Volume 2 - Number 1 - E-LEARNING - AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL LEARNING?

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The article examines e-learning courses as an alternative to traditional face-to-face instruction and/or as support for face-to-face teaching. The research objective focuses on whether learners with particular learning styles are predisposed to e-learning rather than determining which mode is universally more effective. Eight hypotheses were proposed and statistically tested using a pedagogical experiment and standardized questionnaires. Data processing used SPSS, and conclusions are drawn from the author’s research results.

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Learner Styles

Volume 2 Number 1, 2009 E-LEARNING – AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL LEARNING? Ivana Cimermanová Abstract: The article discusses the issue of e-learning courses as an alternative to traditional face-to-face courses or the support of the face-face courses. The main aim of the article is not to decide which alternative is more effective, but to find out whether there are students with particular learning style who are pre-disposed to e-learning. There were eight hypothesis postulated and tested in the research. However, we bring only four of them in this article. Hypothesis were verified by means the statistical analysis of a pedagogical experiment and results gained in the standardized questionnaires. The data were elaborated by the statistical software SPSS. The final conclusions are formulated based on the results of the research achieved by the author of the article. Zusammenfassung: Der Beitrag handelt über das Problem der E-Lernen-Kurse als einermöglichen Alternative zu der traditionellen Präsentionausbildung. Das Hauptziel besteht nicht darin, die Entscheidung zu treffen, welche Alternative effektiver ist, sondern zu beurteilen, ob so eine Gruppe der Studenten mit einem bestimmten Lernenstyl existiert, die bestimmt für die Ausbildung durch E-Learning wäre. Zuerst wurden 8 Hypothesen gestellt,von denen wir in diesem Beitrag 4 analysieren. Das Prüfen der Hypothese wurde von einem pädagogischen Experten und statistischer Bearbeitung der Ergebnisse von standardisierten Testen realisiert. Key words: e-learning, Moodle, experiment, e-course, face-to-face 1. Introduction Educational technology is a term widely used in the field of education (and other areas), but it is often used with different meanings. Some people use it to define the devices that deliver the information, while others refer to it as a systematic process of solving problems by scientific means. Optimization of teaching should be one of those factors that are considered with every lesson. One way to optimize is selecting the most appropriate teaching aid. „The Lisbon European Council (23- 24 March 2000) concluded that a European framework should define the new basic skills to be provided through lifelong learning as a key measure in Europe's response to globalization and the shift to knowledge-based economies, and emphasized that people are Europe's main asset. Since then, those conclusions have been regularly restated including by the Brussels European Councils (20- 21 March 2003 and 22- 23 March 2005), and in the re-launched Lisbon Strategy which was approved in 2005.”(European parliament, 2006) Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning introduces eight key competences: 1) Communication in the mother tongue; 2) Communication in foreign languages; 3) Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology; 4) Digital competence; 5) Learning to learn; 6) Social and civic competences; 7) Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship; and 8) Cultural awareness and expression. Competencies can be reached by regular repetition, drill and exercise. Thus none of us can expect that a student, who has never heard about using any skill, will master and use those skills actively. Drivers Received 23 February 2009, accepted 24 March 2009, published 30 March 2009. become masters by driving, language user by using a language. Concerning digital competencies analogically the users can master them not just by understanding its principles and positive effects but also, and mostly by using them. If we want teachers to use technologies in their classroom they should become familiar with them as soon as possible so that they could personally assess and evaluate, based on their own experience the positive and negative aspects, advantages and disadvantages in using them in a classroom. The learner-centered teaching is much discussed nowadays as wel

FAQs

What is the main aim of the study about e-learning?

To determine whether students with specific learning styles are predisposed to e-learning, rather than deciding which option is more effective overall.

How were the hypotheses tested in the research?

The hypotheses were verified through statistical analysis of a pedagogical experiment and results from standardized questionnaires.

Which tools and methods were used for data analysis?

The data were processed using the statistical software SPSS and analyzed based on the questionnaire results.

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