Teaching and Learning Styles on Moodle: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Using STEM and Non-STEM Qualifications from a Gender Perspective

María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares, Raúl Marticorena-Sánchez, Natalia Muñoz-Rujas, Sandra Rodríguez-Arribas, María-Camino Escolar-Llamazares, Nuria Alonso-Santander, M. Ángeles Martínez-Martín and Elvira I. Mercado-Val
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María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group DATAHES, P° Comendadores s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Raúl Marticorena-Sánchez: Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group ADMIRABLE, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Avda. de Cantabria s/n, 09006 Burgos, Spain
Natalia Muñoz-Rujas: Departamento de Ingeniería Electromecánica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group iENERGIA, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Avda. de Cantabria s/n, 09006 Burgos, Spain
Sandra Rodríguez-Arribas: Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group ADMIRABLE, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Avda. de Cantabria s/n, 09006 Burgos, Spain
María-Camino Escolar-Llamazares: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group DATAHES, P° Comendadores s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Nuria Alonso-Santander: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group DATAHES, P° Comendadores s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
M. Ángeles Martínez-Martín: Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group DATAHES, C/Villadiego, 1, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Elvira I. Mercado-Val: Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Burgos, Research Group DATAHES, C/Villadiego, 1, 09001 Burgos, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: Teaching in Higher Education is with increasing frequency completed within a Learning Management System (LMS) environment in the Blended Learning modality. The use of learning objects (activities and resources) offered by LMS means that both teachers and students require training. In addition, gender differences relating to the number of students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Non-STEM courses might have some influence on the use of those learning objects. The study involves 13 teachers (6 experts in e-Learning and 7 non-experts) on 13 academic courses (4 STEM and 9 Non-STEM) and a detailed examination of the logs of 626 students downloaded from the Moodle platform. Our objectives are: (1) To confirm whether significant differences may be found in relation to the use of learning objects (resources and activities) on Moodle, depending on the expertise of the teacher (expert vs. non-expert in e-Learning); (2) To confirm whether there are significant differences between students regarding their use of learning objects, depending on the expertise of the teacher (expert vs. non-expert in e-Learning); (3) To confirm whether there are significant differences for the use of learning objects among students as a function of gender. Differences were found in the use of Moodle learning objects (resources and activities) for teachers and for students depending on the expertise of the teacher. Likewise, differences were found for the use of some learning objects as a function of gender and the degrees that the students were following. Increased technological training for both teachers and students is proposed, especially on Non-STEM qualifications, in order to mitigate the effects of the technological gap and its collateral relation with the gender gap and the digital divide.

Keywords: learning styles; teaching styles; Moodle; blended learning; learning-objects; gender gap; digital gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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