Document Type : scientific-research
Authors
1 MA, Ferdowsi Mashhad University
2 Associale Professor of Ferdowsi Mashhad University
Abstract
Abstract
By growth of technology in the field of education, many virtual universities have been established and at a same time, using e-learning has been increased in the universities. In the present study, a mixed method was used as a methodology. In the quantitative phase it initially sought to empirically examine the students' attitudes toward e-learning in Ferdowsi university of Mashhad, virtual campus. Then, the attitudes of MA students' majoring in English translation and English teaching (English group) were compared to M.Sc. students' attitudes majoring in four engineering majors (Engineering group). A total 80 virtual students (37.5% English language group and 62.5% Engineering group) who were using e-learning and were in the last year of education participated in the study. A valid and reliable questionnaire which was adopted from Vatanparast, Royani and Ghasemi in 2009, was used to investigate students' overall attitude toward e-learning. In the qualitative phase, two open ended questions were added at the end to investigate students' views and experiences in using e-learning. According to statistics, the overall attitudes of students toward e-learning was positive and there was no significant difference between students' attitude majoring in English language and students' attitude majoring in Engineering. However, in qualitative section the students mentioned essential difficulties and gave challenging comments for more effective learning based on their experiences during these years.
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Article Title [Persian]
نگرش به یادگیری الکترونیکی در دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد: موردی از دانشجویان انگلیسی و مهندسی
Abstract [Persian]
با رشد تکنولوژی در حوزه آموزش، دانشگاه های مجازی بسیاری ایجاد شده و در عین حال استفاده از آموزش الکترونیکی در دانشگاه ها افزایش یافته است. در پژوهش حاضر از روش ترکیبی به عنوان روش شناسی استفاده شده است. در مرحله کمی ابتدا به دنبال بررسی تجربی نگرش دانشجویان نسبت به آموزش الکترونیکی در دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، پردیس مجازی بود. سپس نگرش دانشجویان کارشناسی ارشد رشته مترجمی و تدریس انگلیسی (گروه انگلیسی) با کارشناسی ارشد مقایسه شد. نگرش دانشجویان در چهار گرایش مهندسی (گروه مهندسی). در مجموع 80 دانشجوی مجازی (5/37 درصد گروه زبان انگلیسی و 5/62 درصد گروه مهندسی) که از آموزش الکترونیکی استفاده می کردند و در سال آخر تحصیل بودند، در مطالعه شرکت کردند. برای بررسی نگرش کلی دانشجویان نسبت به یادگیری الکترونیکی از پرسشنامه روا و پایایی که از وطن پرست، رویانی و قاسمی در سال 1388 اتخاذ شد، استفاده شد. در مرحله کیفی، دو سوال باز برای بررسی نظرات و تجربیات دانشجویان در استفاده از آموزش الکترونیکی در پایان اضافه شد. بر اساس آمار، نگرش کلی دانشجویان نسبت به آموزش الکترونیکی مثبت بوده و بین نگرش دانشجویان رشته زبان انگلیسی و نگرش در رشته مهندسی تفاوت معناداری وجود ندارد. با این حال، در بخش کیفی، دانش‌آموزان مشکلات اساسی را ذکر کرده و با توجه به تجربیات خود در این سال‌ها، نظرات چالش برانگیزی برای یادگیری مؤثرتر ارائه کردند.
Keywords [Persian]
- نگرش ها
- آموزش الکترونیکی
- مهندسی
- انگلیسی
- پردیس مجازی
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