THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLENDED LEARNING, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE TO THE UNDERSTANDING CONCEPT IN ECONOMICS
Journal Title: Educational Research International - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
This research aims to determine the effectiveness of blended learning strategies for individuals and groups to improve the understanding of concepts in mathematics courses, based on prior knowledge possessed by students. Targets to be achieved from this research is to test the significance of the results of learning about: a) the ability of understanding the concept of linear functions in blended learning individual vs. group, b) differences in the ability of understanding the concept of linear function between students with high prior knowledge and low prior knowledge, and c) whether there is an interaction of the application of blended learning individual vs. group and prior knowledge of the capabilities of understanding the concept of a linear function. Teaching methods used in this research are a web-based teaching and face-to-face teaching, conducted individual and group. Data collection was conducted in two phases: the preparation and implementation stages of the research. Research has independent variables in the form of blended learning is done in individual and group, the dependent variable of the ability of understanding the concept of a linear function of the material, and a moderator variable of high and low prior knowledge.
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Yunia Azis
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