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Malathi Letchumanan; Sharifah Kartini Said Husain; Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
Learning mathematics in an online learning environment has unique challenges. Success in an online mathematics learning environment depends on a student's self-regulating ability. This systematic review provides the scholarly community with a synthesis of current self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies of students in the mathematics online…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Independent Study
Hyejoo Yun; Hae-Deok Song; YeonKyoung Kim – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
Self-regulated learning (SRL) is critical in online learning, and profiling learners' SRL patterns is needed to provide personalized support. However, little research has examined how each learner performs the cyclical phases of SRL based on trace data. To fill the gap, this study attempts to derive SRL profiles encompassing all cyclical phases of…
Descriptors: College Students, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Self Management
Irsa Abbasi; Shahzad Rasool; Uzma Habib – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Self-study is an integral part of chemistry learning, whereby the students consume knowledge outside of the classroom environment. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the need for efficient methods of synchronous and asynchronous instructional content delivery worldwide. Virtual reality (VR) presents a prospective technological solution to aid…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Visual Aids, Distance Education, Asynchronous Communication
Melissa T. A. Simarmata; Gwo-Guang Lee; Hoky Ajicahyadi; Kung-Jeng Wang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Teaching computer programming language remotely presents particular difficulties due to its requirement for abstract and logical thinking. There is a dearth of research specifically examining the potential factors that determine student performance when distance self-learning is conducted for programming language education. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Independent Study, Computer Science Education, Programming
Serap Kaynak; Sibel Ergün – American Journal of Distance Education, 2024
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of video-based laboratory practice activities in distance education on nursing students' self-efficacy and self-learning. A randomized controlled trial of intervention and control groups with pretest, posttest study. The study sample consisted of 118 nursing students registered to the online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Students, Self Efficacy, Independent Study
Peng Zhang; Gemma Tur – Open Praxis, 2024
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades into the background, higher education institutions think about what they can learn from the vast shift to online teaching and learning--the recent period emphasized the significance of autonomous learning abilities, as students who were skilled in self-regulation were able to cope with the challenges of remote…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education
Thanyasinee Laosum – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to develop a model for readiness measurement and to study readiness levels for online testing of undergraduate students in Thailand's distance education programs. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 870 undergraduate students enrolled in the 2022 academic year of a Thai university were sampled for the study. The samples…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Readiness, Undergraduate Students, Computer Assisted Testing
A. Greg Bowden; Cammy J. Purper – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
Background: The growth of online higher education programs and the increasing numbers of students seeking remote learning experiences require educators to find new ways of meeting the changing learning needs of their students. One possible approach for facilitating success for online college students is fostering engagement in self-regulated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education
Meina Zhu – Open Learning, 2024
Self-directed learning (SDL) is necessary for successful learning in MOOCs. Motivation is one of the critical elements of SDL. This mixed-method study examined the design and delivery of MOOCs to motivate learners for SDL. The data collection methods included semi-structured interviews with 22 MOOC instructors, a document review of 22 MOOCs, and…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Distance Education, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Daniel Kangwa; Wan Xiulan; Mgambi Msambwa Msafiri; Antony Fute – Distance Education, 2024
Distance education offers flexibility, affordability, and accessibility. However, it poses challenges such as learner isolation, limited interaction, reduced motivation, and low learning engagement. This study examines how the mediating effects of teaching presence can increase online learning engagement in distance education. A survey was…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teacher Role, Online Courses, Distance Education
Gerard, Libby; Wiley, Korah; Debarger, Angela Haydel; Bichler, Sarah; Bradford, Allison; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
Prompted by the sudden shift to remote instruction in March 2020 brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers explored online resources to support their students learning from home. We report on how twelve teachers identified and creatively leveraged open educational resources (OERs) and practices to facilitate self-directed science learning.…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Science Education, Distance Education, COVID-19
Sahin, Muhittin; Terzi Müftüoglu, Cennet; Ceylan, Savas; Atay, Salim – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
Adults are independent learners and are expected to direct their own learning. Nowadays, there are many MOOC platforms preferred by adult learners. Many states have adapted to these developments and established an online learning platform in order to carry out the training and development activities of civil servants. The Presidency of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Independent Study
Almighty Cortezo Tabuena; Elena Garcia Villareal – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
Despite the promising outcome of modular distance learning, its implementation is challenging. Thus, this study aimed to examine the usefulness and challenges of the implemented clustered self-directed learning modules in entrepreneurship for senior high school distance learning amidst the emerging pandemic using the descriptive-survey research…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Independent Study, Learning Modules, Entrepreneurship
Lembani, Reuben; Mulenga, Kabwe; Mwewa, Peter; Mhango, Lydia; Chaamwe, Nchimunya – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This study investigated the preparedness and experience of students for the fast-paced convergence of ICT and higher education. Overall, 366 distance students with a history of self-directed learning through correspondence courses were profiled using structured text-based online interviews. Twelve students' attributes on ICT material possession…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Independent Study, Correspondence Study
Bose, Sutapa – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
Self-learning materials (SLM) generally lack the mechanisms for ensuring deep learning but help address the learning needs of large number of learners. Hence, it was retained as the key instructional component for a distance in-service teacher education programme offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India. However, for…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Distance Education