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Mobile x-space design, teaching strategies and undergraduate students’ collaborative learning behaviour: a case study in Taylor's University, Malaysia
Lim, Chee Leong1, Nurhanim Hassan2, Filzah Md. Isa3, Habibah Ab Jalil4.
Purpose: The availability of new innovative learning spaces together
with the introduction of new teaching and learning strategies have
shifted the nature of the classroom from a place of instruction
towards a place that produces authentic learning. Students in the 21st
century are inclined to learn with peers, through the use technology
to produce the information as the result of their collaboration. This
research examines the effect of learning space design and teaching
strategies on undergraduate students’ collaborative learning
behaviour in the Mobile X-Space classroom.
Methodology: This study used a quantitative survey research design
to measure students’ learning experience in the Mobile X-Space
classroom. A set of online self-reported questionnaire was posted
through the official Learning Management System of the university
to collect data from 467 undergraduate students in a Malaysian top
private university. Through exploratory factor analysis, three factors
were identified: (a) teaching strategies, (b) collaborative learning
behaviour and (c) space design. Pearson’s correlation and multiple
regression were run to assess the relationship between learning
space design and teaching strategies conducted by the lecturers
on the collaborative learning behaviour of the students. Two-way
factorial ANOVA with Post Hoc tests were performed to determine the effects of gender and study semester of the students on their
collaborative learning behaviour.
Findings: The results from the multiple regression analysis revealed
that both (i) teaching strategies, and (ii) space design were positively
correlated with collaborative learning behaviour of the students.
The results from Person’s correlation showed a significant, strong
and positive relationship between teaching strategies conducted
by the lecturers on the collaborative learning behaviour among
the students. Also, there was a statistically significant, strong and
positive relationship between learning space design on the teaching
strategies of the lecturers. In addition, the results from two-way
factorial ANOVA showed that collaborative learning behaviour was
different for groups in different study semesters. However, there
was no statistically significant difference for collaborative learning
behaviour between different genders in all semesters.
Significance: The outcomes of this research will be beneficial in
enhancing the support and design of future learning spaces and
add value to the present educational model. It is also beneficial in
guiding academics in determining the practical teaching and learning
approaches in the flexible learning spaces, which could be more
suitable for the millennium youth who are more tech-savvy and
favour Internet of things in their daily lives. This type of learning
space will help to improve the students’ soft skills and collaborative
skills, that are very useful in their future employability in the actual
work settings.
Affiliation:
- Taylor's University, Malaysia
- Taylor's University, Malaysia
- Taylor's University, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2021) |
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3 |
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0.000 |
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CiteScore (2) |
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Q1 (Cultural Studies) Q2 (Education) Q3¬¬¬ (Psychology (all)) |
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SJR (0.385) |
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