How students perceive elearning situations ? The case of the SVC WBT embryology course

Complete Reference:
Platteaux H. & al. (2003). How students perceive elearning situations ? The case of the SVC WBT embryology course. in Jutz C. & al. (eds.). Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on New Educational Environments. Lucerne May 26th-28th, pp. 21-26.

Key Words:
E-learning, Embryology, Formative evaluation, Students’ perception

Abstract:
This paper presents results about the perception students have about a Web Based Training in Embryology (SVC program). Two sessions of this course are compared to evaluate both the improvement of the pedagogical situation and the reasons motivating students to accept or refuse such an e-learning course. For the pedagogical situation, significant positive changes were obtained for important parameters such as learning objective identification, learning efficiency and students’ autonomy. For the overall acceptance of the course, it appears that the parameters influencing the students’ decision are not always linked to e-learning.

Complete Document:
http://nte.unifr.ch/IMG/pdf/ICNEE2003_HP_Paper.pdf