scholarly journals Revealing Opportunities for 21st Century Learning: An Approach to Interpreting User Trace Log Data

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin K. Martin ◽  
Denise Nacu ◽  
Nichole Pinkard
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Log Data ◽  
Digital Divides ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Creative Production

Online environments can cultivate what have been referred to as 21st century skills and capabilities, as youth contribute, pursue, share, and interact around work and ideas. Such environments also hold great potential for addressing digital divides related to the development of such skills by connecting youth in areas with fewer resources and opportunities to social and material supports for learning. However, even with increasing attention to the importance of 21st century skills, there is still relatively little known about how to measure these sorts of competencies effectively. In this paper, we offer an exploratory approach for interpreting student user trace log data to reveal opportunities for creative production, self-directed learning, and social learning online. Our approach engages social learning analytics to code actions according to relationships between users and engages in self-report and ethnographic methods to supplement initial results. We share our methods; provide rich description of the unique learning environment; present results of logged opportunities for creative production, self-directed learning, and social learning across the sixth grade cohort; and explore these results through the lens of individual learners, including cohort self-reports of identity, interest, and perceptions, and qualitative case studies of two students.

Deeper Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century and Beyond

2022 ◽  
pp. 50-77
Author(s):  
Sukie van Zyl ◽  
Elsa Mentz
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
Constructivist Theory ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Social Constructivist Theory

In this chapter, self-directed learning (SDL) and the competency to transfer knowledge between different contexts are positioned as essential competencies for the 21st century. Being able to transfer knowledge, especially between different contexts, has increasingly been indicated as essential competency for the 21st century. Transfer of knowledge and skills has however been neglected in SDL research. It is therefore argued that students should be deeper self-directed learners, who can take responsibility for their learning to obtain transferable competencies. Learners should be able to apply their knowledge and SDL skills to new and unknown situations in order to succeed in the 21st century and beyond. Social constructivist theory is suggested as theoretical basis for deeper self-directed learning (DSDL). In this chapter, the concept of DSDL will be defined, and various competencies associated with DSDL will be discussed. Finally, suggestions will be made to develop DSDL in education.

scholarly journals Validation of a questionnaire assessing students’ self-directed and collaborative learning with and without technology in Canadian middle school classrooms

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Labonté ◽  
Veronica R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Directed Learning

In the current study, the researchers examine the validity of a questionnaire assessing students’ perceptions of their self-directed learning and collaborative learning with and without technology with a group of Canadian middle school students. Lee and colleagues (2014) developed an 18-item questionnaire for use in assessing high school students’ perceptions of their learning in Singapore. Three hundred and twenty middle school students from across Alberta, Canada completed the questionnaire. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the questionnaire did not have sufficient model fit. The researchers used a jackknifing procedure to systematically remove four items in order to achieve a psychometrically sound questionnaire. The results suggest that the reduced questionnaire is a useful self-report instrument for assessing Canadian middle school students’ perceptions of their learning. Dans la présente étude, les chercheurs examinent la validité d’un questionnaire évaluant les perceptions qu’ont les élèves de leur apprentissage autonome et collaboratif, avec et sans technologie, au sein d’un groupe d’élèves d’écoles intermédiaires canadiennes. Lee et ses collègues (2014) ont développé un questionnaire de 18 items pour évaluer les perceptions qu’ont des élèves d’écoles secondaires quant à leur apprentissage. Trois cent vingt élèves d’écoles intermédiaires à travers l’Alberta, au Canada, ont rempli le questionnaire. Les résultats d’une analyse factorielle confirmatoire ont révélé que le questionnaire avait été insuffisamment ajusté au modèle. Les chercheurs se sont servis d’une procédure de jackknife afin de supprimer systématiquement quatre items afin d’obtenir un questionnaire solide sur le plan psychométrique. Les résultats suggèrent que le questionnaire raccourci est un instrument utile pour l’auto-évaluation des perceptions qu’ont des élèves d’écoles intermédiaires quant à leur apprentissage.

Assessing Readiness for Self-Directed Learning among College Students in the Provision of Higher Learning Institution

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norshidah Nordin ◽  
Nurhazwani Abd Halim ◽  
Melissa Malik
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
21St Century Learners ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Malaysian Students

Readiness for self-directed learning (SDRLS) is a necessary skill for 21st-century learners. Learners are expected to be responsible for their own learning. However, to what extend Malaysian students are ready to facilitate their own learning or are they still being spoon-fed?  This study was intended to assess SDLRS among college students. It utilized a survey method research design. There were 136 diploma students participated in this study. The finding revealed that respondents' levels of SDRLS were high. There was significant difference between SDRLS and gender but no significant differences between academic achievement and hometown. The discussion addresses implications to educators in designing instructional strategies© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: innovation, self-directed learning, readiness, 21st-century learners

