I will be conducting a quantitative experiment to help me learn about the impact that technology has on a middle school student’s ability to understand math concepts. I was excited to learn that the searches I conducted this week helped me find new, helpful resources to further my understanding of my research topic.
Subject Search
I used the Education database to find the Educational Research sub-database, which led me to the ERIC database to conduct my search. I used the search term “virtual learning” to begin. From there, I used the advanced search filters “Since 2020”, “Electronic Learning”, and “Journal Articles” to refine my search. I found 192 search results from this search.
Citation Trace
For my citation trace, I decided to use the Education Source database. I used the search terms virtual learning AND academic performance, which found 139 results. The article that caught my eye is called Effects of a Centered Virtual Teaching Environment on Learning Styles in the Academic Performance of College Students.
Using the references that the authors listed at the end of their article, I conducted a citation trace on an article called Learning Styles Research: Understanding How Teaching Should Be Impacted by the way learners learn. This article was not in the E-Journals list under the Collections menu when I did a Journal Title search. It was also unavailable through Education Full Text, Education Source, and ERIC (via EBSCOhost). I was able to find an open-source copy using Google Scholar.
This article cited 22 sources and was cited by 25 sources.
References
Maaliw, R. R., III. (2020). Global Perceptions of Faculties on Virtual Programme Delivery and Assessment in Higher Education Institutions during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(6). doi:10.35940/ijrte.2277-3878
Diaz-Granados, F., Dominguez, E., Ricardo, C., Ballesteros, B. and Fontalvo, H., 2009. Effects of a Centered Virtual Teaching Environment on Learning Styles in the Academic Performance of College Students. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, [online] 4(1), pp.59-63. Available at: <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.fhsu.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=14&sid=0bd290d4-1fab-4ca5-ab58-81813820d3b2%40pdc-v-sessmgr03> [Accessed 15 April 2021].
Williamson, M. F., & Watson, R. L. (2006). Learning Styles Research: Understanding how Teaching Should be Impacted by the Way Learners Learn. Christian Education Journal, 3(1), 27–42. https://doi.org/10.1177/073989130600300103