A Case Study of a Learner's Learning Process in an On-Line Community : The Influence of Learner's Tele-presence on their Learning Process

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  • オンライン在宅学習環境における学習プロセスに関する考察 : 学習者の遠隔存在感が与える影響に着目して
  • オンライン ザイタク ガクシュウ カンキョウ ニ オケル ガクシュウ プロセス ニ カンスル コウサツ ガクシュウシャ ノ エンカク ソンザイカン ガ アタエル エイキョウ ニ チャクモク シテ

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How do learners perceive other learners who learn on the Internet together but never actually meet? Does the presence of other learners on the internet influence the learning process just like face-to-face situations or conditions? We traced the learning processes of learners who were learning in a community on the internet, where learners learn the basic mechanics of robots by making robots by themselves. They were expected to upload their works to the WWW, and comment on their works to each other using a bulletin board. We found that learners perceive other learners as real friends even though they have never met in a face-to-face situation; for example, one of our subjects made great progress making robots. Our interview showed that his big incentive to make robots is a competitive mindset to win a competition and also the feeling that he wanted to show off his works to other learners. Conversely, there was a learner who didn't upload her robots because her shyness affected her motivation to show her works. In each case, the existence of other learners itself influenced the learning process of learners. Once they obtained tele-presence of other learners, the learning process on the Internet became essentially comparable to face-to-face communication, with the exception that learners obtain different types of information there.

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