Learning Strategies Predicting the Perception of Social Presence of Distance Education Students
Abstract
This research has been
planned for presenting the relations between the social presence and
self-regulation in e-learning process which is very important for distance
education students. In this respect, it is tried to determined the learning
strategies which predict the social presence perceptions of the students. The
research which is carried out according to the survey model, is actualize with
the data obtained from 61 students giving appropriate answers to the questions
in data collection tools. In collecting the data; motivated strategies for
learning questionnaire, social presence scale and personal information form
which is developed by the authors, has been used. In analyzing the data;
descriptive statistics, stepwise regression analysis and one way ANOVA are
used. Study results shows that e-learners perceived co-presence could be
predicted with two variables; organization and help seeking, e-learners
perceived influence could be predicted with three variables; organization, help
seeking and effort regulation, e-learners perceived cohesiveness could be
predicted with three variables; help seeking, organization and effort
regulation, and e-learners perceived social presence could be predicted with
three variables; organization, help seeking and effort regulation. Besides, the
social presence perception of the students, do not show a significant
difference according to the gender, class level and department variables.
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
February 28, 2018
Submission Date
December 13, 2017
Acceptance Date
February 15, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 7 Number: 1
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