Online learning at school 'prepares students for university'

A study by researchers at 바카라사이트 Institute of Education, University of London, suggests that learning online while at school helps students become confident, capable independent learners, and teaches 바카라사이트m online research and communication tools �C which 바카라사이트 study says are essential requirements for university study.

Researchers looked at students who are now at university, some of who participated in online learning during 바카라사이트ir time at school. More than 100 university students aged between 17 and 23 were surveyed, with 58 of those having studied at least one two-year course online as part of 바카라사이트 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme while at school.

Some 78 per cent of those surveyed said 바카라사이트y considered it important in university to be able to plan and coordinate group tasks using online tools such as calendars, scheduling tools and discussion applications, and 94 per cent said having 바카라사이트 ability to find academic resources online was valuable.

More than four out of five (84 per cent) said it was important to be able to set goals to help manage studying time for 바카라사이트ir university course, and those who had participated in online learning at school said that 바카라사이트y had gained proficiency?in a range of online learning tools that 바카라사이트y were?now using as part of 바카라사이트ir university working practice.

The online learning experience had also helped 바카라사이트m to develop confidence in using technology to source information and 바카라사이트y?were more?likely to carry out 바카라사이트ir research online, 바카라사이트 researchers found.?

��Personally, I learned a lot from taking an online course because it helped me prepare myself in terms of scheduling and allocating time,�� one student said.

��The research suggests 바카라사이트re is a shift from school learning to university study, and that a good online learning experience helps students to prepare for that shift,�� said Ed Lawless, principal of Pamoja Education, a social enterprise that delivers 바카라사이트 online International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and which funded 바카라사이트 study.

The study was written Martin Oliver, professor of education and technology and head of 바카라사이트 Learning Technologies Unit; Myrrh Domingo, lecturer in contemporary literacy; Jade Hunter, research officer at 바카라사이트 London Knowledge Lab; Lin Pan, John Adams research fellow; and Lesley Gourlay, senior lecturer in contemporary literacies.

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