Archive for the ‘Learners’ Category

Many are uncertain about going back to campus this fall

A public data analysis shows many higher-ed leaders are considering a range of scenarios, while many faculty are planning for online learning eCampus News

Download Report: Teaching and Leading Through a Pandemic: Key Findings from the American Educator Panels Spring 2020 COVID-19 Surveys

Educators and students in schools across the United States have faced sweeping, unprecedented changes to teaching and learning because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which shuttered school buildings in spring 2020. This Data Note presents selected results on several aspects of schooling, including both teachers’ and principals’ perspectives, and it examines inequities in […]

Examining Student Perception of Readiness for Online Learning: Importance and Confidence

The last two decades have seen a steady increase in the number of online courses in higher education. This survey-based study examines student readiness for online learning in 2018, through the dimensions of importance and confidence as measures of readiness.  An instrument with four subscales of competencies (online student attributes, time management, communication, and technical) […]

Download Report: Online College Students 2020: Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences (Registration Required)

Download the ninth annual Online College Students research report from Wiley Education Services and Aslanian Market Research, a division of EducationDynamics for insights and recommendations for how to effectively attract, support, and retain online students. Based on a survey conducted in early 2020, this report compiles responses from more than 1,500 past, present, and prospective […]

Download Report: Evidence on the Validity, Reliability, and Usability of the Measuring and Improving Student-Centered Learning (MISCL) Toolkit

Student-centered learning (SCL) describes various approaches that keep students’ goals, interests, and needs central to the teaching and learning process. Despite the recent proliferation of SCL approaches, researchers and practitioners are still learning about which SCL strategies are most effective for supporting student achievement and how to measure them. This report summarizes a study on […]

Download Report: Teachers’ Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments: 2018 –19

This report is based on the 2018–19 survey “Teachers’ Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments.” This survey was conducted in response to a request from Congress about the educational impact of students’ access outside the classroom to digital learning resources, such as computers and the Internet. The survey responds to the congressional request […]

The acceptance of e-learning systems and the learning outcome of students at universities in Vietnam

e-Learning systems nowadays become vital for many universities in developing countries. They are useful for increasing educational quality and providing students with high-quality learning resources. However, how to attract students to use e-learning systems and how to improve their learning outcomes through e-learning are still difficult questions. This paper presents a survey study with 357 […]

How College Students Viewed This Spring’s Remote Learning

A professor’s in-depth survey of students before and after courses went virtual offers insights into how colleges can improve. The key elements: a thoughtful mix of flexibility and structure. Inside Higher Ed

Who can benefit from augmented reality in chemistry? Sex differences in solving stereochemistry problems using augmented reality

This paper is about augmented reality (AR) and its potentials to support students in handling scientific representations. For this purpose, first representations are examined from a science educational and instructional psychology perspective. After giving a short overview of AR in general and how it can be delineated from virtual reality (VR), potential advantages of an […]

Research: Students Feeling Stressed; So Are Their Teachers

The mental and emotional health of students is becoming just as important during COVID-19 as their academic development. Two recent surveys have examined the social and emotional well-being of K-12 students but from opposing sides — one focused on the students and the other focused on teachers. Both were undertaken by companies that sell products […]