Development of an E-Learning Environment Model via Social Network on Integration In Mathematics for Undergraduates.

Abstract

The purposes of  this quasi experimental research were: (1) to  develop an    e-Learning environment model via social network on integration in mathematics for undergraduates based on 80/80 efficiency criteria;  (2) to examine the effective index of the developed e-Learning model ;  (3) to compare achievements between undergraduates who studied from the developed e-Learning model and the traditional method ; (4) to study retention after completed course from the developed e-Learning model for one month and  two months; and (5) to study undergraduates’ attitudes towards the developed e-Learning model.  The population was 700 undergraduates who were studying in the second semester of 2011 at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, College of Industrial Technology, Bachelor’s Degree Program 2-3 years. The samples for a model development consisted of 48 undergraduates who were derived from a purposive selection method. They were divided into three groups: (1) an individual model development group included 3 participants; (2) a subclass model development group included 15 participants; and (3) an efficiency examination of model development group included 30 participants. The samples for trial the developed model consisted of 60 undergraduates who were derived from purposive selection method. They were divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group which included 30 undergraduates in each group. The research instruments were (1) an e-Learning courseware via social network on integration in mathematics for undergraduates; (2) an achievement test which included 30 items of 4-option-multiple-choice that the reliability of a whole test was 0.83, an average of difficulty level (p) was 0.77 and an average of discriminate power (r) was 0.63; 3) the exercises during study; (4) a quality appraisal of courseware content; and (5) a quality appraisal of e-Learning usability. The statistic used for hypothesis testing was t-test with statistical significance set at the 0.05 level.

            The research results were as follows;

1. The developed e-Learning environment model via social network on integration in mathematics for undergraduates achieved the efficiency at 84.73/84.88, as conditioned criteria;
2. The developed e-Learning model achieved the effectiveness index at 0.72;
3. The comparison of achievements between undergraduates who studied from the developed e-Learning model and traditional classroom using t-test found that achievements earned from developed e-Learning model was higher than achievements earned from traditional class statistically significant at the 0.05 level;
4. The retention after completed course from the developed e-Learning model for one month and two months was statistically significant different at the 0.05 level;
5. The attitude towards the developed e-Learning model was positive (3.98) which mean undergraduates prefer to study in the developed e-Learning model.