Evaluation of Learning Performance of E-Learning in China: A Methodology Based on Change of Internal Mental Model of Learners

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Lingxian; Zhang, Xiaoshuan; Duan, Yanqing; Fu, Zetian; Wang, Yanwei
Titel	Evaluation of Learning Performance of E-Learning in China: A Methodology Based on Change of Internal Mental Model of Learners
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 9 (2010) 1, S.70-82 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Learning Theories; Animation; Instructional Design; Learning Processes; Cognitive Psychology; Comparative Analysis; Students; Change; Cognitive Structures; Man Machine Systems; Influence of Technology; Conventional Instruction; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Learning process; Lernprozess; Kognitive Psychologie; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wandel; Cognitive structure; Kognitive Struktur; Mensch-Maschine-System
Abstract	This paper presents a method of assessment on how Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and animation influence the psychological process of learning by comparing a traditional web design course and an e-learning web design course, based on the Change of Internal Mental Model of Learners. We constructed the e-learning course based on Gagne's learning theory and theory of instructional design; and designed and analyzed questionnaires on the psychological process of learning in order to measure the change in a learner's mental model and performance. The result shows that HCI and animation features of e-learning have been proved to positively influence learners' cognitive perception and structuring, while the psychological process of learning as a whole is positively influenced by these technological features. In addition, the result indicates that the learning theory can be applied during the process of designing e-learning courses, and the theory of cognitive psychology is successfully used in measuring both a learner's psychological process of learning and changes in the mental model. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10