Asian Journal of Distance Education
Yazarlar: Soudaya ORPRAYOON
Konular:
Anahtar Kelimeler:E-Learning Courseware,Design and Development,Learning Achievement,Opinions’ Survey
Özet: The purposes of this research is to design and develop two lessons of courseware for French V course : Décrire des Mouvements and Les Subjonctifs et l’Expression de la Concession ; to study the learning achievement of the learners who learned by using the developed courseware ; and finally to survey their opinions on the courseware. The samples in this research were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The study evaluated eleven students majoring in French at Rangsit University. The research instruments consisted of two intergrual parts. The first was two lessons of courseware for French V that were developed through Power Point, Adobe Presenter 7 and Macromedia Flash Professional 8. The second half of the research was in the form of surveys. Two questionnaires were given to sample groups to evaluate their opinions on the constructed courseware. The data gained were analyzed by using Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation. Through this study : the overall feeling of the sample groups was positive ( =4.8). The results of the research were as the followings : The post-test points average, (31.24% in the lesson 9.3) of the sample group were much higher than the pre-test points average. And the post-test points average, (64% in the lesson 10.3) of the sample group were drastically higher than the pre-test points average. The sample group’s learning achievement was able to increase through the courseware of both lessons. Consequently, the post-test points average was significantly higher than the pre-test points average. According to the survey that the subjects completed after the courseware, the overall feeling was positive at the highest level ( =4.8). The sample groups were satisfied with the two aspects of the presentation (Clearness and suitability of forms, sizes and colors of the fonts chosen and pleasure sides and suitability of graphics and moving pictures) and the other two aspects of the content (Correlation between content and objectives, and clearness, conciseness and completeness of the content), at a high level ( =4.6). The least appealing point was the music accompaniment through out the pre-test and the post-test of the courseware.( =4).