lowerison, Gretchen; Schmid, Richard F.; Bernard, Robert M.; Abrami, Philip C.; Dehler, Christina
Titel	Assessing Computer Use and Perceived Course Effectiveness in Post-Secondary Education in an American/Canadian Context
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 39 (2008) 3, S.221-234 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computer Uses in Education; Computers; Role; Student Attitudes; Learning Experience; Factor Analysis; Instructional Effectiveness; Multiple Regression Analysis; Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance; Course Content; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computernutzung; Digitalrechner; Rollen; Schülerverhalten; Lernerfahrung; Faktorenanalyse; Unterrichtserfolg; Kursprogramm; Kanada; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between computer technology's role and students' perceptions about course effectiveness. Students from two universities (one Canadian, n = 1465; one American, n = 831) completed a 71-item questionnaire addressing different aspects of their learning experience in a given course. Factor analysis revealed a 3-factor solution: "course-structure," "active-learning and time-on-task," and "computer-use." Regression analysis indicated that the 3 variables are predictive of perceived course effectiveness at both sites, with the presence of an interaction between location and "computer-use" and "course-structure" on students' perceptions about course effectiveness. Findings reveal that student perceptions directly reflect the 14 APA learner-centered principles on which the instrument was based. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10