Effects of Collaborative Web Based Vocational Education and Training (VET) on Learning Outcomes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Control and Signal Processing Research Group (CASPR), MAJU, Islamabad, Pakistan;3. Department of Computer Science, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan;1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Molecular Diagnosis Centre, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore;2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore;3. Department of Pathology, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore;4. Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore;5. Neurosurgical Services, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore;6. Haematology/Oncology Service, Department of Paediatric Subspecialties, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore;1. Delft University of Technology, Policy Analysis Section, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, Postbus 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands;2. Centre for Public Sector Reforms, Moi University, P.O Box 3900,100, Eldoret, Kenya;1. Management Department, College of Business Administration, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;2. Polytechnic Balik Pulau, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia;3. Department of Management, Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States;1. Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United kingdom;2. Department of Computer Science, The University of Waikato, New Zealand;3. Medical School, University of Franca, Brazil;4. Medical School, Uni-FACEF, Brazil;5. Academia Magdalena, Brazil;1. School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi''an 710072, PR China;2. Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan;3. Department of Computer System and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Considering the increase in need of skilled human capital, the vocational training and education through e-learning has widely been adopted all over the world. It serves as a major alternative for training and teaching professionals, technicians, skilled workers, amateurs and students who cannot manage regular college education due to time, cost and distance factors. Prior research focuses on learning enhancement from several perspectives like computer mediated methods, learning games, personalized learning environments and web based instructional design. The proposed work contributes to this debate by investigating the role of collaboration i.e. student–student and student–instructor interaction, support material, instructor's feedback and evaluating their effects on learning outcome and students' learning experience. The investigation is performed through a case study presenting four vocational courses offered in three consecutive sessions. The findings revealed that collaborative practices i.e. group work, team effort, in time instructor's feedback and consolidated support material enhances learning experience of student and contributes positively to the learning outcome. |
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| Keywords: | Cooperative/collaborative learning Human-computer interface |
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