ERIC Number: EJ1382016
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-4820
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5191
Novices' Instructional Design Problem-Solving Processes: Second Life as a Problem-Based Learning Environment
Sancar-Tokmak, Hatice; Dogusoy, Berrin
Interactive Learning Environments, v31 n1 p562-575 2023
This qualitative case study aimed to explore how novice instructional designers solved a real-world problem by proposing an instructional design model in Second Life. Twenty-one novice instructional designers who enrolled in a Distance Education course were tasked with proposing an instructional design model to solve the high drop-out rate problem in a Distance Education center. In the Second Life environment, an island was rented and a Distance Education center was built. The participants worked in teams to propose an instructional design model for solving the real-world problem by simulating themselves as distance education specialists in this virtual Distance Education center. The data were collected through interviews, open-ended questionnaires, system logs, and group reports regarding their problem-solving processes. The results showed that the novice instructional designers stated that carrying out the problem-solving process in the Second Life promoted their motivation and engagement related to the real-world problem. To solve the real-world problem, five groups proposed Analysis-Design-Development-Implementation-Evaluation model, while one group proposed an Attention-Relevance-Confidence-Satisfaction model. Although the participants were aware of the potential of the Second Life as a Problem-based Learning environment, they stated that they preferred alternative technologies due to access and usability issues.
Descriptors: Novices, Instructional Design, Computer Games, Problem Solving, Educational Environment, Distance Education, Problem Based Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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