Determinants of Internet use for interactive learning: an exploratory study

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...

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Published in:Journal of new approaches in educational research 2015-01, Vol.4 (1), p.24-31
Main Authors: Castaño, Jonatan, Duart, Josep M., Sancho-Vinuesa, Teresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Aprendizaje
Aprendizaje interactivo
Aprenentatge mixt
BLENDED LEARNING
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Computer Uses in Education
Conventional Instruction
Correlation
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Digital literacy
Distance learning
Educación Superior
Educación virtual
Education
Education, Higher
Educational Practices
Ensenyament universitari
Enseñanza superior
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
HIGHER EDUCATION
Information technology
Interaction
INTERACTIVE LEARNING
INTERNET
Internet en l'ensenyament universitari
Internet en la enseñanza superior
Internet in higher education
Learning Processes
Online Surveys
Original
Outcomes of Education
Regression (Statistics)
Student Surveys
Studies
Teaching
Tecnologia de la informació
Universities
Use Studies
VIRTUAL LEARNING
Virtual Universities
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Summary: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 Politècnica 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.
ISSN:2254-7339
2254-7339
DOI:10.7821/naer.2015.1.93