Abstract
This study investigates the learnersâ?? preference of academic, collaborative and social interaction towards interaction methods in e-learning portal. Academic interaction consists of interaction between learners and online learning resources such as online reading, online explanation, online examination and also online question answering. Collaborative interaction occurs when learners interact among themselves using online group discussion. Social interaction happens when learners and instructors participate in the session either via online text chatting or voice chatting. The study employed qualitative methodology where data were collected through questionnaire that was administered to 933 distance education students from Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Art. The survey responses were tabulated in a 5-point Likert scale and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 12.0 based on frequency and percentage distribution. The result of the study suggest that among three types of interaction, most of the student prefer academic interaction for their learning supports in e-learning portal compared to collaborative and social interaction. They wish to interact with learning content rather than interact with people. They prefer to read and learn from the resources rather than sharing knowledge among themselves and instructors via collaborative and social interaction.
Highlights
In the 21 century, people have to learn more than ever before
E-learning or electronic learning is known as instructional content or learning techniques eased by electronic technology and it aim at increasing the knowledge, skills and productive capabilities of the learners in a global situation [9]
This study focuses on three types of interaction in E-learning portal: academic interaction which occurs between learners and instructors or learners and academic contents, collaborative interaction among learners and social interaction between learners and instructors
Summary
In the 21 century, people have to learn more than ever before. The rapid development of computer and Internet technologies has dramatically improved the ways of teaching and learning. E-learning or electronic learning is known as instructional content or learning techniques eased by electronic technology and it aim at increasing the knowledge, skills and productive capabilities of the learners in a global situation [9]. They mention that e-learning is a collaborative learning process where people learn from one another. This study focuses on three types of interaction in E-learning portal: academic interaction which occurs between learners and instructors or learners and academic contents, collaborative interaction among learners and social interaction between learners and instructors. It can be phone call or chat session or a delayed personal encounter as discussion forum
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