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The effects of digital learning material on students’ mathematics learning in vocational education

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Zwart, Diana P.
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Van Luit, Johannes E.H.
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Noroozi, Omid
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Goei, Sui Lin
Cogent Education
Journal · Vol. 4 · Issue 1 · Art. 1313581
Abstract

This study investigates the effects of Digital Learning Material (DLM) including instructional clips, online guidance, structuring of content, and a collaboration tool on students’ mathematics learning in Dutch vocational education. A pretest–posttest design was used. Apprenticeship students were asked to complete assignments and to discuss them with their peers and the online teacher. The results showed that DLM can enhance students’ mathematics learning in vocational education. The learning enhancement was mostly due to the use of instructional clips and structuring of the content of the mathematics tasks. Elaborations of these results, implications, limitations and recommendations for further research are provided. © 2017 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

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Vocational education collaborative learning mathematics digital learning material (DLM) instructional clips

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Education and Competence Studies, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Department of Movement and Education, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, Netherlands
Department of Special Needs Education, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Department of Movement and Education, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, Netherlands, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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