On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings
Abstract This study was set to identify self-regulation skills required for online learning and to characterize cognitive transfer of on-campus and online students. The study included two groups of undergraduate students who studied the same course, but in different settings: online and on-campus. D...
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| description | Abstract This study was set to identify self-regulation skills required for online learning and to characterize cognitive transfer of on-campus and online students. The study included two groups of undergraduate students who studied the same course, but in different settings: online and on-campus. Data collected via an online survey and semi-structured interviews indicated that cognitive strategies and regulation of cognition are significant for successful online learning. Findings also indicated that the online students were more aware of mastery learning and information processing strategies than the on-campus peers. The online students specified the importance of planning, controlling, and evaluation skills for meaningful learning; whereas the on-campus students asserted lack of self-discipline and limited communication skills as barriers for distance learning. Near- and far-transfer components were identified, showing a significant positive correlation with self-regulation skills for both groups of learners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-006784a4bfad427b9f949f62597ba7012022-12-22T01:19:22ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education2365-94402016-11-0113111810.1186/s41239-016-0035-9On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settingsMiri Barak0Rania Hussein-Farraj1Yehudit Judy Dori2The Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyThe Department of Education, Sakhnin CollegeThe Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyAbstract This study was set to identify self-regulation skills required for online learning and to characterize cognitive transfer of on-campus and online students. The study included two groups of undergraduate students who studied the same course, but in different settings: online and on-campus. Data collected via an online survey and semi-structured interviews indicated that cognitive strategies and regulation of cognition are significant for successful online learning. Findings also indicated that the online students were more aware of mastery learning and information processing strategies than the on-campus peers. The online students specified the importance of planning, controlling, and evaluation skills for meaningful learning; whereas the on-campus students asserted lack of self-discipline and limited communication skills as barriers for distance learning. Near- and far-transfer components were identified, showing a significant positive correlation with self-regulation skills for both groups of learners.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41239-016-0035-9Cognitive transferDistance educationHigher educationOnline learningSelf-regulated learning |
| spellingShingle | Miri Barak Rania Hussein-Farraj Yehudit Judy Dori On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Cognitive transfer Distance education Higher education Online learning Self-regulated learning |
| title | On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings |
| title_full | On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings |
| title_fullStr | On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings |
| title_short | On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings |
| title_sort | on campus or online examining self regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings |
| topic | Cognitive transfer Distance education Higher education Online learning Self-regulated learning |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41239-016-0035-9 |
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