Skills: successful learning behaviors Concepts: Internet education applications This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. UCLA freshman survey
Where does this topic fit? Internet concepts – Applications – Technology – Implications Internet skills – Application development – Content creation – User skills
Incoming freshmen -- one of five annual surveys The college freshman survey covers a broad range of questions, lets focus on two of those questions …
1.How often have you used an online instructional website (e.g., Khan Academy, Coursera, Edx, etc.) as assigned for a class? 2.How often have you used an online instructional website (e.g., Khan Academy, Coursera, Edx, etc.) to learn something on your own? a.Never b.Occasionally (at least once) c.Frequently Question 1: during the last year Answer these questions before continuing.
Percent change Baccalaureate institutionsAssigned On your ownAssigned On your ownAssigned On your own All 4-year colleges Universities year colleges Public Private Non-sectarian Catholic Other religious Universities Public Private Black colleges and Universities All Public Private Analyzing these results, what can you conclude? Percent answering Occasionally or Frequently
Education is an important Internet application. You can take responsibility for your education. Why I told you about that question
Question II. How often did you do each of the following during the last year? 1.Ask questions in class 2.Support your opinions with a logical argument 3.Seek solutions to problems and explain them to others 4.Revise your papers to improve your writing 5.Evaluate the quality or reliability of information you received 6.Take a risk because you feel you have more to gain 7.Seek alternative solutions to a problem 8.Look up scientific research articles and resources 9.Explore topics on your own, even though it was not required for a class 10.Accept mistakes as part of the learning process 11.Seek feedback on your academic work 12.Work with other students on group projects 13.Integrate skills and knowledge from different sources and experiences Answer these questions before continuing. a. never, b. occasionally (at least once), c. frequently
Those learning behaviors correlate with use of online educational sites like the Khan Academy and Coursera. More important, they “correlate with academic success, forming the foundation for lifelong learning.” Why I told you about that question Do you want to do well in school?
The UCLA Higher Education Research Group says these learning behaviors “correlate with academic success, forming the foundation for lifelong learning.” More on these learning behaviors Survey of CIS students spring and fall 2015 Occasionally (at least once) * *
A modest participation goal for this class Ask at least one dumb question. Give at least one wrong answer to a question I ask. If everything you say in class is correct, you are not taking enough risks.
Some other UCLA survey results – check them out …
After the first year
Faculty survey
Diversity survey
Freshman survey
Summary
Self-study questions Which of the learning behaviors from the UCLA survey did you practice last year? Which are you going to practice this year?
Resources Blog post on the UCLA Freshman Study Report on UCLA Freshman Study UCLA Higher Education Research Group UCLA learning behavior and online course survey form (Survey Gizmo) UCLA learning behavior survey form (Google Doc) UCLA learning behavior survey form (Survey Gizmo)