In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Electronic Learning Association

Document Type : scientific-research

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Distance Education Planning, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University

2 assistant professor of Payam Noor University

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to conduct a meta-analysis of Iranian studies on blended learning and academic achievement. As the third generation of distance education, blended learning integrates the strengths of face-to-face and online approaches. The methodology involved estimating the effect size for the relationship between blended learning and academic achievement. Out of 231 studies conducted between 2010 and 2017, 20experimental and quasi-experimental studies were selected as the sample using purposive sampling based on 9eligibility criteria. Data were analyzed using structured meta-analysis and were interpreted using Cohen’s for gauging small, medium, and large effect sizes. The results showed that the relationship between blended learning and academic achievement is significant, as the effect size for this relationship was 0.591, which is above medium in Cohen’s approach. Overall, the findings suggest the real positive effects of blended learning on learning outcome.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

فراتحلیلی بر رویکرد یادگیری ترکیبی و بهبود عملکرد یادگیری

Authors [Persian]

  • حسین نجفی 1
  • مژگان حیدری 2

1 دانشیار، برنامه ریزی آموزش از راه دور، گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه پیام نور

2 استادیار دانشگاه پیام نور

Abstract [Persian]

هدف اصلی پژوهش، فراتحلیلی بر تحقیقات انجام شده در زمینه رابطه بین یادگیری ترکیبی و بهبود عملکرد یادگیری بود. یادگیری ترکیبی، تبیین کننده نسل سوم نظام آموزش از دور؛ یعنی تلفیق نقاط قوت دو شیوه آموزش سنتی و الکترونیکی است. برای انجام تحقیق، از روش شناسی فراتحلیل مبتنی بر برآورد اندازه اثر رابطه بین یادگیری ترکیبی و بهبود عملکرد یادگیری استفاده شد. در ادامه، از بین جامعه آماری تحقیق، یعنی231مورد تحقیقات انجام شده و نمایه شده در پایگاه های علمی معتبرکشور در بازه زمانی1389تا1396، به دو دلیل «مطالعه منابع دست اول مبتنی بر تحقیقات آزمایشی و شبه آزمایشی» و داشتن «9 ملاک مشترک درون تحلیلی تحقیقات» و براساس روش نمونه‌گیری غیراحتمالی هدفمند، تعداد20سند پژوهشی به عنوان نمونه انتخاب شد. سرانجام، برای تحلیل داده های اولیه تحقیق، از روش ساختاریافته مبتنی برفراتحلیل و برای تفسیر نتایج نهایی تحقیق، از مدل d کوهنی مبتنی بر شاخص اندازه اثر در قالب تفاسیرکوچک، متوسط و بزرگ استفاده شد. در پایان، نتیجه نهایی تحقیق نیز نشان داد که رابطه بین یادگیری ترکیبی و بهبود عملکرد یادگیری معنادار بوده، چرا که میزان اندازه اثر واقعی به دست آمده در باب رابطه بین یادگیری ترکیبی و بهبود عملکرد یادگیری معادل 591/0بوده که این مقدار، براساس مدل تفسیر کوهنی، بالاتر از حد متوسط(6/0) بوده که سرانجام این امر نیز نشان از تایید تاثیرات واقعی رویکرد یادگیری ترکیبی بر بهبود عملکرد یادگیری دارد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • یادگیری ترکیبی
  • نظام آموزش از دور
  • بهبود عملکرد یادگیری
  • فراتحلیل
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