Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons of online learner participation in blended learning environments. The study group consisted of 14 graduate students, who had prior learning experiences in blended learning. In this study, semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews were made and these interviews were coded and analyzed in NVivo. At first data divided into two categories as “participation” and “nonparticipation”. Then four categories, which are named as “willingly participation”, “unwillingly participation”, “willingly nonparticipation”, and “unwillingly nonparticipation”. For “willingly participation”, two themes were identified as benefit and interest. For “unwillingly participation”, the themes were responsibility and suppression. For “willingly nonparticipation” four themes were identified as bad design, not interesting, not benefiting, and existence of face to face opportunity. Suppression, work overload, shortage of time, and hesitation were identified as themes of “unwillingly nonparticipation”.
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Abstract
Bu çalışmada karma öğrenme ortamlarında çevrimiçi katılım sağlamanın ve sağlamamanın sebeplerini ele alan nitel bir araştırmaya yer verilmektedir. Çalışma grubunu, karma öğrenme ortamlarına dair deneyimi bulunan 14 lisansüstü öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında yarı yapılandırılmış bireysel görüşmeler ve odak grup görüşmesi yapılmış, veriler nitel analiz programlarından biri olan NVivo ile kodlanmıştır. Hem katılım sağlama, hem sağlamama için veriler isteyerek ve istemeden katılım olmak üzere iki temaya ayrılmıştır. Çalışma sonunda; isteyerek katılım için, ihtiyaç ve ilgi; istemeden katılım için, sorumluluk ve baskı katılım sağlamayı etkileyen nedenler olarak belirlenmiştir. İsteyerek katılmama durumu için ihtiyaç duymama, ilgi çekmeme, kötü tasarım, yüz yüze imkânı; istemeden katılım sağlamama için ise iş yükü, zaman darlığı, çekinme ve baskı neden olarak belirlenmiştir.
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- Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (1992). Qualitative research for education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods. 2nd edition. Allyn and Bacon, Needham Heights, MA.
- Chan, M., S. & Waugh, R., F. (2007). Factors affecting student participation in the online learning environment at the Open University of Hong Kong. Journal of Distance Education, 21(3), 23-38.
- Daniel, J. (2000) Future of Online Learning. 17 Ekim 2008 tarihinde http://www.open.ac.uk/johndanielspeeches/speeches.html adresinden erişilmiştir.
- Hrastinski, S. (2008). What is online learner participation? A literature review. Computers & Education, 51, 1755-1765.
- Hrastinski, S. (2009). A theory of online learning as online participation. Computers & Education, 52, 78-82.
- Johnson, J. L. (1997). Generalizability in qualitative research: Excavating the discourse. In Morse, J. M. (Ed.) Completing a Qualitative Project: Details and Dialogue. California: SAGE Publications.
- Li, W. & Zheng, Y. (2012). Research on online learner participation in a web-based course. Int. J. Cont. Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 22(1/2), 59-72.
- Merriam, S. B. (1998). Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
- Michinov, N., Brunot, S., Le Bohec, O., Juhel, J., & Delaval, M. (2011). Procrastination, participation, and performance in online learning environments. Computers & Education, 56, 243–252.
- Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative evaluation and research methods. 2nd edition. Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
- Thorne, K. (2003). Blended learning: How to integrate online and traditional learning. London: Kogan Page.
- Vonderwell, S., & Zachariah, S. (2005). Factors that influence participation in online learning. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(2), 213-230.
- Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Wise, A. F., Perera, N., Hsiao, Y. T., Speer, J., & Marbouti, F. (2012). Microanalytic case studies of individual participation patterns in an asynchronous online discussion in an undergraduate blended course. Internet and Higher Education, 15, 108–117.
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- Yıldırım, K. (2010). Nitel araştırmalarda niteliği artırma. İlköğretim Online, 9(1), 79-92.
- Yükseltürk, E. (2010). An investigation of factors affecting student participation level in an online discussion forum. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 9(2), 24-32.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | October 20, 2014 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2014 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |