Volume : 7, Issue : 2, February - 2018

ENGAGEMENT TOOL FOR EVALUATING LEARNING IN AN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Dr. Ms . Sameena Falleiro

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">the paper evaluates Engagement scale that has been designed by the researcher, as a tool to examine the effectiveness of learning in Learning Management System-(LMS) through a two sample &lsquo;post-test only&rsquo; experimental research design.</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#404040"> It discusses the development, validity, reliability and the scoring method of the Engagement scale. The Engagement Scale developed used a four-point rating scale with 21 items, with an objective to study the cognitive, affective and behavioral aspects of engagement. Scores obtained from the Engagement scales helped determine the extent of engagement. The findings are useful to conclude that if these tools can be used to measure effectiveness of learning in LMS, they can be used to examine learning for any other Open Distance Learning-(ODL) environment.</span></b>< /> <b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:red;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">< clear="all" style="page-eak-before:always;mso-eak-type:section-eak" /> </span></b></p>