Web-based Education on Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

ISBN-13: 9783639135886 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 148 str.

Tatiana Solovieva

Opis

This study examined the relationships betweenmeasures of (a) learner satisfaction with online courses on weapons of mass destruction (WMD)and bioterrorism intended to address the educational needs of responder Communities ofPractice (CoP) and (b) degrees of accomplishment by the learner enrolled in thoseonline courses. Provided that course design characteristics were similar between courses and thatcontent was different, it was important to examine multiple measures of learner satisfactionwith the course characteristics (Content, Accuracy,Navigation, Look, Flow, Assessment, and Value) inrelation to multiple measures of learner achievement(Pre-Post Gain, Follow-up Personal Benefit, Follow-upOrganizational Benefit, Follow-up Subject-MatterRetention, and Follow-up Simulation Scenarios) in order to identify the predictors ofeffectiveness for future design improvements. Theresults indicated that (1) navigation appeared to bea statistically significant predictor of learningachievement scores and (2) estimate of personal benefit was associated with value judgmentsplaced on the courses on bioterrorism and WMD forresponder communities.

O autorze

Tatiana Solovieva holds a Doctor of Education degree in
Technology Education/Instructional Design and Technology from
West Virginia University. Dr. Solovieva has taught at the
university level, collaborated with public schools, and published
research results in several fields in the USA and internationally.