Determinants of Internet use for interactive learning: an exploratory study
ARTICLE
Jonatan Castao-Muoz, Josep Duart, Sancho-Vinuesa Teresa, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
NAERJ Volume 4, Number 1, ISSN 2254-7339 Publisher: University of Alicante
Abstract
The use of the Internet in higher education teaching can facilitate the interactive learning process and thus improve educational outcomes. The aim of the study presented here is to explore which variables are linked to higher intensity of Internet-based interactive educational practices. The study is based on data obtained from an online survey of students from three different types of universities: a face-to-face university (University of Barcelona, UB), a technological face-to-face university (Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech, UPC), and a virtual university (Open University of Catalonia, UOC). The data analysis shows that students who indicate high levels of benefit from Internet usage are those who use it most for interactive learning processes. It also shows the existence of other variables that, regardless of benefit, are linked to the intensity of Internet usage for interactive teaching-learning processes.
Citation
Castao-Muoz, J., Duart, J. & Teresa, S.V. (2015). Determinants of Internet use for interactive learning: an exploratory study. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research (NAER Journal), 4(1), 24-31. University of Alicante. Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/150688/.
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