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Blended learning: what's the difference between face-to-face and online interaction?

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This survey is part of a doctoral thesis prepared by Yaroslav Opanasenko, exchange doctoral student, Institute of Education, University of Tartu.

The main task of this research is to find out how students prefer to interact with the teacher, learning materials and other students in blended learning which comprises face-to-face and online learning. If you have ever taken a blended course, please answer the following 8 questions.

Thanks in advance!

There are 10 questions in this survey.

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What is your age?

What is your gender?

Choose one of the following answers

Male
Female
Other:

Where are you studying (country and university)?

What degree are you currently pursuing?

Choose one of the following answers

Bachelor
Master
PhD
Other:

What are you studying?

Please rate how much you need the listed interactions with a teacher

(1 - I do not need it at all; 5 - I really need it!).

Compare it in two conditions: class(face-to-face) and distance (online) learning

		Class learning						Online learning
		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
Sharing personal opinion with the teacher	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Discussing academic information (theories, concepts, principles etc.) with the teacher	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Giving a feedback on the teacher's actions	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Asking the teacher questions about the topic.	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Discussing real-life cases or examples (topic-related) with the teacher	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Sharing comic/entertaining sayings (or visuals) with the teacher	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Sharing new ideas or concepts with a teacher	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Discussing unrelated topic with the teacher	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Answering teacher's questions	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5

Please rate how much you need the listed interactions of a teacher with students

(1 - I do not need it at all; 5 - I really need it).

Compare it in two conditions: class(face-to-face) and distance (online) learning

		Class learning						Online learning
		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
Answering student’s questions	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Accepting or using students ideas (building learning material based on suggested ideas)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Asking questions about material to control student’s knowledge	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Lecturing: giving theoretical facts, theories, principles etc.	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Praising and encouraging student’s actions or results.	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Sharing personal opinion or experience	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Giving instructions to practical exercises	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Accepting and respecting student's feelings and emotions	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Directive control of learning process (giving directions, commands or orders)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Reflecting and discussing educational process	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Assessment of students’ progress and results during educational process	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Giving examples	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5

How often do you encounter listed types of barriers to effective communication with a teacher?

1 - never encounter it; 5 - encounter very often;

Please compare it in two conditions: class(face-to-face) and distance (online) learning

		Class learning						Online learning
		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
Physical barriers (distance between people that work against the goal of effective communication)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Perceptual barriers (believes or perceives that teacher will not understand or be interested in what you are going to say)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Emotional barriers (common emotions, such as anger, love, joy, frustration, disappointment and sadness, that impede ability to deliver/receive a clear message)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Cultural barriers (different cultures, customs, beliefs, mentalities)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Language barriers (not only different languages, but also difficult terminology or manner of speech)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Gender barriers (misunderstanding between different genders)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Interpersonal barriers (inappropriate transaction of words between teacher and students)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5

Please rate how much you need the listed interactions with other students

(1 - I do not need it at all; 5 - I really need it).

Please compare it in two conditions: class(face-to-face) and distance (online) learning

		Class learning						Online learning
		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
Discussing content-related questions	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Discussing your own ideas with other students	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Cooperation (allocating tasks, coordinating joint efforts, planning work) with other students	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Providing support when problems arise (such as when having technical difficulties)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Providing a feed back on each others' results	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Negotiating and resolving conflicts	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Competing with other students	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Expressing companionship, emotional support, or advice	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
Discussing learning process	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5

How do you prefer to interact with learning materials (books, videos, podcasts etc.)?

(1 - I never study like this; 5 - This aproach suits me very well.)

Please compare it in two conditions: class (face-to-face) and distance (online) learning

		Class learning						Online learning
		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
retain and understand information by doing something active with it (educational games, interactive learning material, labs, etc.)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
think through information quietly	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
use practical procedures to learn concrete content (details, facts, figures etc.)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
take in information that is abstract and oriented towards theory (concepts, ideas)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
use visual presentations of material (diagrams, charts, graphs, pictures, videos)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
use verbal material and explanations with words (books, articles, podcasts, audio-lections, notes)	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
learn in logically sequenced steps and work with material in an organized and systematic way	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5
learn in large jumps, absorbing material almost randomly and without connections	Class learning						Online learning	1	2	3	4	5

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