comparative and non-comparative evaluation in educational technology

Done by: Fatma AlNaabi Athra AlYazeedi

Title: Preparing Educators towards Educational Technology: Empirical Study of Students’ and Educators’ Perception in Learning Programming Languages

Author: Hussain. H , Jais .j and Abdul Rahman.Z

Date: June 2003

Purpose: to investigate the students and

instructors perception toward learning programming language through the use of e- learning material or traditional classroom (‘chalk & talk’).

sample : research consisted of 110 first year

students and 35 educators who are taking and teaching computer courses at tertiary level from one of Malaysian Higher Institutions.

Instruments: questionnaire cover two areas:

1- Common Method Used for Learning Programming Language (Self-study through books, Chalk & Talk Computer-based Training, Internet resources, other media)

2- The Drawback of Learning Methods on Effectiveness, Interesting, Convenience and Cost.

First area: self-study through book was the current most

popular learning method used to learn programming languages (84.5%) ◦ CBT method was used by less than half of the

respondents (61.8%). the combination between self-study and ‘chalk &

talk’ is the highest preference among the respondents (84.5% & 78.2%).

Second area: learning Programming languages through CBT is

the most interesting while self-study through book is the least interesting (87.3%).

learning through self-study is more convenient than other methods and CBT and Internet came as second.

most of participants think that the classroom teaching is the most costly method for learning programming language.

Advantages of research: This research examines the students’ perception

toward learning programming language in two main contexts (e-learning & traditional).

More than one instruments used in order to collect reliable result.

The problem of this research was clearly defined. The purpose of this research was well structured.

Disadvantages: This research does not sufficient to close the gap

that it raised , The need for follow up researches. Title does not reflect have been mention.

Title: Learning Styles and Students’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Technology in Higher and Adult Education Classes

Author: Thomas D. CoxDate: 2008

Purpose examine weather the attitudes toward the

use of technology of students enrolled in Higher and Adult Education courses at the University of Memphis differ based on their learning style preference.

Instruments:

ATUTS measure students attitude toward the use of technology

LSI measure the learning styles

Respondents with “Converging” learning style had the most favorable attitude toward the use of technology

Respondents with a “Diverging” learning style had the lowest attitude toward the use of technology

Advantages of research: The research problem clearly stated The purpose of the study also clearly

established More than one instruments used

Disadvantages of research: Number of participation wasn’t clearly

mentioned Measures of the relations between Learning

styles and attitudes toward the use of technology wasn’t explained.