New Blended Learning Enriched after the COVID-19 Experience? Students’ Opinions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Course of Teaching and Learning under COVID-19 Restrictions in the Czech Republic
1.2. Literature Review
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Question and Objective
2.2. Expectations
2.3. Research Methods and Tools
2.4. Research Sample
3. Results
3.1. The First Contact and Communication
3.2. Learning Content Acquisition
3.3. Learning Content Delivery and Assessment
3.4. Student’s Final Feedback on Online Distance Instruction
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Research Limits and Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Institution | Autumn 2021 | Autumn 2022 |
---|---|---|
Upper secondary: Total | 104 | 128 |
Upper secondary: Male | 9 | 9 |
Upper secondary: Female | 95 | 119 |
Higher education: Total | 124 | 132 |
Higher education Male | 59 | 33 |
Higher education: Female | 65 | 99 |
228 | 260 | |
Total: | 488 |
Period of ODI | N | A | B | C | F | Mean Test Score (%) | Type of Assessment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period 1 (06/20) | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 72.7 | written online credit test |
Period 1 (06/20 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | oral f2f exam |
Period 2 (01/21) | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 82.6 | written online credit test |
Period 3 (06/21) | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | - | oral f2f exam |
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Simonova, I.; Faltynkova, L.; Kostolanyova, K. New Blended Learning Enriched after the COVID-19 Experience? Students’ Opinions. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5093. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065093
Simonova I, Faltynkova L, Kostolanyova K. New Blended Learning Enriched after the COVID-19 Experience? Students’ Opinions. Sustainability. 2023; 15(6):5093. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065093
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimonova, Ivana, Ludmila Faltynkova, and Katerina Kostolanyova. 2023. "New Blended Learning Enriched after the COVID-19 Experience? Students’ Opinions" Sustainability 15, no. 6: 5093. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065093