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An experimental network‐mediated study support system
Author(s) -
Ellermann H.H.,
Huisman W.H.T.,
Schellekens A.M.H.C.,
Zwaneveld G.,
Berns R.M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1992.tb00403.x
Subject(s) - tutor , computer science , key (lock) , multimedia , computer assisted instruction , computer mediated communication , distance education , human–computer interaction , mathematics education , world wide web , the internet , psychology , computer security , programming language
The route towards a functional design and its principle components are described for a network communication system that connects students and tutors in a distance course. The system is designed mainly to mediate the study support provided by the tutor to individual students. The key concept is the ‘study environment’ rather than computer‐mediated communication. The study environment consists of the student's computer, the network, the telephone, the tutor, the fellow students and the printed materials. A special program integrates all support tasks, ranging from mapping the student's progress to the automatic exchange of the outcomes and corrections of assignments.