Promoting meaningful learning via an online project-based module / Ashfahani Zakaria, Amla Mohd. Salleh, Mohd. Arif Ismail, Simin Ghavifekr

Zakaria, Ashfahani and Mohd. Salleh, Amla and Ismail, Mohd. Arif and Ghavifekr, Simin (2017) Promoting meaningful learning via an online project-based module / Ashfahani Zakaria, Amla Mohd. Salleh, Mohd. Arif Ismail, Simin Ghavifekr. International Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education (IJELHE), 6 (6). pp. 71-96. ISSN 1985-8620

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This paper will discuss the use of an Online Project-based Module (m-PAT) to promote meaningful learning among students using the project-based learning approach. m-PAT was applied in a project-based learning for a topic in Physics. A mixed method case study design was employed, where the findings of quantitative data were confirmed using the findings of qualitative data. A total of 42 form four students from a secondary school in Klang Valley, Malaysia were chosen based on purposive sampling. The data were collected through questionnaire, student reflection, online discussion, and open-ended questions after each participant generated a physics-learning blog by using the m-PAT as a platform. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively in form of mean scores and standard deviations to observe the distribution of students’ feedback towards the attributes for meaningful learning during the m-PAT implementation. Thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data to produce a tabulated matrix related to the attributes of meaningful learning. The findings prove that m-PAT has a high potential as an online platform to promote a meaningful learning for students. Further research with a larger number of participants is needed to support the present findings.

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Item Type: Article
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Zakaria, Ashfahani
ashfahani@iab.edu.m
Mohd. Salleh, Amla
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Ismail, Mohd. Arif
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Ghavifekr, Simin
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Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Institute Of Continuing Education & Professional Studies (iCEPS)
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education (IJELHE)
ISSN: 1985-8620
Volume: 6
Number: 6
Page Range: pp. 71-96
Date: 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/59658
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