STUDY GROUP SIZE, MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL ERA

IF 0.8 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Problems of Education in the 21st Century Pub Date : 2023-06-19 DOI:10.33225/pec/23.81.361

N. Davidovitch, R. Yavich

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Abstract

This study explored the relationship between the size of the study group and the motivation and engagement of students in online and face-to-face classes while exploring the effect of personal and academic background variables, the number of students in the study group, and the level of their motivation to study. The study included 122 participants, students in their second, third, or fourth year of academic studies, who had experienced online studies during Covid-19 as well as face-to-face studies. They had all participated in both small classes (35 students or less) and large classes (more than 35 students). The study indicates that there is indeed a significant difference in students’ motivation and engagement, irrespective of the size of the study group, and the difference in motivation depends on the method of delivery, whether online or traditional (face-to-face). The research results reveal new knowledge regarding online studies and help enrich the literature on this topic, in the context of motivation for online studies and the size of the study group, which are significant causes underlying students’ academic success. It is evident from the study that size does not affect motivation, which is solely the student’s responsibility. The challenge of academic institutions and lecturers in the digital era is to raise students’ motivation and engagement, irrespective of the study group. Keywords: covid-19, higher education, engagement of students, e-learning motivation, face-to-face classes

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数字时代的学习小组规模、动机和参与

本研究探讨了研究小组的规模与学生在网上和面对面课堂上的动机和参与度之间的关系，同时探讨了个人和学术背景变量、研究小组中的学生人数及其学习动机水平的影响。该研究包括122名参与者，他们是学术研究的第二年、第三年或第四年的学生，在新冠肺炎期间经历过在线学习和面对面学习。他们都参加过小班（35名或以下）和大班（35名以上）。研究表明，无论研究小组的规模如何，学生的动机和参与度确实存在显著差异，动机的差异取决于交付方式，无论是在线还是传统（面对面）。研究结果揭示了有关在线学习的新知识，并有助于在在线学习动机和学习群体规模的背景下丰富有关这一主题的文献，这是学生学业成功的重要原因。从研究中可以明显看出，规模不会影响动机，这完全是学生的责任。数字时代学术机构和讲师面临的挑战是提高学生的动机和参与度，而不考虑学习群体。关键词：新冠肺炎，高等教育，学生参与，电子学习动机，面对面课程

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期刊介绍： Problems of Education in the 21st Century is an international, periodical scientific journal publishing original research across the whole of education. The journal''s Editorial Board and staff are committed to building PEC into the leading scientific journal in its field by publishing articles of outstanding scientific quality that merit the attention and interest of the whole educational community.