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کاربرد نوع شرط:
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Developing countries,E-Learning,solutions,Challenges,Isfahan University
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Integrating e-learning into the higher education of developing countries entails identifying the challenges of setting up e-learning courses in these countries. The present article aimed to identify these challenges in Iran. For this purpose, Isfahan University was selected as a leading institution in innovative developments. The University launched its e-learning courses in 2012, and the associated challenges were evaluated from the viewpoints of university officials at the time. Methods: This research was a qualitative study. Based on the literature review, a guideline devised by Ojo and Awiah was used for semi-structured interviews. This instrument categorizes the technological challenges in developing countries into strategic, operational, and thematic limitations. Further, researchers divided the thematic problems into two subgroups: administrative and cultural–legal problems. Then, they interviewed 10 university officials who were course supervisors during 2012-2013 and were practically involved in addressing the problems of organizing these courses in that period. Results: After gathering data, an analysis was conducted by coding the interviews. Then the challenges and their solutions were determined. The major challenges in setting up e-learning courses were lack of strategic insight and planning for using e-learning courses in line with the University’s mission (strategic challenge) and lack of active participation by instructors and learners in e-learning due to limited face-to-face interactions between them in online classes (operational challenge). Conclusions: Research findings pointed to the need for a change in outlook on the part of authorities and policymakers for the purpose of identifying and removing the existing challenges of implementing e-learning in higher education institutions.
- انتشار مقاله: 14-12-1397
- نویسندگان: Seyyed Majid Abdellahi,Amir Bagherzadegan,Zohreh Aghakasiri
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Hospitalization,E-Learning,Chronic diseases,Academics achievement
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Hospitalization of elementary students with chronic illnesses could limit their engagement in school activities and result in academic failure. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of e-learning on these students’ academic performance in mathematics. Methods: This was a pretest-posttest semi-experimental study with control group. The population included all the fifth or sixth-grade elementary school students hospitalized at least once in the school year 2019-2020 in Imam Hussain Pediatric Hospital of Isfahan, Iran. The sample size consisted of 60 students (26 in 5th grade and 34 in 6th grade) who were selected by convenience sampling and divided equally into experimental and control groups. Data gathering tools included two researcher-made mathematical quizzes designed to assess the students’ academic achievement in mathematics. Each quiz was about Decimal Numbers as covered in the corresponding grade level. Data were analyzed through an analysis of covariance using SPSS 21 software. Results: In terms of academic achievement, the mean and standard deviation of post-test scores in the experimental groups (8.26±1.22) were higher than in the control group (6.60±1.47). In addition, ANCOVA test results revealed that after the elimination of the pretest effect, the F of the independent variable (59.461) was significant at the confidence level of 99% (p <0.001). Thus, posttest scores of experimental and control groups were significantly different. Conclusion: Given the significant impact of e-learning on the mathematical performance of hospitalized elementary school students, it is recommended to use this approach for hospitalized learners.
- انتشار مقاله: 06-03-1399
- نویسندگان: Zohreh Aghakasiri,Mohammad Reza Nili AhmadAbadi,Esmaeil Zareii Zavaraki,Behnoosh Esteki
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Developing countries,E-Learning,solutions,Challenges,Isfahan University
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Integrating e-learning into the higher education of developing countries entails identifying the challenges of setting up e-learning courses in these countries. The present article aimed to identify these challenges in Iran. For this purpose, Isfahan University was selected as a leading institution in innovative developments. The University launched its e-learning courses in 2012, and the associated challenges were evaluated from the viewpoints of university officials at the time. Methods: This research was a qualitative study. Based on the literature review, a guideline devised by Ojo and Awiah was used for semi-structured interviews. This instrument categorizes the technological challenges in developing countries into strategic, operational, and thematic limitations. Further, researchers divided the thematic problems into two subgroups: administrative and cultural–legal problems. Then, they interviewed 10 university officials who were course supervisors during 2012-2013 and were practically involved in addressing the problems of organizing these courses in that period. Results: After gathering data, an analysis was conducted by coding the interviews. Then the challenges and their solutions were determined. The major challenges in setting up e-learning courses were lack of strategic insight and planning for using e-learning courses in line with the University’s mission (strategic challenge) and lack of active participation by instructors and learners in e-learning due to limited face-to-face interactions between them in online classes (operational challenge). Conclusions: Research findings pointed to the need for a change in outlook on the part of authorities and policymakers for the purpose of identifying and removing the existing challenges of implementing e-learning in higher education institutions.
- انتشار مقاله: 14-12-1397
- نویسندگان: Seyyed Majid Abdellahi,Amir Bagherzadegan,Zohreh Aghakasiri
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Hospitalization,E-Learning,Chronic diseases,Academics achievement
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Hospitalization of elementary students with chronic illnesses could limit their engagement in school activities and result in academic failure. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of e-learning on these students’ academic performance in mathematics. Methods: This was a pretest-posttest semi-experimental study with control group. The population included all the fifth or sixth-grade elementary school students hospitalized at least once in the school year 2019-2020 in Imam Hussain Pediatric Hospital of Isfahan, Iran. The sample size consisted of 60 students (26 in 5th grade and 34 in 6th grade) who were selected by convenience sampling and divided equally into experimental and control groups. Data gathering tools included two researcher-made mathematical quizzes designed to assess the students’ academic achievement in mathematics. Each quiz was about Decimal Numbers as covered in the corresponding grade level. Data were analyzed through an analysis of covariance using SPSS 21 software. Results: In terms of academic achievement, the mean and standard deviation of post-test scores in the experimental groups (8.26±1.22) were higher than in the control group (6.60±1.47). In addition, ANCOVA test results revealed that after the elimination of the pretest effect, the F of the independent variable (59.461) was significant at the confidence level of 99% (p <0.001). Thus, posttest scores of experimental and control groups were significantly different. Conclusion: Given the significant impact of e-learning on the mathematical performance of hospitalized elementary school students, it is recommended to use this approach for hospitalized learners.
- انتشار مقاله: 06-03-1399
- نویسندگان: Zohreh Aghakasiri,Mohammad Reza Nili AhmadAbadi,Esmaeil Zareii Zavaraki,Behnoosh Esteki
- مشاهده