ERIC Number: EJ947871
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 5
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Blogging as a Social Medium in Undergraduate Courses: Sense of Community Best Predictor of Perceived Learning
Top, Ercan
Internet and Higher Education, v15 n1 p24-28 Jan 2012
The purpose of the study was to examine pre-service teachers' sense of community, perception of collaborative learning, and perceived learning. Fifty pre-service teachers from two undergraduate ICT courses which incorporated blogs participated in this study. The data were obtained via three online questionnaires (Collaborative Learning scale, Sense of Community scale, and Perceived Learning scale) administered throughout Fall 2009-2010. The research questions were answered by using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and multiple linear regressions. Results indicated that the pre-service teachers had positive feelings about the collaborative learning and perceived learning; also, they had moderate feelings related to sense of community in the classes which incorporated blogs. Additionally, to a great extent sense of community and to a much lesser extent of computer knowledge level were the predictors of explaining their learning perceptions. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Undergraduate Study, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Community, Outcomes of Education, Education Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks, Educational Technology, Multiple Regression Analysis, Computer Literacy, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Correlation
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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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