Analysis of productive e-learning exercises : A study of upper secondary school English e-learning materials
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202206152572| Title: | Analysis of productive e-learning exercises : A study of upper secondary school English e-learning materials |
| Author: | Katajisto, Paula |
| Other contributor: |
Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten |
| Publisher: | Helsingin yliopisto |
| Date: | 2022 |
| Language: | eng |
| URI: |
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202206152572
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/344819 |
| Thesis level: | master's thesis |
| Degree program: |
Englannin kielen ja kirjallisuuden maisteriohjelma
Master's Programme in English Studies Magisterprogrammet i engelska språket och litteraturen |
| Specialisation: |
ei opintosuuntaa
no specialization ingen studieinriktning |
| Abstract: | The research focuses on the productive e-learning exercises in upper secondary school English learning materials provided by four publishers in their e-textbooks. Digital learning materials have become increasingly common, and the introduction of the new National Core Curriculum for general upper secondary schools has prompted publishing houses to publish new materials, with an even bigger focus on the digital version. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive description and a critical evaluation of the variety of productive e-learning exercises that the publishers provide. Previous research on this topic in the Finnish context is very limited and learning materials in general have mostly been studied by master’s students in universities. The materials for the analysis come from the productive e-learning exercises that are related to text chapters in the four publishers’ (Sanoma Pro, Otava, Edita, and Studeo) e-textbooks. All the analysed materials are brand new and have not been researched before. The research method for this study is content analysis, which is conducted through both quantitative and qualitative methods. The analysis was conducted by coding the data based on three main categories that are What is the learner expected to do?, Who with?, and With what content?, and in several subcategories under them. The findings show that the available published materials provide a wide variety of different e-learning exercises for the upper secondary school students. Most often the results of the comparative analyses showed similarities, rather than dramatic differences between the four publishers’ materials. With regards to the four characteristics of learning, the results of the study showed that one of them was supported especially well (students’ activity and initiative), two were supported well (sense of community and clear, authentic, and demanding exercises), and only one characteristic was not supported well enough (learning skills) by the analysed e-learning exercises. The current study provides useful data for the, still lacking, learning material research in the Finnish context. The presented findings give insight to the publishers into what factors should be considered when designing exercises for new products. For teachers, the findings can be useful when making use of one of the e-textbooks in the classroom, whilst planning lessons and courses, or when choosing which publisher’s material they would like to use next. |
| Subject: |
e-learning
e-learning exercises digital learning materials digital learning exercises materials analysis |
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