Lifelong Learning in the 21st Century

2009 ◽  
pp. 367-379
Author(s):  
Kathleen P. King ◽  
Sharon R. Sanquist ◽  
Seamus King
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
College Preparation ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Literacy Collaborative ◽  
K 12

Learning in the 21st century no longer ends with K-12 and college preparation. Instead, for those adults who will succeed in negotiating the demands of the 21st century, it must continue across their lifetime. More than merely a focus on lifelong learning, however, this chapter illuminates the specific needs and skills of lifelong learning integrated with life and work in the 21st century. The discussion of modern skills includes scope, definitions, issues and trends, current and emerging practices, recommended strategies, and a glimpse of the future. The cornerstones of this discussion include approaches to learning such as lifelong learning, self-directed learning, 21st learning skills, information literacy, collaborative, situated, and problem based learning.

Neurobiology of Navigation and Learning: Fourth Dimension Cartography

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.19) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Agustín Sepúlveda-Sariego ◽  
Sandra Meza-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Fourth Dimension ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The World ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
New Perspective

The present article sheds light on new representations of learning. The proposition deals with a representation of learning in four dimensions, in which the highlight is on the navigation across space as a new perspective on the phenomenon of learning. This perspective allows for some aspects of the phenomenon and attempts to show experimental proposals on the matter. Three of the dimensions are based on learning theories: Vigotsky’s Meaningful learning; Piaget’s self-directed learning through discovery; and Vigotsky’s Social Learning. A fourth dimension would be the physical space itself. Animals navigate in different ways through the world. Navigation: the process of being in this world is the basis of learning.  

scholarly journals The Roles of Teacher and Students in Self-directed Learning Process Through Blended Problem-Based Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Mokhzani Ibrahim ◽  
Mohammad Yusof Arshad ◽  
Mohd Shafie Rosli ◽  
Nurbiha A.Shukor
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Learning Issues ◽  
Roles Of Teacher

Self-directed learning is an important skill highlighted in the 21st century learning. Hence, developing this skill through problem-based learning (PBL) is deemed to be potentially effective. However, PBL is still not widely implemented in Malaysian classrooms. The integration of face-to-face and online learning known as blended problem-based learning (BPBL) is potentially effective in improving PBL by enhancing teacher’s and students’ roles in self-directed learning. Thus, this research aims to investigate the roles of teacher and students in the process of self-directed learning (formulating learning issues) in BPBL by using basic qualitative approach. Data was collected from observations, interviews and documents (FILA chart). By using purposive sampling, twenty-five (25) students and a teacher from a school in Johor district were selected as the sample. The students were divided into five groups. The teacher and students’ roles in two randomly selected groups were compared. The results indicated that the teacher faced difficulties in monitoring students’ progress and some students were passive in the BPBL. 

scholarly journals Using an Online Homework System for Fostering Self-directed Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 323-335
Author(s):  
Harry Wiggins ◽  
Quay Van der Hoff
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Homework ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Whole Class

Self-directed learning is learning in which the conceptualization, design, conduct and evaluation of new content is directed and driven by the learner itself. This is an essential skill for students in the 21st century. Many large undergraduate courses use an online homework system to engage the whole class in the course material simultaneously. A very important advantage of using an online homework system is the quick feedback that gives students an immediate indication on how well they understand the work.  The purpose of this study firstly focusses on constructing a framework along which to determine the role and success of an online homework system towards making students self-directed learners. The second purpose of this study is to give an example of how the framework can be used. The sample group consists of both engineering and mainstream first year mathematics students using the online homework system WebAssign. The study investigates the extent to which the online homework system fosters independent learning in these cohorts of students. The article concludes by discussing the findings, some discussion and conclusions of this framework.

Emerging Use of Tablets in K-12 Environments

2019 ◽  
pp. 857-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Kumi-Yeboah ◽  
Kelli Sue Campbell
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Instructional Delivery ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Smart Board ◽  
Apple Ipad ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
K 12

In the 21st century, tablets have become one of the leading instructional technology devices used for instructional delivery in K-12 schools. The emerging use of tablets in K-12 schools include iPads, Android, Google Earth, Diigo, Blogger, GRiDPad, Modbook, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, Nook, Web 2.0 tools, Google Apps, iBook Author, iTunes U, the Apple iPad 2, Kindle Fire, Asus Nexus7, Galaxy, and smart board. Integration of tablets used in K-12 environments has proven to help students navigate their own learning, but its impact is not fully utilized in classrooms. It is common for students to own and use tablets in the teaching learning process because they are empowered to navigate, strategize, and create avenues for self-directed learning. Yet to date, not much is known about the increasing uses of tablets in the classroom setting, instructional implications on students and teachers, and its challenges in K-12 schools. This chapter addresses the emerging trend of tablet usage in K-12 schools, benefits of tablets in K-12 schools, instructional implications of tablet usage on student learning, and challenges facing teachers with regards to the use of tablets in the classroom. Recommendations for future studies and a conclusion are discussed.

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