A survey of all further education and sixth form colleges in the UK aimed to establish the scale of e-learning use. The survey examined associations between e-learning use and outcomes for learners and staff, and explored policy implications. Key findings include that the majority of lecturers used e-learning, most often for preparation and planning.
Use Cases
- Analyze correlations between lecturer e-learning use and perceived learner outcomes based on survey responses.
- Identify potential barriers to e-learning adoption in classrooms based on reported access to resources.
- Model associations between institutional support factors and teacher confidence in using e-learning for student progress monitoring.
- Compare e-learning effectiveness across different teaching activities like planning, communication, and in-class teaching.
Strengths
- Survey covers all further education and sixth form colleges in the UK, suggesting a complete institutional census.
- Findings include specific correlations, such as between areas where lecturers used e-learning and where they perceived it to be effective.
- Description provides concrete percentages, e.g., 'around half felt that there was insufficient access... in the classroom.'
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Sarah Golden
- Collection Method
- Survey of all further education and sixth form colleges in the UK.
- Geography
- United Kingdom