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- Title
QUALITATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
- Authors
Tobin, Kenneth
- Abstract
An interpretive study of learning environments involved 20 elementary and middle school teachers enrolled as students in a graduate degree program in science education. The participants were selected to provide diverse perspectives on learning environments associated with the use of the internet to promote learning of how to teach science. Although students also met face to face during summer semesters and on several occasions in the academic year, a computer application, Connecting Communities of Learners (CCL), was the predominant means of engaging the curriculum. This article describes the CCL and provides examples of how different functions are used to facilitate students' interactions with one another, reading of pertinent material, participation in semiprivate written interactions with peers, reviewing of relevant literature, and involvement in conferences. An analysis of students' written and oral perceptions of the learning environments identified three clusters of salient characteristics, namely, emancipatory activities, co-participatory activities, and qualia (e.g. interest, curiosity, enjoyment, satisfaction, stimulation, appreciations). The students' perceptions of preferred and experienced learning environment are diverse and the 15-category fine structure described in this article provides a framework for planning instructional improvement and conducting research.
- Subjects
LEARNING; WORLD Wide Web; INTERNET in education; INSTRUCTIONAL systems; EDUCATIONAL technology; EDUCATION research
- Publication
Learning Environments Research, 1998, Vol 1, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
1387-1579
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1009953715583