Understanding the ways in which design features of educational websites impact upon student learning outcomes in blended learning environments

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1183-1192

  Kember, David ^a   McNaught, Carmel ^b   Chong, Fanny C Y ^a   Lam, Paul ^b   Cheng, K F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Interactive learning environments; Pedagogical issues; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

APPROACHES TO LEARNING; BLENDED LEARNING; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE; COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DESIGN FEATURES; INFORMATION PRESENTATION; INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL; INTERACTIVE LEARNING; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING OUTCOME; MARGINAL FIT; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

COMMUNICATION; CURRICULA; INTERNET; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 77955553667     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. I.E. Allen, and J. Seaman Learning on demand. Online education in the United States, 2009 2009 Babson Survey Research Group & The Sloan Consortium http://www.sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/pdf/learningondemand.pdf Retrieved March 25, 2010, from.
2. P.M. Bentler Comparative fit indexes in structural models Psychological Bulletin 107 1990 238 246.
3. P.M. Bentler EQS structural equations program manual 2006 Multivariate Software CA, Encino.
4. P.M. Bentler, and D.G. Bonett Significance tests and goodness of fit in the analysis of covariance structures Psychological Bulletin 88 1980 588 606.
5. Z.L. Berge Active, interactive, and reflective elearning The Quarterly Review of Distance Education 3 2 2002 181 190.
6. Z.L. Berge, and S. Mrozowski Review of research in distance education, 1990-1999 American Journal of Distance Education 15 3 2001 5 19.
7. J. Biggs Student approaches to learning and studying 1987 Australian Council for Educational Research Melbourne.
8. J.B. Biggs Teaching for quality learning at university: What the student does 1999 society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press Buckingham.
9. K.A. Bollen A new incremental fit index for general structural equation models Sociological Research and Methods 17 1989 303 316.
10. A. Boomsma, and J.J. Hoogland The robustness of LISREL modeling revisited R. Cudeck, S. du Toit, D. Sörbom, Structural equation modeling: Present and future: a Festschrift in honor of Karl Jöreskog 2001 Scientific Software International Lincolnwood 1 25.
11. M.W. Browne, and R. Cudeck Alternative ways of assessing model fit K.A. Bollen, J.S. Long, Testing structural equation models 1993 Sage Newbury Park, CA 136 161.
12. J.B. Caruso ECAR study of students and information technology, 2004: Convenience, connection, and control 2004 EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ers0405/Ekf0405.pdf Retrieved March 25, 2010, from.
13. R.E. Clark Confounding in educational computer research Journal of Educational Computing Research 1 2 1985 28 42.
14. R.E. Clark Media will never influence learning Educational Technology Research and Development 42 4 1994 21 29.
15. C. Easthope, and G. Easthope Intensification, extension and complexity of teachers' workload British Journal of Sociology of Education 21 1 2000 43 58.
16. J.E. Eitington The winning trainer 2002 Gulf Houston.
17. L. Gow, and D. Kember Conceptions of teaching and their relationship to student learning British Journal of Educational Psychology 63 1993 20 33.
18. B. Holmes, I. Huet, D. Leahy, J. Gardner, D. Dolan, and J. Tavares Elearning in European higher education: an analysis of present practice in Ireland, Portugal, and the UK, with lessons for the Bologna process J. Fegan, M.H. Field, Education across borders 2009 Springer Netherlands 93 113.
19. R.H. Hoyle Structural equation modelling: Concepts, issues and applications 1995 Thousand Oaks, CA Sage.
20. L.T. Hu, and P.M. Bentler Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: conventional criteria versus new alternatives Structural Equation Modeling 6 1999 1 55.
21. P. Jarvis Adult and continuing education: Theory and practice 2nd ed. 1995 Routledge London.
22. S.D. Johnson, and S.R. Aragon An instructional strategy framework for online learning environments New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education 100 2003 31 43.
23. D. Kember A reconcepualisation of the research into university academics' conceptions of teaching Learning and Instruction 7 3 1997 255 275.
24. D. Kember International students from Asia M. Tight, J. Huisman, K.H. Mok, C. Morphew, Routledge international handbook of higher education 2009 Routledge Abingdon, Oxfordshire 47 60.
25. D. Kember, and L. Gow Orientations to teaching and their effect on the quality of student learning Journal of Higher Education 65 1 1994 58 74.
