Abstract
Examining students' learning effectiveness and satisfaction is critical to the ultimate success of technology-assisted learning that has been deployed at a fast-growing pace. The accumulated results from prior research are mostly equivocal. Based on how technology-assisted learning may influence students' learning process, we analyze technology-assisted learning and synthesize relevant prior research, and propose a factor model that explains learning effectiveness and satisfaction. We empirically test that model with a quasi-experiment that involves 212 university students, observing their learning of Adobe Photoshop. We test the hypothesized effects of technology-assisted learning and its moderating role in influencing students' learning effectiveness and satisfaction. According to our results, the use of technology-assisted learning adversely affects student engagement. This, in turn, negatively influences their learning effectiveness and satisfaction. Student engagement in learning activities appears to mediate the impact of technology-assisted learning on learning effectiveness. Furthermore, the influence of technology-assisted learning on learning satisfaction is mediated by both student engagement and learning effectiveness. Technology-assisted learning shows no significant moderating effects on learning effectiveness or satisfaction. Our empirical results have several important implications for technology-assisted learning research and practice.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 891-903 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 14th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2010 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 9 Jul 2010 → 12 Jul 2010 |
Conference
Conference | 14th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2010 |
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Country | Taiwan, Province of China |
City | Taipei |
Period | 9/07/10 → 12/07/10 |
Keywords
- Engagement in learning
- Learning outcomes
- Learning process
- Technology-assisted learning