Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes
The main objective of this research was to use learning environment and attitude scales in evaluating online resource materials for supporting a traditional mathematics curriculum. The sample consisted of 914 middle-school students in 49 classes. A second research focus was the validation of the cho...
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| description | The main objective of this research was to use learning environment and attitude scales in evaluating online resource materials for supporting a traditional mathematics curriculum. The sample consisted of 914 middle-school students in 49 classes. A second research focus was the validation of the chosen learning environment questionnaire, the Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI), with an ethnically-diverse sample of middle-grade mathematics students in Florida. Finally, we complemented quantitative questionnaire data with qualitative interview data that were analysed thematically. In addition to cross-validating the TROFLEI, our study suggested that the online resource provided neither much advantage nor much disadvantage. © 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-189522017-10-26T03:15:45Z Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes Earle, James E. Fraser, Barry The main objective of this research was to use learning environment and attitude scales in evaluating online resource materials for supporting a traditional mathematics curriculum. The sample consisted of 914 middle-school students in 49 classes. A second research focus was the validation of the chosen learning environment questionnaire, the Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI), with an ethnically-diverse sample of middle-grade mathematics students in Florida. Finally, we complemented quantitative questionnaire data with qualitative interview data that were analysed thematically. In addition to cross-validating the TROFLEI, our study suggested that the online resource provided neither much advantage nor much disadvantage. © 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18952 10.1007/s10984-016-9221-x Springer fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Earle, James E. Fraser, Barry Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| title | Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| title_full | Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| title_short | Evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| title_sort | evaluating online resources in terms of learning environment and student attitudes in middle-grade mathematics classes |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18952 |