26. D. Kember, and K.P. Kwan Lecturers' approaches to teaching and their relationship to conceptions of good teaching N. Hativa, P. Goodyear, Teacher thinking, beliefs and knowledge in higher education 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, the Netherlands 219 239.
27. D. Kember, and D.Y.P. Leung Development of a questionnaire for assessing students' perceptions of the teaching and learning environment and its use in quality assurance Learning Environments Research 12 2009 15 29.
28. D. Kember, and D. Watkins Approaches to learning and teaching by the Chinese M.H. Bond, The second Oxford handbook of Chinese psychology 2010 Oxford University Press Oxford 169 185.
29. L.J. Lammers, and J.J. Murphy A profile of teaching techniques used in the university classroom Active Learning in Higher Education 3 1 2002 54 67.
30. D. Laurillard A conversational framework for the effective use of learning technologies 2002 RoutledgeFalmer London.
31. D. Laurillard The teacher as action researcher: using technology to capture pedagogic form Studies in Higher Education 33 2 2008 139 154.
32. Y. Lee, M.P. Driscoll, and D.W. Nelson The past present and future of research in distance education: results of a content analysis American Journal of Distance Education 18 4 2004 225 241.
33. P. Levy Learning to learn in networked environments: a focus on 'orientation' H.S. Ching, P.W.T. Poon, C. McNaught, eLearning and digital publishing 2006 Springer Dordrecht 89 107.
34. H.W. Marsh, K.T. Hau, and Z. Wen In search of golden rules: comment on hypothesis-testing approaches to setting cutoff values for fit indexes and dangers in overgeneralizing Hu and Bentler's (1999) findings Structural Equation Modeling 11 3 2004 320 341.
35. C. McNaught Adopting technology should mean adapting it to meet learning needs On the Horizon 10 4 2002 14 18.
36. C. McNaught, K.F. Cheng, and P. Lam Developing evidence-based criteria for the design and use of online forums in higher education in Hong Kong N. Lambropoulos, P. Zaphiris, User-centered design of online learning communities 2006 Information Science Publishing Hershey, PA 161 184.
37. C. McNaught, P. Lam, and K.F. Cheng Using expert reviews to enhance learning designs L. Lockyer, S. Bennett, S. Agostinho, B. Harper, Handbook of research on learning design and learning objects: Issues, applications and technologies 2008 Information Science Publishing Hersey, PA 243 262.
38. C. McNaught, P. Lam, C. Keing, and K.F. Cheng Improving e-learning support and infrastructure: an evidence-based approach J. O'Donoghue, Technology supported learning and teaching: A staff perspective 2006 Information Science Publishing Hershey, PA 71 90.
39. C. McNaught, P. Phillips, D. Rossiter, and J. Winn Developing a framework for a usable and useful inventory of computer-facilitated learning and support materials in Australian universities Evaluations and Investigations Program report 99/11 2000 Higher Education Division Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Canberra.
40. L. Moran, and B. Myringer Flexible learning and university change K. Harry, Higher education through open and distance learning 1999 Routledge London 57 71.
41. G. Morgan Faculty use of course management systems 2003 EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS0302/ ekf0302.pdf Retrieved March 25, 2010, from.
42. P. Ramsden Learning to teach in higher education 1992 Routledge London.
43. T.C. Reeves, and J.G. Hedberg Interactive learning systems evaluation 2003 Educational Technology Publications New Jersey.
44. E.M. Rogers Diffusion of innovations 5th ed. 2003 Free Press New York.
45. D. Salter, L. Richards, and T. Carey The 'T5' design model: an instructional model and learning environment to support the integration of online and campus-based courses Educational Media International 41 3 2004 207 218.
46. M. Schmitt Uses and abuses of coefficient alpha Psychological Assessment 8 4 1996 350 353.
47. SPSS 16.0 for Windows (2007). [computer software].
48. K. Trigwell, M. Prosser, and P. Taylor Qualitative differences in approaches to teaching first year university science Higher Education 27 1994 75 84.
49. K. Trigwell, M. Prosser, and F. Waterhouse Relations between teachers' approaches to teaching and students' approaches to learning Higher Education 37 1999 57 70.
50. P.R. Trowler, and A. Cooper Teaching and learning regimes: implicit theories and recurrent practices in the enhancement of teaching and learning through educational development programmes Higher Education Research and Development 21 3 2002 221 240.
51. Y. Vovides, S. Sanchez-Alonso, V. Mitropoulou, and G. Nickmans The use of e-learning course management systems to support learning strategies and to improve self-regulated learning Educational Research Review 2 1 2007 64 74.
52. V. Weigel From course management to curricular capabilities: a capabilities approach for the next-generation course management system EDUCAUSE Review 2005 54 67 May/June