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Derginin Adı:
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The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
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Cilt:
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2012/13
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Sayı:
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2
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Makale Başlık:
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FIRST TIME ONLINE LEARNERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED
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Makale Alternatif Dilde Başlık:
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Makale Eklenme Tarihi:
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4.04.2015
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Okunma Sayısı:
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1
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Makale Özeti:
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The number of online continuous education and training initiatives continues to increase
in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and by extension, the number of
adult learners who are unfamiliar with the peculiarities of the online teaching and
learning environment. The extent to which these learners can derive maximum benefit
from these initiatives depends on the rate at which they can adapt to the new
circumstances and, as a result, function effectively in this type of teaching and learning
environment. To this end, while supporting learners is recognized as a critical success
factor little has been explored or documented specific to the Caribbean-SIDS context.
The purpose of this study therefore was to describe the support services provided first
time online learners in the context of Caribbean-SIDS and examine what if any benefit
learners derived from them through their perceptions of these services.
The findings reveal that participants’ overall perception of the support services was high.
They also reveal that although participants’ awareness of ongoing support services was
variable, their rating of the need for and importance of this type of support was also
high. The findings suggest that providing support for first time online learners in the
context of Caribbean SIDS positively impacts their performance in the online teaching
and learning environment.
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Alternatif Dilde Özet:
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