Exploring Learner Attitudes toward Web-Based Recommendation Learning Service System for Interdisciplinary Applications

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Hong-Ren; Huang, Jhen-Gang
Titel	Exploring Learner Attitudes toward Web-Based Recommendation Learning Service System for Interdisciplinary Applications
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 15 (2012) 2, S.89-100 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Information Technology; Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Data Analysis; Web Based Instruction; Internet; Web Sites; Instructional Materials; Technology Uses in Education; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Online course; Online-Kurs; Auswertung; Web Based Training; Web-Design; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	The booming digital-content industry has resulted in an increasing number of e-learning Internet websites that provide online learning services. Recommendations for learning sites are used by diverse learners to identify the most appropriate learning resources. However, research into recommendations about learning has concentrated primarily on suggestions for teaching materials to be used in a particular learning program, and studies have focused on improving the techniques underlying these recommendations without addressing the possibilities for interdisciplinary learning or changes in learner preferences. This study implemented and evaluated a system that recommends interdisciplinary pedagogical resources while recognizing changes in the foci of educational efforts and interests. This system was designed to satisfy individualized learning demands by recommending the most suitable content within an interactive context. Evaluations of learners' attitudes and intentions after using the proposed system revealed widespread acceptance. Data analysis demonstrated that system stability and interface satisfaction were the key factors in learners' attitudes. Indeed, interface satisfaction was the strongest predictor of recommendation accuracy and content satisfaction. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10