Semi-Continuous Semi-Continuous Monitoring of Student Monitoring of Student

Feedback in Interactive Feedback in Interactive Synchronous E-Synchronous E-

Learning EnvironmentsLearning Environments

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Peter SoreanuPeter SoreanuDepartment of Software EngineeringDepartment of Software Engineering

ORT Braude Engineering College, Karmiel, IsraelORT Braude Engineering College, Karmiel, Israelspeter1@usa.netspeter1@usa.net

Emil SaucanEmil SaucanTechnion-Israel Technological InstituteTechnion-Israel Technological Institute

Haifa, IsraelHaifa, Israelsemil11@yahoo.comsemil11@yahoo.com

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The ProblemThe Problem::

Lack of teacher's immediacy in Lack of teacher's immediacy in synchronous e-learning synchronous e-learning environments environments

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Possible SolutionsPossible Solutions::

Two-way video/audioTwo-way video/audio

Voting mechanismsVoting mechanisms

Body and face recognition Body and face recognition

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Our SolutionOur Solution::

Semi-continuous monitoring of Semi-continuous monitoring of students' feedbackstudents' feedback

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The ProgramThe Program::

Java-basedJava-based

Teacher-side (on Web server)Teacher-side (on Web server)

Student-side (on students' PCs)Student-side (on students' PCs)

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Student-sideStudent-side::

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Teacher-side:Teacher-side:

Session-programming screenSession-programming screenFeedback results screenFeedback results screenDatabase and StatisticsDatabase and Statistics

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Session Session ParametersParameters::

2 monitored variables2 monitored variables

Prompting time intervalsPrompting time intervals

Prompting methodsPrompting methods

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Feedback Results Feedback Results ScreenScreen

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Database and StatisticsDatabase and Statistics : :

As for now -As for now -

Data logging Data logging

SPSS batch processingSPSS batch processing

In work - In work -

Online processingOnline processing

Visualizations Visualizations

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Research QuestionsResearch Questions::

Comfort of use (technical)Comfort of use (technical)

User satisfaction User satisfaction

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Target PopulationTarget Population::

123 3rd year Software 123 3rd year Software Engineering students (29F, 93M)Engineering students (29F, 93M)

2 instructors (with 2 and 1 class 2 instructors (with 2 and 1 class respectively)respectively)

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Computer-Use HabitsComputer-Use Habits::

87% every day87% every day

13% several times/week 13% several times/week

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Frequency of Frequency of MessagingMessaging::

64%64% ≥ 4 times/week ≥ 4 times/week

28% 28% 1-3 times/week1-3 times/week

8%8%< 1 time/week< 1 time/week

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Tested Items (Student Tested Items (Student Comfort)Comfort)::

5-points Likert-scale 5-points Likert-scale 1=strongly disagree1=strongly disagree

2=disagree2=disagree

3=undecidable 3=undecidable

4=agree4=agree

5=strongly agree5=strongly agree

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The ItemsThe Items::

"It was easy for me to operate the feedback "It was easy for me to operate the feedback window" window" (M=4.6) (M=4.6)

"The prompts didn't distract me from "The prompts didn't distract me from content" (M=4.2)content" (M=4.2)

"I understood well the meaning of the "I understood well the meaning of the feedback values" (M=4.1)feedback values" (M=4.1)

"I reacted to most of the prompts during the "I reacted to most of the prompts during the session" (M=4.3)session" (M=4.3)

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Tested Item (Student Tested Item (Student Satisfaction)Satisfaction): :

5-points Likert-scale5-points Likert-scale1=very unsatisfying1=very unsatisfying

2=unsatisfying2=unsatisfying

3=undecidable3=undecidable

4=satisfying4=satisfying

5=very satisfying5=very satisfying

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The ItemThe Item::

"How would you describe your "How would you describe your overall experience in using the overall experience in using the feedback monitoring program?" feedback monitoring program?" (M=4.35) (M=4.35)

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Future Research (1)Future Research (1)::

Further study of the monitoring Further study of the monitoring program's effects, in order toprogram's effects, in order to

Refine its useRefine its use

Establish feedback templatesEstablish feedback templates

Find the optimum prompts Find the optimum prompts

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Future Research (2)Future Research (2)::

Study the influence of visual feedback Study the influence of visual feedback on instructors' behavioron instructors' behavior

Measure student satisfaction with Measure student satisfaction with more itemsmore items

Study the relations between class Study the relations between class behavior and the use of the programbehavior and the use of the program

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Thank you!Thank you!

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