웹기반 영어교육에서 자기 주도적 학습 계약이 학업성취도 및 학습시간에 미치는 영향과 반응

The effects of learning contract on academic achievement, learning time and learners" reactions in the web-based English education

  This study investigates the effects of learning contract format which has been mentioned as an effective strategy in traditional adult education to facilitate self-direction. It intends to contribute to providing information and strategies for design and development of self-directed learning model in the web-based English teaching environment. 533 students who enrolled in the ‘Practical English’ course in a cyber university participated in this study. Participants were divided into two groups according to the use of learning contract. The results show that the use of learning contract gave the significant difference in academic achievement, but not in the learning time. Students indicated the advantages and disadvantages of learning contract. To make the most use of self-directed learning contract, several suggestions were given. Overall, this study showed the usefulness of learning contract in web-based English education, and it revealed the need for the further research.