Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Information Science

Content Description

1 online resource (xv, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Joette Stefl-Mabry

Committee Members

William E. J. Doane, George Berg

Keywords

Choice Theory, Constructivist Theory of Education, Decision Theory, Online Learning, Education, Higher, Internet in education, Educational technology, Web-based instruction, College students

Subject Categories

Computer Sciences | Education | Library and Information Science

Abstract

This exploratory study considers choice theory, decision theory, and the constructivist theory of education to explore college-level computer science learners' behavior when presented with multiple instructional modes (instructional methods for the presentation of course content, such as video, text, audio, animation, etc.) in an online learning environment.

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