Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.2018010103
Mitra Mesgar, D. Tafazoli
This quantitative study focuses on online metacognitive reading strategies used by 39 Iranian postgraduate students with internal and external locus of control. The students were selected through locus of control questionnaire and it is followed by OSORS questionnaire to measure online metacognitive strategies used by students. The results of study revealed that online metacognitive reading strategies used mostly by internal locus of control students rather than external locus of control students. There were clear interrelationships among types of metacognitive reading strategies used and internal locus of control characteristics. Among three subcategories of metacognitive strategies, students with internal locus of control are more interested to use global strategies, whereas students with external locus of control tend less to use this strategy. Also, there was no significant difference in using problem-solving and supportive strategies used by the students.
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Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.2018010101
Natalie Nussli, Kevin Oh
{"title":"Avatar-Based Group Discussions in Virtual Worlds: Facilitation, Communication Modalities, and Benefits of Participation (Book Chapter Enhancement)","authors":"Natalie Nussli, Kevin Oh","doi":"10.4018/IJVPLE.2018010101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2018010101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53545,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments","volume":"10 1 1","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78381826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.2018010104
S. Kasuma, M. Saleh, Ayuni Akhiar, Y. M. B. Ismail
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Pub Date : 2017-07-01DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.2017070101
J. Bharucha
The current article contributes to student engagement literature in higher education in line with the paradigm shift taking place in college teaching in India. The aim of this article supports that the collaborative approach does lead to active student engagement. The findings reflect the success of this Mumbai college in ensuring that each student participates in an active learning experience. This had clearly produced a level of engagement that other forms of learning cannot. As this study shows, in the Indian context, the collaborative approach turns out to a great answer to the present theoretical method of teaching and learning.
{"title":"Building Student Engagement Through Collaborative Practice in Business Management Education","authors":"J. Bharucha","doi":"10.4018/IJVPLE.2017070101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2017070101","url":null,"abstract":"The current article contributes to student engagement literature in higher education in line with the paradigm shift taking place in college teaching in India. The aim of this article supports that the collaborative approach does lead to active student engagement. The findings reflect the success of this Mumbai college in ensuring that each student participates in an active learning experience. This had clearly produced a level of engagement that other forms of learning cannot. As this study shows, in the Indian context, the collaborative approach turns out to a great answer to the present theoretical method of teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":53545,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments","volume":"62 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78380808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Development of Blended-Learning Teaching Portfolio Course Using TBL Approach","authors":"B. Pardamean, Harjanto Prabowo, H. H. Muljo, T. Suparyanto, E. Masli, J. Donovan","doi":"10.4018/IJVPLE.2017010103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2017010103","url":null,"abstract":"Thisarticlewaswrittentodevelopateachingportfoliothathelpslecturersmaximizethebenefitsof blendedlearning,acombinationofin-personandonlinelearning,throughtheuseofTeam-Based Learning(TBL)teachingandlearningapproach.StudiesshowthatTBLcanprovideopportunitiesin developingteamworkcapabilitiesandenhancingactivelearning,whichareeffectsthatcouldremedy theweaknessesofimplementingblendedlearning.Ablendedteachingportfoliowasdevelopedfor anInternationalHumanResourceManagementcoursethatconsistedofacourseoverview,graduate competency,a syllabus, coursematerial resources, a teachingscenario, a readingassurance test, midterm/finalexams,studentassignments,assessmentoflearningoutcomes,andacoursequality improvementsheet.Eachitemwasconstructedbasedonthecharacteristicsofthecourse.Theportfolio wasconsideredavaluabletoolforlecturerstomanageablended-learningcoursethatcanhelpstudents inachievinghigherscoresandinmotivatingthemtoreadcoursematerialspriortoclasssessions. KEywoRDS E-learning, Face to Face, In Person, Learning Management System, Online Learning, Readiness Assurance Process, Syllabus, Team Based Learning","PeriodicalId":53545,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments","volume":"1 1","pages":"30-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90262952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}