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Ley, Kathryn; Gannon-Cook, Ruth – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2014
Online learners provide feedback that does not always match with the expectations of what university administration would expect from their feedback. Learners do not value all instructional features and conditions equally, nor do they view many of the instructional and technology features as being necessarily helpful. This paper presents research…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response)
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Hu, Haihong; Gramling, Jennifer – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
Web-based distance instruction has become a popular delivery method for education. How are learning strategies helping make the connection between Web-based technologies and educational goals? The purpose of this study was to examine learners' use of self-regulated learning strategies in a Web-based course. Twelve students from an information…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses
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Hsu, Yu-Chang; Ching, Yu-Hui; Mathews, Jonathan P.; Carr-Chellman, Alison – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This phenomenological study explored 5 undergraduate students' experiences in a Web-based general science course through the lens of social cognitive theory. Thematic analysis was used to examine their self-regulated learning (SRL). Our findings revealed that the participants exerted a variety of SRL strategies in the Web-based learning…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Learning Experience
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Manochehri, Nasar; Young, Jon I. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This study compared the effects student learning styles with Web-based learning (WBL) and traditional instructor-based learning (ILB) on student knowledge and satisfaction. Learning methods (Web-based and instructor-based) and learning styles (Diverger, Converger, Assimilator, and Accommodator) were the independent variables. Student knowledge and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies, Web Based Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Hodges, Charles B. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2005
The purpose of this article is to investigate the construct of academic self-regulation in Web-based learning environments. Self-regulation will be discussed in general using social cognitive theory as the framework of the discussion. The article concludes with a brief review of the limited amount of research on self-regulation in Web-based…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Internet, Epistemology, Educational Environment
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Wickersham, Leah E.; McGee, Patricia – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
This action research case study examines evidence of deeper learning principles as purposefully designed and evidenced in an online course and corroborated by the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey instrument. Findings indicate that even when deeper learning principles are used to design learning activities, other factors interact…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Action Research, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Ozcelik, Erol; Yildirim, Soner – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2005
High demands on learners in Web-based learning environments and constraints of the human cognitive system cause disorientation and cognitive overload. These problems could be inhibited if appropriate cognitive tools are provided to support learners' cognitive processes. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors influencing the use of…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning, Cognitive Processes