Some researchers stated that blended learning can enhance students' learning outcomes, improve students' motivation , and it is effective way for achieving learning objectives [4,5,14,15]. (2014). K-12 online learning: A survey of U.S. school district administrators. In line with Coldwell et al. Internet and Higher Education, 12(1), 16. We investigate the blended learning design features of learner interactions, face-to-face support, learning management system tools and technology quality while the outcomes considered include satisfaction, performance, intrinsic motivation and knowledge construction. It is therefore a planning evaluation research design as noted by Guskey (2000) since the outcomes are aimed at blended learning implementation at MMU. Anderson, T. (2004). 2. The objective of the current study is to investigate the effectiveness of blended learning in view of student satisfaction, knowledge construction, performance and intrinsic motivation and how they are related to student characteristics and blended learning design features in a blended learning environment. Establishing the significant predictors of outcomes in blended learning will help to inform planners of such learning environments in order to put in place necessary groundwork preparations for designing blended learning as an innovative pedagogical approach. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-017-0043-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-017-0043-4. Maidenhead: OUP McGraw-Hill. Guskey, T. R. (2000). This evaluates the extent of an e-learning system usage and the educational effectiveness. 2008 May;50(4):11831202. Purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of BL in improving knowledge and skill in pharmacy education. In this study we have investigated learning outcomes as dependent variables to establish if particular learner characteristics/backgrounds and design features are related to the outcomes for blended learning effectiveness and if they predict learning outcomes in blended learning. Adopting a blended learning approach: Challenges, encountered and lessons learned in an action research study. 59% of students are more motivated when using blended learning models. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.11.007. Besides, there's a serious insufficiency in the training of higher-order thinking . Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education Impact Factor: 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.553 Restricted access Research article Communication Education, 37(3), 198207. At the cognitive level, learners interacted with content at 72% by reading the posted content (81%), exchanging knowledge via the LMS (58.4%), participating in discussions on the forum (62%) and got course objectives and structure introduced during the face-to-face sessions (86%). Most of the student characteristics and blended learning design features dealt with in this study are important factors for blended learning effectiveness. On the whole, poor quality technology yields no satisfaction by users and therefore the quality of technology significantly affects satisfaction (Piccoli, Ahmad, & Ives, 2001). The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 13(1), 7887. The effectiveness of blended learning may be dependent on student characteristics, design features, and learning outcomes. Technology quality and interactions are the only design features predicting learner knowledge construction, while social support, among the learner backgrounds, is a predictor of knowledge construction. E-Learning versus Face-to-Face Methodology for Learning Antimicrobial Resistance and Prescription Practice in a Tertiary Hospital of a Middle-Income Country. It was also noted that a common factor in failure and learner drop-out is the time conflict which is compounded by issues of family, employment status as well as management support (Packham, Jones, Miller, & Thomas, 2004). The same study indicated student satisfaction with instructors at a mean of 3.8. Score 50 and above is considered a pass in this studys setting and learners scoring this and above will be considered to have passed. sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal Web-based distance learning in a community college: The influence of task values on task choice, retention and commitment. Park and Choi, (2009) showed that organizational support significantly predicts learners stay and success in online courses because employers at times are willing to reduce learners workload during study as well as supervisors showing that they are interested in job-related learning for employees to advance and improve their skills. Project-based learning relies on immersing learners in one particular project, whether it's a question or challenge, and focusing on solving that one problem over a period of time. 6 while some colleges and universities have clear mandates for the percentage of time allowed online versus face-to-face for instruction in order to be called "blended," others are less prescriptive These gaps are open for further investigation in order to understand if they can be significant predictors of blended learning effectiveness in a similar or different learning setting. Thousands Oaks: Corwin Press. government site. M icrolearning is a learning approach that involves delivering small, targeted chunks of information to learners in a concise and easily digestible format. 324332). They have dealt with emotional intelligence, resilience, personality type and success in an online learning context (Berenson, Boyles, & Weaver, 2008). The World-Wide Web. Comparisons between blended learning environments have been done to establish the disparity between academic achievement, grade dispersions and gender performance differences and no significant differences were found between the groups (Demirkol & Kazu, 2014). Summary: Effectively evaluating your blended learning program is a crucial part of the learning process. Interaction capabilities between instructors and learners using email, discussion boards, or chat rooms can enhance student engagement and allow space for collaborative learning. From http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/. A survey was administered to 238 respondents to gather data on student characteristics/background, design features and learning outcomes. Park, J.