Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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A Comparison of Learning Effectiveness in Face-to-face versus Blended Learning of TOEIC

TOEIC의 디지털 융복합 블렌디드 학습과 면대면 학습의 비교 연구

  • Choi, Mi-Yang (Baird College, Soongsil Univ.) ;
  • Han, Tae-In (e-Learning Dept., Graduate School, Korea National Open Univ.)
  • 최미양 (숭실대학교 베어드학부대학) ;
  • 한태인 (한국방송통신대학교 대학원 이러닝학과)
  • Received : 2015.08.21
  • Accepted : 2015.10.20
  • Published : 2015.10.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to perform a comparison of face-to-face and blended learning of TOEIC to see if there is a difference in their learning effectiveness. The research compared the improvement rate of the students' academic achievement, their self-evaluation results, and their participation rate and results of the online assignment by using t-test, pearson correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The research results demonstrated that the blended learning is pedagogically more effective than the face-to-face although the difference is not large. It was analyzed that the results were largely thanks to the following facts: In the blended learning, the students could interact with their instructors face-to-face in the off-line class, they got the weekly text message to encourage them to participate in the online class, and their routine online class attendance could cause their more positive participation in the online assignment.

본 연구자는 TOEIC 블렌디드 학습을 운영하면서 면대면 학습과 학습효과를 비교할 필요성을 느꼈다. 학습효과가 떨어질 경우에는 블렌디드 학습을 중단하기 위해서였다. 따라서 본 연구자는 학습자들의 한 학기 동안의 성적 향상도, 학습자들의 자가진단 점수, 온라인 과제 참여도와 문제풀이 평균점수를 활용하여 두 학습을 비교하였다. 이러한 비교를 하기 위해 t-test, 피어슨 상관관계, 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 큰 차이는 아니라 할지라도 블렌디드 학습이 면대면 학습보다 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그 이유는 블렌디드 학습의 학습자들이 오프라인 수업과 수업 게시판을 통해 교수자와 소통할 수 있는 반면, 매주 온라인 수업의 출석을 독려하는 문자를 받았으며, 학습자들의 온라인 수업의 참여가 온라인 과제 또한 적극적으로 참여할 수 있게 영향을 끼친 탓이라고 분석하였다. 이러한 연구결과는 향후 TOEIC 블렌디드 학습을 운영하고자 하는 교수자들에게 많은 참고가 될 것이다.

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