A Comparison of Students’ Preferences in Online Algebra Instruction Pre- and Post-Covid-19
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Title
A Comparison of Students’ Preferences in Online Algebra Instruction Pre- and Post-Covid-19
Subject
online math education
student satisfaction
online course components
vir-tual classes
student preferences
covid-19 effects
math instruction
Description
This study is aimed towards understanding students’ preferences in online learning of College Algebra at a community college in the United States, before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. We analyze the results of Student Satisfaction surveys administered during Fall 19, Spring 20 and Fall 20 semesters. The classes were partially or fully online with synchronous and asynchronous components such as face-to-face and/or virtual meetings, pre-recorded video lessons, assignments through online homework platforms, and discussion board assignments. Our analysis show that students found face-to-face meetings most helpful, when classes were taught partially online. After the transition to online teaching, virtual meetings did not directly replace the face-to-face meetings, instead online homework platforms were preferred. We find that students ultimately started utilizing all components of online classes on an equal basis. Our results reflect students’ adjustment to online teaching, taking more advantage from asynchronous course components and becoming active learners over time.
Creator
Akcay Ozkan, Zeynep
Budak, Sirin
Source
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 15 No. 17 (2021); pp. 4-17
1865-7923
Publisher
International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria
Date
2021-09-06
Rights
Copyright (c) 2021 Zeynep Akcay Ozkan, Sirin Budak
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
Identifier
Citation
Akcay Ozkan, Zeynep and Sirin Budak, A Comparison of Students’ Preferences in Online Algebra Instruction Pre- and Post-Covid-19, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2021, accessed November 2, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/2043