Investigating the effects of implementing online tutoring in a Chinese afterschool program

Author

Kao, Hung-Hsuan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. English, Jinwen Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan

fYear

2011

fDate

16-18 April 2011

Firstpage

3235

Lastpage

3238

Abstract

Recently, e-learning platforms have been used in afterschool tutoring programs for rural schools in Taiwan. This study investigated the effects of applying one-on-one online tutoring in an afterschool program in an elementary school. The program of tutoring the subject of language arts lasted for 14 weeks. Ten tutees participated in this program. A questionnaire was administered to the tutee to gain their perspectives of the effects of online learning. This study finds students showed positive attitudes toward online tutoring, they achieved good academic performance, and they appreciated the tutors´ help. The study offers pedagogical suggestions for researchers who are interested in researching this topic.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; Chinese afterschool program; e-learning platforms; elementary school; one-on-one online tutoring; online learning; rural schools; Art; Computer aided instruction; Conferences; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Terminology; afterschool program; e-learning; online tutoring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

XianNing

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-458-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CECNET.2011.5769472

Filename

5769472