The Change in Students’ Attitude towards Favourable and Unfavourable Factors of Online Learning Environments

Ilona Valantinaitė and Živilė Sederevičiūtė-Pačiauskienė
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Ilona Valantinaitė: Faculty of Creative Industries, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
Živilė Sederevičiūtė-Pačiauskienė: Faculty of Creative Industries, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: This article aims to present the results of a study on favourable and unfavourable factors of using online learning environments in the study process as a digital learning strategy to promote education for sustainable development. Technologies have changed traditional face-to-face classrooms through online environments to hybrid learning spaces. Personal experiences and expectations are part of these hybrid learning setups and learner-positive attitudes to such sessions could contribute to the effectiveness of hybrid learning and student satisfaction. The quasi-experiment was carried out to determine the attitude of students towards favourable and unfavourable factors of using an online learning environment (OLE) in the study process. Five groups of students studied for one semester using the flipped classroom method. The sample was made up of 106 secondary school students, selected by means of non-probability sampling. Students were given pre-test and post-test questionnaires in the beginning and at the end of the semester. Favourable factors of using an online learning environment identified by students in the beginning of the quasi-experiment were grouped in five categories: material resources/base; teacher personality; student personality, information presentation and increase of accessibility at the institutional level. As students gain more experience in using an OLE for learning, it is not technical issues and computer literacy that become important, but students’ and teachers’ attitudes and the motivation to improve and learn. At the end of the project, the participants emphasised other favourable factors: continuous uploading of materials, convenience of use and the promotion of online learning environments for studies in all subjects. The role of the teacher while using an online learning environment was highlighted. This research contributes to the improvement of teacher pedagogical competences, creating conditions for increasing student satisfaction.

Keywords: e-learning; online learning environment; ubiquitous learning; flipped classroom; student-teacher communication; ICT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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