Self-regulated learning behavior and perception of students participating in EU-SUPPORT social network

Salubsri Charoenwet 

Suratpittaya School Surat Thani 84000 Thailand salubsri@gmail.com

Zurida Ismail zurida

University Sains Malaysia Penang Malaysia zurida@usm.my

Abstract

A student collaborative social network was established based on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) platform of EU-SUPPORT network. The EU-SUPPORT is a sub network under the Norwegian Environmental Education that focuses on schools to promote the quality of education for sustainable development. Participants were two hundred of students from secondary schools in Malaysia and Thailand who engaged in task-based discussion forum related to environmental issues. Students collaboratively worked on assigned online activities with the theme ‘Climate Change’ via web-based instructions. Self-reported survey questionnaires were administered prior and after the activities in order to investigate, self-regulated learning behaviors and students’ perception towards the learning platform. The results from questionnaire statistical analysis revealed that collaborative learning activities significantly improved self-regulated learning behaviors of students participating in this social network. The analysis of students’ perception indicated that students tended to have positive feeling towards the learning environment.

Keywords: CSCL, collaborative learning, EU-SUPPORT, social network, self-regulated learning, students’ perception

Presented in International Conference on Advanced ICT for Education (ICAICTE 2013)

September 20-22, Sanya, Hainan, China