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VOL. 5, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Comparing the influence of PBL active instructor monitoring and PBL passive instructor monitoring on students' database design acquisition in a physical education distance learning course
Authors
Maria Giannousi, Charalampos Liakos, Nikolaos Vernadakis, Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare two approaches to instructor monitoring, active and passive, regarding the learning of relational database design in a problem-based distance learning course at Democritus University of Thrace. Fifty-four (n=54) third-year undergraduate Physical Education students, aged between 20-21 years old, were randomly assigned to two instructor monitoring groups: a PBL active instructor monitoring group comprising 27 students and a PBL passive instructor monitoring group with 27 students. The instructional period, practical exercises (activities), and tests lasted six consecutive weeks, including five 90-minute instructional sessions for learning relational databases (LibreOffice Base 6.4). At the end of the experimental process, students underwent a knowledge test as the final measurement. An independent sample t-test analysis was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that students who received PBL active instructor monitoring would achieve higher knowledge scores than students in the PBL passive instructor monitoring group. The analysis revealed that both instructor monitoring approaches, PBL active and PBL passive, could be effective for teaching relational database design. Specifically, students engaged in PBL activities with active instructor monitoring demonstrated similar knowledge acquisition compared to students who received PBL passive instructor monitoring in the posttest. To comprehensively understand the underlying reasons for this finding, additional studies are recommended.
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Pages:52-56
How to cite this article:
Maria Giannousi, Charalampos Liakos, Nikolaos Vernadakis, Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou "Comparing the influence of PBL active instructor monitoring and PBL passive instructor monitoring on students' database design acquisition in a physical education distance learning course". International Journal of Educational Research and Studies, Vol 5, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 52-56
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