What is it about?
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of email to enhance learners’ use of self-regulation strategies. The differences between personalized email notes versus email lists also were investigated.
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Why is it important?
This work is important and relevant to online learning because of the continued prevalence of email as a form of communication in online education through learning management systems and virtual learning environments. The sample size of 103 college students was good and statistically significant findings were observed.
Perspectives
Results indicated that there was no statistically significant effect for the email treatments (list vs. personal) but a statistically significant relationship was observed between self-efficacy and achievement. The findings are dis- cussed with an emphasis on the reciprocal relations between self-efficacy and self-regulation. This work should be replicated in other contexts and expanded as it is very applicable and practical to online learning today.
Professor of Instructional Technology Charles B. Hodges
Georgia Southern University
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This page is a summary of: Email, Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy, and Achievement in a College Online Mathematics Course, Journal of Educational Computing Research, August 2010, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.2190/ec.43.2.d.
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