Title :
Analysis of students´ expectations and skills in e-learning
Author :
Cavalcanti Ramos, Jorge Luis ; Sedraz Silva, Joao Carlos ; Lins Rodrigues, Rodrigo ; Gomes, Alex Sandro
Author_Institution :
Colegiado de Eng. de Comput., Univ. Fed. do Vale do Sao Francisco-UNIVASF, Juazeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This study aims to identify evidence of variation levels of expectations and skills of beginners students in an undergraduate course in e-learning. From the questionnaires at the beginning and in the end of a discipline of course and after statistical graphics for treatment of data, the results showed that expectations of students to start the course in the e-learning were changed significantly during the same. Another important factor was perception of change in skills acquired during the course, as it may also indicate an increase in self-confidence and motivation of the students to continue their studies. Specific issues such as: available material, interaction with colleagues, resources of the virtual environment and the presentation of content by teachers. All of them were also evaluated in two moments of the discipline and it showed satisfactory results for planning the course.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer graphics; computer science education; educational courses; further education; statistical analysis; data treatment; e-learning course; electronic learning; statistical graphics; student expectations; student motivation; student self-confidence; student skills; undergraduate course; virtual environment; Bills of materials; Electronic learning; Electronic mail; Internet; Laser radar; Materials; Software; d-learning; distance education; e-learning; expectations; skills;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2014 9th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
DOI :
10.1109/CISTI.2014.6876980