Exploring Student Emotional Engagement in Extreme E-service Learning.

Autor: Marcus, Valerie Bukas, Atan, Noor Azean, Tahir, Shaharuddin Lokman Mohd, Yusof, Sanitah Mohd
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Zdroj: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning; 2021, Vol. 16 Issue 23, p43-55, 13p
Abstrakt: This article reports on qualitative study which explored online student emotional engagement experiences during Extreme e-Service Learning program in a higher education institution. There are very few studies providing in-depth perspectives on the engagement experiences of online students, moreover in Extreme e-Service Learning program. This research adopted a case study approach, following 27 online students over one semester. The setting for this study involved undergraduate students who enrol for co-curriculum course that implement Extreme e-Service Learning in one of the public universities in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to explore student's emotional engagement throughout the Extreme e-Service Learning and investigate what makes them engaged emotionally. Data was collected from participant's reflective journal and analysed according to engagement rubric meanwhile open-ended question was analysed using thematic analysis. Researcher found out that participants generally have positive emotions throughout the learning process, and it gradually increased until the end of the course. Main reason of this positive emotional engagement was due to the role of instructors and peers, course design and personal value practiced by participants. One limitation of this study is that it is relatively small but still its finding provide insight to instructor of Service Learning that want to shift to online platform at the same time achieve successful and engaging learning experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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