Abstract
This study examined students' active engagement in the context of aligned curriculum and instruction. In conjunction with Biggs' (2003) notion of constructive alignment, the ten principles of engagement suggested by Krause (2005) informed the redesign of an undergraduate course, which was delivered fully online and had a work-based learning component. The results of the present study strongly suggest that the course redesign has lead to significantly increased student engagement and achievement of higher order outcomes. Statistical analyses using Student t-tests revealed highly significant increases (p=0.002) in student engagement as measured by the average total 'hits per student' on learning resources, and a highly significant increase (p=0.001) in student engagement within the Discussion Forum on the online learning environment. Findings in the study highlighted a number of implications for educational practice, one of which is the need for a University- or systemic-wide review of the constraints that inhibit responsive course redesign.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2009 |
Pages | 820-831 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Same places, different spaces", ASCILITE 2009: Same places, different spaces - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 6 Dec 2009 → 9 Dec 2009 Conference number: 26th |
Conference
Conference | 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Same places, different spaces", ASCILITE 2009 |
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Abbreviated title | ASCILITE 2009 |
Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Period | 6/12/09 → 9/12/09 |