Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences

Volume: 2 Number: 2 June 1, 2017
Ayşe Bağrıaçık Yılmaz
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Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the opinions of students towards a blended learning environment, which is created according to individual and collaborative learning preferences of students. The study was based on the convergent parallel research design. In accordance with this research, firstly students were assigned to individual and collaborative groups according to their preferences. Learning activities with the same focus were applied to the groups in different ways. After six weeks of implementation process, students' opinions were collected by a questionnaire developed by researcher. The results showed that students’ opinions were generally positive about the blended learning environment, and also having education according to their own learning preferences had a positive impact on their opinions. Students also indicated that they would like to take further courses with blended approach. Besides, the positive and negative aspects of implementation were taken part in the study.

Keywords

Blended learning,students’ preference,collaborative learning,individual learning,Moodle

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APA
Yılmaz, A. B. (2017). Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 2(2), 36-45. https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT
AMA
1.Yılmaz AB. Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences. JOLTIDA. 2017;2(2):36-45. https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT
Chicago
Yılmaz, Ayşe Bağrıaçık. 2017. “Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 2 (2): 36-45. https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT.
EndNote
Yılmaz AB (June 1, 2017) Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 2 2 36–45.
IEEE
[1]A. B. Yılmaz, “Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences”, JOLTIDA, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 36–45, June 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT
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Yılmaz, Ayşe Bağrıaçık. “Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 2/2 (June 1, 2017): 36-45. https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz AB. Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences. JOLTIDA. 2017;2:36–45.
MLA
Yılmaz, Ayşe Bağrıaçık. “Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 36-45, https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Bağrıaçık Yılmaz. Student Opinions Towards Blended Learning Environment Created According To Individual And Collaborative Study Preferences. JOLTIDA [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 1;2(2):36-45. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35LB94LT