Managing Internet-Based Tutorial Module to Support Statistics Learning Among Postgraduate Students: Learners’ Needs Analysis
Keywords:
ADDIE model, analysis of learners, on-line learning, tutorial module, statistics learningAbstract
Learning statistics with its mathematical nature is one of the principal stumbling blocks among university students in various faculties. Hence, managing an internet-based tutorial module to support students is value added specifically, when this online tutorial module is well organized in line with learners’ needs and characteristics. Instructional design is defined as a combination of approaches arranged to improve the instructional programs and educational methods. Analysis as the first phase of generic ADDIE model is usually downplayed through instructional design processes. This study focuses on the analysis of target learners concerning characteristics of learning environment and effective strategies for collaborative online learning by reporting and generalizing results from an evaluative single case study. This design was based upon observation and discussion conducted in a face-to-face statistics course and asynchronous communication managed by Facebook -as a discussion forum- to analysis the stakeholders needs and organize an Internet-based tutorial module. The 27 students in this course used this Facebook page daily and engaged in threaded topic discussion within 6 weeks. The central results reported from the analysis phase of ADDIE process, as a crucial element for the success of the whole endeavour of i-TModule development. Actually managing the module properly without these results is not easy or straightforward. The analysis framework presented in this paper could be useful in other similar learning situations especially whose involves online interaction in a conventional face-to-face setting.
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