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Publication Date: 2011-Jul
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Student Experience in Blog Use for Supplementary Purposes in Courses
Kurt, Adile Askim; Izmirli, Serkan; Sahin-Izmirli, Ozden
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v12 n3 p78-96 Jul 2011
The purpose of this study is to determine the views of students about blog use for supplementary purposes in courses. Survey research method was applied for the quantitative dimension of the study, and the semi-structured interview technique was used for the qualitative dimension. Regarding the quantitative dimension of the study, the participants were 68 undergraduates at a university in Turkey; as for the qualitative dimension, the participants were nine students from the same group. The research results revealed that the students' interest in courses, the duration of their preparation for exams, and their socialization did not differ with respect to the variables such as their gender and the availability of the Internet connection. On the other hand, the results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in favour of female students in terms of the variable of achievement. Also, in the study, it was revealed that the students who had frequently followed the course blog and their personal blogs had higher levels of achievement and interest in the course. (Contains 2 figures and 9 tables.)
Descriptors: Web Sites, Qualitative Research, Electronic Publishing, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Student Experience, Supplementary Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Student Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Academic Achievement, Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task, Student Interests, Student Educational Objectives, Socialization, Access to Education, Information Sources
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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