Redesigning an online course around the nine authentic learning criteria increases students' perceived authenticity of the learning environment¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Design limits · María-Jesús Martínez-Argüelles 2023: groups were assigned but students were analysed as independent (read from the study by two models, 2026-10-29)

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students in the redesigned course rated the course's authenticity significantly higher than control-group students on most of the assessed attributes. → María-Jesús Martínez-Argüelles 2023

Evidence¶

María-Jesús Martínez-Argüelles 2023¶

María-Jesús Martínez-Argüelles, Dolors Plana-Erta, Àngels Fitó-Bertran. (2023). Impact of using authentic online learning environments on students' perceived employability. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-022-10171-3

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Quasi-experiment comparing 86 control students (previous semester) with 49 quasi-experimental students (redesigned course) via self-reported questionnaires analyzed with Mann–Whitney U tests. The article reports "a rating of over 4 (on a 5-point scale) for 75% of the attributes" versus 25% in the control group; no effect sizes are printed.

"The redesign of the course considerably improved students' perception of the degree of authenticity of the course's learning environment (in the professional context of an assistant financial manager): students in the quasi-experimental group gave a rating of over 4 (on a 5-point scale) for 75% of the attributes, compared to only 25% in the control group."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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