Students’ opinions on blended learning and its implementation in terms of their learning styles

Uğur, Benlihan; Akkoyunlu, Buket; Kurbanoğlu, Serap

doi:10.1007/s10639-009-9109-9

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“…This is probably because they believed that Edmodo helped them improve their language proficiency. The finding was similar to many previous studies [14,15,16,17] which found that both instructors and students accepted Edmodo as a great way to get students engaged and organized in learning. It provided various benefits to educational settings.…”

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A Development of the Blended Learning Model Using Edmodo for Maximizing Students’ Oral Proficiency and Motivation

Wichadee

2017

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Abstract-The purposes of this study were to develop a blended learning model using Edmodo as a learning tool in language learning and examine the effectiveness of the model implemented in an English course regarding oral proficiency, motivation, and attitude. To achieve these purposes, a quasiexperimental design was employed to collect data using the tests and questionnaires. The samples in this study were the second-year students enrolled in an intermediate English course. The samples were from two classes, each of which contained 42 students. One class was used for the control group; another one for the experimental group. In the control group, students were only taught in a face-to-face learning environment using the PPP model whereas the experimental group studied through the PPP model in class supported by online learning using Edmodo. The findings indicate that blended learning was more effective than traditional learning. That is, students in the experimental group not only outperformed those in the control group in oral proficiency, but they also exhibited higher learning motivation. Although students in both groups did not differ in their attitude toward the PPP model, those in the experimental group expressed a positive attitude toward Edmodo. The findings of this study have implications for English language instructors, encouraging them to see how technology can facilitate learning and help learners produce better academic performance.Keywords-blended learning, Edmodo, oral proficiency, motivation IntroductionOral communication is a vital part of language learning [1]. Oral proficiency refers to the ability to communicate verbally in a functional and accurate way in a target language [2]. A person with a high degree in oral proficiency is able to apply the linguistic knowledge to new situations or contexts. People in Thailand have realized that English oral proficiency is deemed necessary as the country is having more roles iJET -Vol. 12, No. 2, 2017 137Paper-A Development of the Blended Learning Model Using Edmodo for Maximizing Students' Oral Proficiency and Motivation in global community [3]. Especially, when the Asean Community was launched in January 2016, English competency is deemed necessary to compete with others in the labour market. Thai students' poor grasp of communication ability has become a major concern for educators and policy makers. Several obstacles that hinder oral proficiency include inadequate exposure to the English meditated environment [4], the lack of oral practice, the lack of confidence in speaking, and English accent of Thai instructors [5].One of the models that has been used to develop speaking skill is the "Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP)", starting with introducing the new teaching content, followed by controlled practice and a free practice. This model aims at moving from accuracy to fluency, focusing on form. The first step, "Presentation", is where the instructor examines how much of the target language the students know. The teacher will then presen...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Owing to its similar appearance to Facebook that students are familiar with, it is very easy to apply to classrooms of all subjects. As for the attitude toward the use of Edmodo and motivation in learning, a large number of studies showed positive results [13,14,15,16,17]. …”

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A Development of the Blended Learning Model Using Edmodo for Maximizing Students’ Oral Proficiency and Motivation

Wichadee

2017

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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“…Each student acquires skills or knowledge in a different manner, based on the way they prefer to learn representing their learning preferences (De Boer et al, 2013;Felder and Brent, 2005;Prensky, 2001). Learning preferences can differ depending on circumstances (De Boer et al, 2013;Felder and Brent, 2005;Prensky, 2001) and are not fixed as it can change over time (Ugur, Akkoyunlu and Kurbanoglu, 2011). These different learning preferences are also referred to as learning styles (Richardson, 2011).…”

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A Whole Brain® learning approach to an undergraduate auditing initiative – an exploratory study

Kirstein

Kunz

2016

MEDAR

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Purpose: Individual students have different learning styles, and lecturers can no longer afford to ignore this. Lecturers have a responsibility to accommodate students' different learning styles by including learning style flexibility in the offered learning opportunities.The objective of this study is to map a teaching case study against the Herrmann Whole Brain® Model to determine whether learning style flexibility were incorporated in the teaching case study.Design/methodology/approach: A teaching case study was developed and delivered as part of an undergraduate level course at a South African residential university. The case study's primary intention was to illustrate the practical evaluation of general controls in an information technology environment. The teaching case study was analysed in terms of the Herrmann Whole Brain® Model in order to determine whether learning style flexibility had been accommodated in the learning opportunity.Originality/value: This paper contributes to the literature in accounting education by focusing on learning style flexibility specifically using Herrmann's Whole Brain® Model, as it appears that limited examples of the use of this model in accounting education have yet been published. While this paper discusses the use of an auditing case study, the results may be of interest to lecturers in other subject areas across the academic spectrum. Findings:Based on an analysis of the teaching case study against the Herrmann's Whole Brain® Model, it is evident that the teaching case study incorporated activities addressing all four quadrants of the whole brain model. It can therefore be concluded that the learning opportunity incorporated learning style flexibility.

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“…They generally focus on the logical validity of theories instead of their applicability. It is stated that the characteristics of these individuals could be developed through conducting research on the organization of information, establishing conceptual models, testing and confronting the ideas and theories, designing tests, conducting quantitative data analysis (Ugur et al, 2009;Kolb & Kolb, 2005). This study is useful to do some changes in medical and PE education, where teachers to use different type of learning methods, as interactive, problem-based or student-centred learning (Samarakoon et.…”

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Analysing of the Learning Style of Medical Students and Physical Education Students

Drosescu¹,

Puni²,

Radu³

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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Knowledge of learning style can enhance the ability of teachers to build on student experiences and construct new learning opportunities. It is about how a person learns than what a person learn. This study examines the learning styles preferences in medical and physical education university students and the differences in their learning according to Learning Styles Kolb Questionnaire. This questionnaire is design to find out the preferred learning style and differs from other tests of learning style and personality used in education by being based on a comprehensive theory of learning and development. The group consist in 222 students. Six variables were assesses: four primary scores that measure an individual's relative emphasis on the four learning orientations: Concrete Experience (CE), Reflective Observation (RO), Abstract Conceptualization (AC), and Active Experimentation (AE), and two combination scores that measure an individual's preference for abstractness over concreteness (AC-CE) and action over reflection (AE-RO). According to the results of the study after applied One Way Anova and Bonferoni with SPSS package program it was seen that are not significant differences between groups for three learning orientation. Only for Abstract Conceptualization (AC) were founded differences between groups. With the results, we bring out the inventory of students learning stylea and performance.

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Students’ opinions on blended learning and its implementation in terms of their learning styles

Cited by 75 publications

References 20 publications

A Development of the Blended Learning Model Using Edmodo for Maximizing Students’ Oral Proficiency and Motivation

A Development of the Blended Learning Model Using Edmodo for Maximizing Students’ Oral Proficiency and Motivation

A Whole Brain® learning approach to an undergraduate auditing initiative – an exploratory study

Analysing of the Learning Style of Medical Students and Physical Education Students

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