Use of Interactions in E-Learning: A Study of Undergraduate Courses in Thailand

• Autores: Sawai Siritongthaworn, Donyaprueth Krairit
• Localización: International journal of the computer, the internet and management, ISSN 0858-7027, Vol. 12, Nº. 2 (AGO), 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Suplemento: Proceedings of the International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Society), págs. 162-170
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In the traditional classroom, the class attendance is accepted to be an important learning factor for students. Compared to elearning, the use of interactions is considered to be a major factor in instruction and learning via computermediated communication (CMC) environment (Pena-Shaff et al., 2001). Literature in the field of distance education has classified the use of interactions into five groups. However, studies based on such literature but conducted in different context are still needed. The purpose of this paper is to investigate common characteristics of the use of interactions (UI) from the case of elearning in Thailand. An exploratory factor analysis is used to examine the common components of the use of interactions in this context. The result reveals that UI is composed of three main factors, namely, human-to-human interactions, human-tonon-human interactions, and access duration. This outcome unveils the perception of the use of interactions, which reflects the student’s actual use of elearning. It also gives better understanding to the e-learning administrators and instructors about the pattern of interactions from the student perspective. Implications of the study are also included.