A Development of Supervised-Online Personal Learning Environment: Examining Factors Affecting Self-Directed Learning and Conceptual Understanding Progression

Abstract

© 2017 IEEE. Personalized web-based learning environment have enhanced the value of instruction procedures in educational organizations. In doing so, a novel personalized web-based learning environment harmonizing with embedded pedagogy and formative assessment was developed in this study. The web-based learning systems that support students learning performance and attitudes, and factors that increase students acceptance of the systems have been widely study in recent years. However, the effect of factors on students self-directed learning and conceptual understanding progression is not explored yet. According to the developed web-based learning environment, this study choose pedagogy and formative assessment as important factors in promoting self-directed learning and increasing conceptual understanding. Our results suggest that scientific inquiry learning with relevance to daily life, with corresponding to individual characteristics, and with formative assessment affecting self-directed learning and conceptual understanding progression gained by a personalized web-based learning environment.