Comparative and non-comparative evaluation in educational technology

Part1: Comparative research

Research Title: Preparing Educators towards Educational Technology:
Empirical Study of Students’ and Educators’ Perception in
Learning Programming Languages

This research was aimed to investigate the students and instructors perception toward learning programming language through the use of e- learning material or traditional classroom (‘chalk & talk’). The sample of this research consisted of 110 first year students and 35 educators who are taking and teaching computer courses at tertiary level from one of Malaysian Higher Institutions. This research used questionnaire which cover two areas: 1- Common Method Used for Learning Programming Language (Self-study through books, Chalk & Talk Computer-based Training, Internet resources, Other media) 2- The Drawback of Learning Methods on Effectiveness, Interesting, Convenience and Cost. This research found that the self-study through book was the current most popular learning method used to learn programming languages (84.5%) and CBT method was used by less than half of the respondents (61.8%). In addition, most of participants prefer the self-study and ‘chalk & talk’ rather than CBT. Theses findings reveal that the combination between self-study and ‘chalk & talk’ is the highest preference among the respondents (84.5% & 78.2%). In the second area of the questioner, the researchers found that the participants perceive that the that classroom teaching is the most effective method compared to the other methods being evaluated (93.6%). In addition to this area, the participants sense that learning Programming languages through CBT is the most interesting while self-study through book is the least interesting (87.3%). In terms of Convenience as the third factor mentioned in the second area of research, the participants think that that learning through self-study is more convenient than other methods and CBT and Internet came as second. In the fourth factor which is cost, most of participants think that the classroom teaching is the most costly method for learning programming language. Finally, the most participants see that that ‘chalk & talk’ is the most preferred method compared to other method.

PowerPoint Presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/athra29/comparative-and-noncomparative-evaluation-in-educational-technology-1378507

Comparasion Table:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14871166/Comparasion-TableCompartive-Noncomparative-research

References:
Hussain. H , Jais .j and Abdul Rahman.Z,(2003),Preparing Educators towards Educational Technology:Empirical Study of Students’ and Educators’ Perception inLearning Programming Languages,Informing Science


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