Canvas 學習管理系統在網絡華語教學的成效探討-以美國喬治亞州州立網絡學校為例

Abstract

本研究以美國喬治亞州州立網絡學校的學生與教師們為研究對象，採用文獻分析法、資料分析法和問卷調查法為研究方法，根據所探討的文獻去設定研究方向與界定研究範圍。首先，本研究以喬治亞州州立網絡學校2022年春季課程中文班的127位學生為研究對象，探討使用Canvas學習管理系統參與課程時，學習者的學習動機、學習滿意度、參與同步課程的次數與學習成效之關係。再者，研究者蒐集2014年至2022年六個學期的學生期末問卷反饋，用以說明學生對於使用Canvas學習管理系統與D2L (Desire to Learn Brightspace)學習管理系統的感受和學習滿意度的意見參考。最後，研究者於2022年春季班成功蒐集全校66位教師們的問卷結果，分析教師們對於使用Canvas學習管理系統的心得與建議。研究結果發現教師於學期前在Canvas設置網絡課程說明，可方便學習者導覽與查詢課程，使學習者感到Canvas的友善，有助於提高學習成效，進而提升成績。另外，研究結果顯示學習者的學習動機、學習滿意度與同步課程的次數與學習成效為正相關，由此得知設置得宜的網絡語言教學可以達到良好的學習成果。研究討論提出對於目前正在選擇適合的學習管理系統的教育機構，可以考慮採用Canvas學習管理系統。對於職前師資的培訓也是非常重要，教師們應於學期前即熟悉學習管理系的使用。在學期中時，建議教師們善用Canvas系統自動收集的數據與家長溝通。教學機構宜預先開設網絡課程訓練班，邀請有經驗的網絡教師定期授課，協助實體課程的教師預先準備。The teachers and students of GAVS (Georgia Virtual School) were the research subjects in this study. For the first part of the study， the learning data of 127 students in Chinese language classes at GAVS in the spring semester of 2022 were collected and analyzed. Data collected includes relation analysis among learners’ motivation， learning satisfaction level， attendance frequency of synchronous classes， and their relation to academic achievement. The study also collected the end-of-semester questionnaire responses of students from 2014-2022. The survey responses were used to analyze how the two different learning management systems (LMS)， Canvas and D2L (Desire to Learn Brightspace) ， affected student perception and student learning efficiency. Finally， 66 GAVS teachers were surveyed during the spring 2022 semester and their responses were analyzed to identify their experiences and suggestions when using Canvas.The results of the study found that if teachers set up the course appropriately， students can conveniently navigate through the course material via Canvas and improve their learning and grades. Additionally， research results show that learners’ motivation， satisfaction， and attendance frequency of synchronous classes have positive correlations with academic achievement. From this， it can be inferred that appropriately designed online language classes can achieve excellent learning results. The discussion of this research suggests that educational organizations currently looking for a suitable learning management system may wish to consider implementing Canvas as their LMS. It is also recommended that these educational organizations prepare online course training for teachers who have in-person classes and invite experienced online teachers for additional lessons to prepare for future demands.