Why is 'self-study' such as online lecture which does not require attendance often go wrong?

by bruce mars

Attendance-free lecture program such as " Massive open online course (MOOC)" where anyone can take a professional lecture on the Internet can learn without being bound by geographical conditions and time constraints Very convenient It is something. On the other hand, it is also pointed out that the learning program like MOOC has a small percentage of learning lectures to the very end, and BrainStation summarizes the question "Why is self-learning without attendance going wrong?"

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The flexible learning model including MOOC offers opportunities to learn voluntarily by many people, but the percentage of those who complete MOOC course is less than 0.5 to 10% . Despite the absence of obstacles such as time and residence, you can see that there are quite a few people who can learn solidly in online lectures.

New York State University research team has carried out to analyze the 28,000 students of data over one century research According to the results of the students is so is largely related to the attendance rate of the lecture. The attendance rate is a predictor of the student's performance which exceeds the score of the University Admission Test (SAT) score, high school record, learning ability and so on. The research team concluded that "the importance of attending a lecture will not be low even if textbooks that summarize online courses and lecture contents develop any more."

Students United Kingdom, which examined the impact on the results of be absent from the lecture University of Warwick of (PDF) study in, grades excellent student performance is that of that it has received a large damage by "lecture is not performed." . Also, in the research conducted by Exeter University (PDF) , "even if students provide an environment that allows unlimited access to on-line lectures, it is clear that attending lectures is an important factor in determining academic performance" It seems to have become.

by Tranmautritam

As a merit that students can obtain by attending a lecture, there is a point that "I can face and interact directly with the instructor of the lecture on a regular basis". While online lectures can access lecture content and text at any time, you can not access professionals who direct direct lectures.

If students do not understand the concepts of lectures, how to approach tasks, and the series of problems handled in lectures in advance, it can be a major obstacle to independent learning. In addition to the tendency for learners to escape from doubts unless it is in a state where they can easily question experts, experts have a role to inform students of an important metacognition framework for problems handled in the lecture I have that. According to a study carried out by the University of Warwick (PDF) , one of the major reasons why students of MOOC drop off on the way is that "there was no support of the leader at the stage when the lecture became difficult" It is said that there is.

Certainly some excellent students leave brilliant results even if they are absent from the lecture, but that is an exceptional existence. Leaders and experts who have extensive knowledge are said to be very important elements for learning.

by energepic.com

In addition, attending a lecture will increase the motivation for students themselves to learn, David Malan who teaches computer science at Harvard thinks. In the lecture from 2016 to 2017, Mr. Malan tells participants "Since only the first lecture and the last lecture out of the course of the year attend, after attending a lecture if you feel like it, You can take an online lecture whenever you like. " However, after completing the one-year course, Mr. Malan who felt that "energy of the student is lost in this way", Mr. Maran returned to the style obliging to attend the lecture as before in the course from 2017 to 2018 It is said that.

The lesson learned by Mr. Malan is that "learning has social elements". Students can receive good influence by attending lectures with other students. The existence of the same lecture and trainee 's colleagues is a great motivation, and it will be a great help to not throw the lecture in the middle.

by Christina Morillo

And the existence of "deadline" which many people are not good at plays a big role for learning. Even if I do not like the obligation to attend the lecture, progress every time, and periodic tasks, I will give students learning responsibilities and deadlines, which means they will motivate me to continue learning continuously. Although it seems that "I want to learn at my own pace", independence learning and strict deadline are incompatible with each other, sometimes it is time to delay the deadline voluntarily set by circumstances, in the worst case learning is closed Sometimes you do not set itself.

Some people may think that even if there is no deadline, learning is possible if there is only enthusiasm for learning, but as you can see from the MOOC's completion rate, you can accomplish the original goal with independent learning The percentage of people does not reach 10%. Also, in a study done by psychologist Dan Ariely , the deadline set by me is not more effective than the deadline externally imposed. Independent learning using on-line lectures is a very convenient learning method, but if you can possibly take lectures that you need to physically attend, you may be able to learn efficiently.