Learners' Social Goals and Their Engagements in Blended Learning Statistics Classrooms

• In Event: Purpose-Driven Assessment in Higher Education

Abstract

This study investigated students’ social goals, the motivational patterns of building connections with their learning companions in the blended-learning Statistics classrooms. The blended classrooms consisted of face-to-face instruction and virtual learning groups on social media. A research-developed psychological instrument about learners’ social goals in the blended learning settings was constructed with expert validity to know students' motivation about socializing activities. The EFA showed that students’ social goals consisted of “intimacy and belongingness (IB)” and “mutual assisting (MA).” Primarily, learners’ social behavior for MA was positively associated with their perceived task value about Statistics and their grit (i.e., consistency in learning interest and perseverance). Students need to be socially engaged with their classmates to better fulfill the course requirement.

Authors

• Min-Chieh Weng, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

• Chen-Hsuan Liao, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

• Yu-Lin Ho, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

• Jiun-Yu Wu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University