-H., & Choi, H. J. Byungura JC, Nyiringango G, Fors U, Forsberg E, Tumusiime DK. Learner satisfaction was reported at 81% especially with instructors (85%) high percentage reported on encouraging learner participation during the course of study 93%, course content (83%) with the highest being satisfaction with the good relationship between the objectives of the course units and the content (90%), technology (71%) with a high percentage on the fact that the platform was adequate for the online part of the learning (76%), interactions (75%) with participation in class at 79%, and face-to-face sessions (91%) with learner satisfaction high on face-to-face sessions being good enough for interaction and giving an overview of the courses when objectives were introduced at 92%. In view of the low efficiency of college students' autonomous independent learning, this research was aimed at building the OBE-oriented college students' blended English learning community in a smart environment. Nurmela, K., Palonen, T., Lehtinen, E. & Hakkarainen, K. (2003). The researcher then applied the two educational programs he had prepared, and the results showed the effectiveness of using e-learning in direct lectures in terms of increasing students' cognitive achievement. . How classroom environment and student engagement affect learning in internet-basedMBAcourses. Educause Quarterly. Learners however reported the value/usefulness of blended learning at 91% with majority believing that studying online and face-to-face had value for them (93.3%) and were therefore willing to take part in blended learning (91.2%). An independent samples t-test was done to find out the differences in male and female performance to explain the gender characteristics in blended learning effectiveness. In line with Loukis (2007) the LMS quality, reliability and ease of use lead to learning efficiency as technology quality, online tools are predictors of learner satisfaction and intrinsic motivation. This study tackles blended learning effectiveness which has been investigated in previous studies considering grades, course completion, retention and graduation rates but no studies regarding effectiveness in view of learner characteristics/background, design features and outcomes have been done in the Ugandan university context. A study by Blocker and Tucker (2001) also showed that learners had difficulties with technology and inadequate group participation by peers leading to dissatisfaction within these design features. Online versus on-campus instruction: student attitudes & perceptions. Shrain, K. (2012). Using constructivist principles in designing and integrating online collaborative interactions. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 15(1), 4557. Blended learning effectiveness has quite a number of underlying factors that pose challenges. Learner success in blended learning may substantially be affected by system functionality (Pituch & Lee, 2006) and may lead to failure of such learning initiatives (Shrain, 2012). http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/13/57, http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/17403945. Hofmann, J. This can go a long way in producing skilled learners who can be innovative graduates enough to satisfy employment demands through creativity and innovativeness. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. They effectively used the communication tools (60%) and to work with peers by making posts (57%). The reviewed literature clearly shows learner characteristics/background and blended learning design features play a part in blended learning effectiveness and some of them are significant predictors of effectiveness. Student-teacher interactions are known to bring satisfaction within online courses. In the study, the author has constructed a blended translation course and has conducted a survey to determine the effectiveness of blended learning to improve learner autonomy. A Comprehensive Learning Management System A comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) is a prerequisite for creating an immersive learning environment. Initiating knowledge construction by learners for blended learning effectiveness is exhibited in our findings and agrees with Rahman, Yasin and Jusof (2011). B. Again, the Community of Inquiry theoretical framework can guide you in considering the full range of these dimensions. International Review of Research in open & Distance Learning, 9(2), 116. The learner characteristics/backgrounds being investigated for blended learning effectiveness include self-regulation, computer competence, workload management, social and family support, attitude to blended learning, gender and age. Effectiveness of Moodle-enabled blended learning in private Indian Business School teaching NICHE programs. Can you keep learners online? Persistence of masters students in the United States: Developing and testing of a conceptual model. Shapiro-Wilk test was done to test normality of the data for it to qualify for parametric tests. Self regulation is the only learner characteristic predicting intrinsic motivation in blended learning while technology quality, online tools and interactions are the design features predicting intrinsic motivation. Workload management by learners vis--vis studying is good at 60%. Blended learning, defined as the combination of traditional face-to-face learning and asynchronous or synchronous e-learning, has grown rapidly and is now widely used in education. young, middle-aged and old above 45years) (Coldwell, Craig, Paterson, & Mustard, 2008). A value flow model for the evaluation of an e-learning service. Heinich, Molenda, Russell, and Smaldino (2001) showed the need for examining learner characteristics for effective instructional technology use and showed that user characteristics do impact on behavioral intention to use technology. Microlearning videos can be an effective way to engage learners and help them retain information. Such improvement as noted may be an indicator of blended learning effectiveness. Islam, A. K. M. N. (2014). The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face, blended and e-learning in teaching in local anaesthesia by assessing students' knowledge gain, performance of practical skills and satisfaction with the course. From these, one course unit was selected from each school and all the learners following the course unit were surveyed. Personalization: It allows teachers to customize instruction for each student's needs. Educational Technology & Society, 14(2), 224235. Internet and Higher Education, 7(2), 95105. International Journal of Web-based Communities, 5(3), 340350. A lack in computer skills causes failure in e-learning and blended learning as noted by Shraim and Khlaif (2010). Computers & Education. They show computer confidence at 75.3%; which gives prospects for an effective blended learning environment in regard to their computer competence and confidence. In R. Pospisil & L. Willcoxson (Eds. 82% of students prefer blended teaching to classic teaching environments. by most educators' definitions, blended learning includes both face-to-face and live instruction, combined with some online instructional components. Knowledge of online Learning technologies and their application in Blended Learning Environments. We have made use of Loukis, Georgiou, and Pazalo (2007) value flow model for evaluating an e-learning and blended learning service specifically considering the effectiveness evaluation layer. Kuo, Y., Walker, A. E., Belland, B. R., & Schroder, L. E. E. (2013). The indicators of self regulation exist as well as positive attitudes towards blended learning. The phrase "blended learning" is being used increasingly to describe learning and teaching approaches which contain a mixture of online activities and face to face activities. Cite this article. The study adopts a triangulation approach with regard to instrument. 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