Exploring the Impact of Digital Limitations on Digital Effectiveness for Students in a Virtual Learning Environment

dc.contributorBenson, Angela
dc.contributorRice, Margaret
dc.contributorWright, Vivian
dc.contributorBesnoy, Kevin
dc.contributor.advisorDenham, André R.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Florence O.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T14:34:27Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T14:34:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractVirtual learning has grown to become a needed and viable option for teaching and learning in secondary education settings. Students and teachers can engage and share with each other within a few clicks. As virtual learning grows as a popular option to share learning experiences using computers and the Internet, the problem surrounding inequalities of access still plague our society. Those inequalities are formally known as the digital divide. As Internet access and the use of information technology have increased, the topic of the digital divide has evolved to focus on addressing digital limitations of access, behavior, and cognition and how they affect digital effectiveness. Using data from participants in the supplemental virtual learning program in Alabama, this study examined how access to Internet and computer technology, behavioral limitations of personal attitudes and motivations, and cognitive limitations of personal experiences and capabilities affect the digital effectiveness of their virtual learning experience. Results showed that there are relationships between certain demographic variables to access limitations, behavioral limitations, and cognitive limitations. Results also showed that there are relationships between digital limitations and how those limitations affect students’ perceptions in their virtual learning environment.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/181513
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003952
dc.identifier.otherWilliams_alatus_0004D_14608
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8184
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectdigital effectiveness
dc.subjectdigital limitations
dc.subjectK-12
dc.subjectvirtual learning
dc.titleExploring the Impact of Digital Limitations on Digital Effectiveness for Students in a Virtual Learning Environmenten_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineEducational technology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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