講義型科目におけるMoodleの利用が学業成績に与える影響

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This paper investigated how Moodle affects academic achievement in two lecture-style courses, where students would use Moodle outside of the classroom for home learning. In the General Psychology I course, slides used in class were distributed using Moodle. However, though questions were accepted on the discussion forum, it was rarely used. In addition to distributing slides and accepting questions, the Evolution and Human Behaviors course utilized Moodle to set tasks using online texts. These tasks were not mandatory, but students would receive bonus points for answering them. The relationship between the frequency of Moodle access and the results on the end-of-term examination was analyzed; a significant positive correlation between the two variables was found for both courses. However, this correlation disappeared for the General Psychology I course when the percentage of class attendance was controlled, but the correlation was retained in the other course. Furthermore, this paper found a significant positive correlation between the frequency of submitting online text tasks and the final exam results.