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Publication Date: 2018-Jun
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Undergraduate Kinesiology Students' Experiences in Online Motor Development Courses
Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin A.
Online Learning, v22 n2 p271-288 Jun 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate kinesiology students' experiences in an undergraduate online life span motor development course. This study was based on a theory of transactional distance (Moore, 1997). Seven undergraduate kinesiology majors (5 females, 2 males) enrolled in an online course at a Midwestern public university in the US participated in this study. Data collection included face-to-face, open-ended interviews, bulletin board discussion logs, and online assessment projects. A constant comparative method was used to interpret the data, which allowed themes to emerge from the data as well as from the theoretical framework. Three interrelated themes emerged from the students' narratives: "rigors and flexibility in online course learning," "peer feedback experiences," and "video assessment analysis." The results of this study demonstrate that undergraduate students can have independent learning styles and kinesthetic characteristics and concepts when enrolled in online life span motor development coursework. Online kinesiology courses should be centered on a set of student tasks (lectures, projects, and assignments) that constitute learning experiences that engage students, either independently and collaboratively, in order for them to master the objectives of the course (Carr-Chellman & Duchastel, 2001).
Descriptors: Online Courses, Motor Development, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Grounded Theory, Peer Evaluation, Video Technology, Educational Experience, Student Attitudes, Kinesthetic Methods, Interviews, Difficulty Level, Academic Standards, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Action Research
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