A research of the affect on Web2.0 communities and learning style on undergraduates' arts general curriculum learning

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to investigate the affects of models of Web2.0 community and learning styles on aspects of "learning performance" and "learning satisfaction" in arts general education for undergraduates. 86 students of an art appreciation curriculum participated in the study. Based on different models of Web2.0 communities, this study categorized the students into "expert participating" and control groups. Two learning style groups, "concrete experience" and "abstract conceptualization", were categorized according to the perspective of "information perception" based on Kolb's model. Results of this study are as follows: 1) the "expert participating" model presents a positive influence on reflection depth by students; and the learning style exhibits no significant influence on learning performance in a general arts curriculum for undergraduates. 2) the "expert participating" model has a positive influence on learning satisfaction in a general arts curriculum for undergraduates; and the learning style exhibits no significant influence on satisfaction in a general arts curriculum for undergraduates.