英文摘要 |
The study implements a networked collaborative learning program featuring PBL, inter-schools collaborative learning, and virtual learning community of practices with the purposes of investigating and comparing differences on networked learning behaviors among elementary school students in China and Taiwan. The duration of the learning program is four months. There are 189 students from both regions participate in the program. The learning analytics is incorporated to analyze the recorded learning portfolios of students. Data retrieved from learning portfolios are composed of four categories, which are frequencies and times of online, timeframes and locations of online, interpersonal interaction in discussion board, and peer evaluation. Although the learning analytics is based on behavioral frequencies primarily in the study, a framework of the networked learning behaviors is also utilized to explore differences of performance among students in China and Taiwan both qualitatively and quantitatively. Results of the study reveal that elementary school students of Taiwan perform better networked learning behaviors than do those of their counterparts. Whereas, the quantitative data of the study also imply that schools in both regions all fail to upscale their practices in schooling to meet the needs of digital age. As to improving the quality of learning analytics, the study suggests several directions pertaining to the research methodologies at the end of the paper. |