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	Edited by Dr. Lynne Schrum, George Mason University
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volume 39 Number 2 Winter 2006

Student Characteristics, Sense of Community, and Cognitive Achievement in Web-based and Lab-based Learning Environments

Richard C. Overbaugh
Old Dominion University
ShinYi Lin
Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health

Abstract

This study investigated differential effects of learning styles and learning orientation on sense of community and cognitive achievement in Web-based and lab-based university course formats. Students in the Web-based sections achieved higher scores at the “remember” and “understand” levels, but not at the “apply” or “analyze” levels. In terms of learning style, extrovert
students outperformed introvert students in the lab-based sections, whereas introverts performed better in the Web-based sections. With regard to sense of community, students in the Web-based environment had higher scores on two of three scales. The final aspect examined was students’ variable orientation toward learning, with significant but weak results.

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Contributors

Richard Overbaugh is associate professor of Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (Address: Richard Overbaugh, 145 Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA, 23529; roverbau@ odu.edu).

ShinYi Lin is assistant professor of the Department of Information Technology at Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health inTaiwan. She received her PhD in Urban Education/ Educational Technology from Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA. Her research interests include instructional strategy and distributed learning in adult education. (Address: ShinYi Lin, 336 Fu-Hsing Rd. Keelung, Taiwan 203, ROC; slin@ems.cku.edu.tw).

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