This study aims to compare the social presence and motivation of students taking a database II course using either the virtual world Second Life (SL) or the Enocta learning management system (LMS)/Adobe Connect. The study group consisted of 60 undergraduate sophomore students enrolled in a fully online computer programming program. Students were divided into two groups of 30. The first group was the experimental group taking the course on Second Life and the latter was control group taking the course through the Enocta LMS/Adobe Connect. A matching-only pre- and post-test control group design was applied. The data were collected through the Perceived Sociability Scale of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environments (Sociability Scale) and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). The results of the study showed significant differences in motivation and social presence scores in favour of the students taking the course through Second Life.
The microteaching method offers opportunities to pre-service teachers for both planning and applying teaching methods-techniques. This method generally focuses on teacher behaviors. In teacher training programs, pre-service teachers learn the theoretical underpinnings of pedagogical strategies, and then they practice these strategies, ensuring them have internalized these skills. Education Faculty needs to be able to review research demonstrating the efficacy of microteaching to feel confident about utilizing this practice in their programs. The aim of this research is to identify pre-service teachers' views related to microteaching practice. This research is a descriptive survey study. The participants include pre-service teachers who study in Computer and Instructional Technology Department in Education Faculty. The Interview Form, the Peer Review Form and Self Evaluation Form were used to collect data in the study. Content analysis method was used for analysis of the data. Within the scope of the research, most of the pre-service teachers reported positive views about micro-teaching. In addition, pre-service teachers' views on peer and self-evaluation were also identified.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of instruction offered via different learning environments Second Life (SL) as a 3D world versus Enocta learning management system (LMS)/Adobe Connect Pro as a web-based environment on distance education students' academic achievement related to structured query language (SQL) and attitudes toward web-based instruction. The study used the embedded experimental model. A total of 60 distance education students participated in the study. Based on their pretest academic achievement scores, 30 students were assigned to the experimental group who took the SL class while 30 were assigned to the control group who took the Enocta LMS/Adobe Connect Pro class. The same instructor taught the same course, Database 211, using the same instructional methods and materials but different learning environments (SL for the experimental group and Enocta LMS/Adobe Connect Pro for the control group). The data were collected using the web-based instruction attitude scale, an academic achievement test on database and SQL, in addition to an open-ended questionnaire. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of academic achievement. However, in terms of attitudes toward web-based instruction, a statistically significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups in favor of the experimental group.
In this research, it is planned to identify the effect of adult education principles of Knowles based first aid training on participants. Accordingly, this study aims to identify academic success of participants and analyze their views related to their first aid knowledge levels before and after the application of first aid training. Also, participants' views about training have been taken after first aid training. Within this context, research problem is: "What is the effect of first aid training on participants? Mixed design research model has been used in this research. Study group of this research include 120 participants from different sectors and institutions who attend first aid training. Within the scope of this study, academic success test, participants' views about their first aid knowledge levels survey and participants' views about training survey have been applied. Within the context of this study, it is concluded that first aid training -which is planned on basis of adult education principles-increases academic success related to first aid topics and that participants' views about their first aid knowledge change in a positive way after first aid training program.
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