Department of Education, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: With exponential increase of virtual courses in higher education, most universities have provided this kind of education for their students. Due to the lack of face to face interaction between professors and students in this type of education, many types of supports including human and non-human resources would be necessary. The main purpose of the present paper was to identify and compare the types of supportive resources from the viewpoints of students attending electronic and on campus courses.Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 160 graduated students from Isfahan University, both virtual and non-virtual, were selected, using the stratified random sampling method. The data were gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire which was based on literature review. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts. Its reliability was estimated to be 0.84, using Alpha-Cronbach’s coefficient. The data were analyzed, using frequencies, percentages and the chi-square test.Results: The results indicated that in non-virtual courses, professors were the most important support for students while in virtual courses, students significantly used supports from teachers’ assistants, and professors and students from other universities to meet their needs (P < 0.05).Conclusion: In terms of using non-human resources, especially media for education, there was a significant difference between students in electronic courses and on campus students.
Zamani, B. E., Kiani, Z., & Abedini, Y. (2014). Comparing the Students’ Supportive Resources in Electronic Courses with those in on-Campus Courses. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 5(2), 16-24.
MLA
Bibi Eshrat Zamani; Zahra Kiani; Yasamin Abedini. "Comparing the Students’ Supportive Resources in Electronic Courses with those in on-Campus Courses". Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 5, 2, 2014, 16-24.
HARVARD
Zamani, B. E., Kiani, Z., Abedini, Y. (2014). 'Comparing the Students’ Supportive Resources in Electronic Courses with those in on-Campus Courses', Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 5(2), pp. 16-24.
VANCOUVER
Zamani, B. E., Kiani, Z., Abedini, Y. Comparing the Students’ Supportive Resources in Electronic Courses with those in on-Campus Courses. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 2014; 5(2): 16-24.
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