Higher education students' experiences and opinion about distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic
Апстракт
Background The Covid-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for the global higher education community. Understanding of students' perception has important implications for the quality of the learning process, as it affects students' engagement in learning, helps educators rethink the principles of the learning design and further improve the developed programs. Objectives Understanding of how rapid and necessary changes of learning caused by the pandemic are related to students' intrinsic motivation and awareness. Methods There were 832 participants in this study. Quantitative and qualitative research methods employing relevant statistical techniques were used to research students' opinions regarding the distance learning process. Results and Conclusions Our analysis showed that first-year students were significantly less motivated during the learning process than older students, they saw distance learning as less valuable and less interesting than the others. Our research found... several positive consequences of the pandemic: working according to students' own schedule in a relaxed environment, looking at the lecture again if necessary, feeling free to ask questions and communicate with teachers and saving travel time. Implications Teachers should have more understanding for the first-year students who are threatened when it comes to developing motivation to learn and help them cope with learning anxieties, encourage their self-belief and give them extra support during the learning process.
Кључне речи:
motivation / higher education / distance learning / Covid-19Извор:
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021, 37, 6, 1682-1693Издавач:
- WILEY, HOBOKEN
DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12613
ISSN: 0266-4909
PubMed: 34903902
WoS: 000703588900001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85116338261
Институција/група
Učiteljski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Stevanović, Aleksandra AU - Božić, Radoslav AU - Radović, Slavisa PY - 2021 UR - https://redun.educons.edu.rs/handle/123456789/433 AB - Background The Covid-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for the global higher education community. Understanding of students' perception has important implications for the quality of the learning process, as it affects students' engagement in learning, helps educators rethink the principles of the learning design and further improve the developed programs. Objectives Understanding of how rapid and necessary changes of learning caused by the pandemic are related to students' intrinsic motivation and awareness. Methods There were 832 participants in this study. Quantitative and qualitative research methods employing relevant statistical techniques were used to research students' opinions regarding the distance learning process. Results and Conclusions Our analysis showed that first-year students were significantly less motivated during the learning process than older students, they saw distance learning as less valuable and less interesting than the others. Our research found several positive consequences of the pandemic: working according to students' own schedule in a relaxed environment, looking at the lecture again if necessary, feeling free to ask questions and communicate with teachers and saving travel time. Implications Teachers should have more understanding for the first-year students who are threatened when it comes to developing motivation to learn and help them cope with learning anxieties, encourage their self-belief and give them extra support during the learning process. PB - WILEY, HOBOKEN T2 - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning T1 - Higher education students' experiences and opinion about distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic EP - 1693 IS - 6 SP - 1682 VL - 37 DO - 10.1111/jcal.12613 UR - conv_1092 ER -
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Stevanović, A., Božić, R.,& Radović, S.. (2021). Higher education students' experiences and opinion about distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning WILEY, HOBOKEN., 37(6), 1682-1693. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12613 conv_1092
Stevanović A, Božić R, Radović S. Higher education students' experiences and opinion about distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2021;37(6):1682-1693. doi:10.1111/jcal.12613 conv_1092 .
Stevanović, Aleksandra, Božić, Radoslav, Radović, Slavisa, "Higher education students' experiences and opinion about distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic" in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 37, no. 6 (2021):1682-1693, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12613 ., conv_1092 .