A comparison of learning management systems in a school district: searching for the ideal personalized integrated educational system (PIES)

This study explored the use of several learning management systems (LMS), their benefits, and their limitations in relation to the desired characteristics of an ideal Personalized Integrated Educational System (PIES) for the information age. A qualitative research design was used. The participants o...

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Published in:Interactive learning environments 2014-11, Vol.22 (6), p.721-736
Main Authors: Yildirim, Zahide, Reigeluth, Charles M., Kwon, Seolim, Kageto, Yuichi, Shao, Zihang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrators
Age
Comparative Analysis
Content Analysis
Coordinators
customized learning
Indiana
information-age features
Integrated Learning Systems
Interactive learning
learner-centered paradigm
Learning Management Systems
Management Systems
Needs analysis
Opinions
personalized integrated educational system
Preferences
Qualitative Research
Research Design
School Districts
Semi Structured Interviews
Suburban Schools
Teachers
Technology Uses in Education
Trends
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Summary:This study explored the use of several learning management systems (LMS), their benefits, and their limitations in relation to the desired characteristics of an ideal Personalized Integrated Educational System (PIES) for the information age. A qualitative research design was used. The participants of the study were teachers, administrators, and technology coordinators in a small suburban school district. The data were collected through interviews and were subjected to content analysis. The findings of the study indicated that each of the LMSs investigated in this study still has some significant limitations, for none of them provides all the information-age functions of PIES, and what an ideal PIES should possess as information-age functions can be categorized under students' learning, assessment and system-related preferences.
ISSN:1049-4820
1744-5191
DOI:10.1080/10494820.2012.745423