Ensuring learning gain using webeditor: an experiential learning approach

International Conference on Information Technology and Digital Applications 2018

计算机科学;无线电电子学

Trinidad, J.T.^1 ; Guidang, E.P.B.^1

Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines^1

关键词: Cooperative groups;    Dynamic learning;    Experiential learning;    Normalized gains;    Percentage points;    Self-paced learning;    Student-centered learning;    Teaching approaches;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/482/1/012003/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/482/1/012003

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Student-centered learning is a wide-ranging teaching approach that involves replacing lectures with dynamic learning, incorporating self-paced learning courses and/or cooperative group situations, ultimately holding the student responsible for his own developments in education. This study aimed to ensure learning gain using WebEditor in light of the experiential learning approach. Specifically, it achieved the following objectives: a) determined the prior knowledge of BSIT students in HTML5 using Notepad and a Web browser, b) determined the individual student gain score or normalized gain and total average gain score after using WebEditor, and 3) determined if there is a significant difference between HTML5 coding skills using Notepad and Web browser and WebEditor. The study is quantitative and descriptive in nature. The study found that the total average gain score of all the student-participants after using WebEditor is 0.32 or a 32% learning gain. 86% of the student-participants had a positive gain, 7% had a zero gain, and also 7% had a negative gain which is the common case. The study concludes that the entire population on average gained 32 percentage points out of a possible100 percentage points that they may have gained from pre to post assessment. Experiential learning helped the students fully learn new skills and knowledge using WebEditor. Moreover, all of them agreed that WebEditor is more efficient in displaying the output. Aside from their learning gain from using WebEditor, the performance of the participants in HTML5 coding indeed improved with the introduction of WebEditor in place of using a separate text editor (Notepad) and a Web browser.