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Contribution: As expected, a partition-room environment negatively affects students' learning. An unexpected result of this study is that female students occasionally cho...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Contribution: As expected, a partition-room environment negatively affects students' learning. An unexpected result of this study is that female students occasionally choose not to use the technology available in partition-rooms, to avoid undesirable facial exposure. Background: The main purpose of partition-rooms is to prevent male instructors from seeing female students' faces. In learning environments where instructors and students are physically separated, technology is expected to play an integral role in bridging the gap. In one side of partition-rooms, female students use their own mobile devices, such as laptops, tablets and mobile phones, for course activities and communication; in the other side, the instructor has various digital teaching equipment provided by the institution. Research Question: What effect does a partition-room's physical environment have on female students' academic performance, satisfaction, technology efficacy, and perceived learning? What effect does a partition-room's social environment have on female students' academic performance, satisfaction, technology efficacy, and perceived learning? Methodology: Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were followed. Quantitative results were obtained from a student questionnaire. Qualitative data was gathered in a focus group session. Findings: The communication benefits offered by technology are impaired by both the physical context and the cultural-social context. The latter emerged during focus group discussions where students said that their faces might by revealed in the light emitted by their devices. Thus, local culture and social context limit the benefits of using digital technology in the classroom.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 61, Issue: 4, November 2018)
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Learning Experiences ,
- Female Students ,
- Impact Of Digital Technologies ,
- Focus Group ,
- Academic Performance ,
- Learning Environment ,
- Focus Group Discussions ,
- Male Teachers ,
- Technology In The Classroom ,
- Digital Equipment ,
- Learning Process ,
- Lecture ,
- Cultural Context ,
- Use Of Devices ,
- Saudi Arabia ,
- Study Of Students ,
- Male Students ,
- Online Learning ,
- Collective Identity ,
- Regular Classroom ,
- Perceptions Of Learning ,
- High Grade Point Average ,
- Female Teachers ,
- Partition Wall ,
- Can Hear ,
- Gender Segregation ,
- Office Hours ,
- Online Quizzes ,
- Blended Learning
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Learning Experiences ,
- Female Students ,
- Impact Of Digital Technologies ,
- Focus Group ,
- Academic Performance ,
- Learning Environment ,
- Focus Group Discussions ,
- Male Teachers ,
- Technology In The Classroom ,
- Digital Equipment ,
- Learning Process ,
- Lecture ,
- Cultural Context ,
- Use Of Devices ,
- Saudi Arabia ,
- Study Of Students ,
- Male Students ,
- Online Learning ,
- Collective Identity ,
- Regular Classroom ,
- Perceptions Of Learning ,
- High Grade Point Average ,
- Female Teachers ,
- Partition Wall ,
- Can Hear ,
- Gender Segregation ,
- Office Hours ,
- Online Quizzes ,
- Blended Learning
- Author Keywords