Cross Cultural Differences in Online Learning Motivation
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Globalization and technology are two of the many drivers that impact today’s education, locally and internationally. The purpose of the research study was to identify how online learners in Korea and the US perceived online learning motivation differently and what learner characteristics and cultural orientation affected the online learners’ learning motivation. Major findings revealed that there was a significant difference in learning motivation between the US and Korean online learners. The study also discusses how cultural orientation and learner characteristics affected the learning motivation of online learners for each country. Différences interculturelles de la motivation de formation en ligne. La globalisation et la technologie représentent deux conducteurs qui ont l’impact sur l’éducation d’aujourd’hui localement et internationalement. Le but de cette étude de recherche était d’identifier comment les étudiants en Corée et aux Etats‐Unis perçoivent la motivation de formation en ligne différemment et comment les caractéristiques des étudiants et leur orientation culturelle affectent leur motivation de formation en ligne. Les conclusions principales révèlent qu’il y a une différence significante concernant la motivation de formation entre les étudiants en ligne des Etats‐Unis et de Corée. L’étude explique également comment l’orientation culturelle et les caractéristiques des étudiants affectent la motivation de formation des étudiants en ligne pour chaque pays. Untersc…
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Lim (2004) found that American students indicated they prefer voicing personal opinions during class, enjoy learning, and enroll in classes to obtain a sense of belonging.
“while American students indicated they 'prefer voicing personal opinions during class, enjoy learning and enroll in classes to obtain a sense of belonging,'”
From Questions of Culture in Distance Learning: A Research Review (2009) · cites this paper as Lim, 2004
Lim's (2004) findings supported his contention that cultural orientation influences national groups' learning motivation in ALNs.
“These findings supported Lim's contention that cultural orientation influences national groups' learning motivation in ALNs.”
From Questions of Culture in Distance Learning: A Research Review (2009) · cites this paper as Lim, 2004
Lim (2004) found that Korean students expressed a tendency to avoid voicing their opinions and keep passive and quiet during class as they are influenced by the authoritarian classroom context of Asian culture.
“Korean students expressed their tendency to 'avoid voicing their opinions and keep passive and quiet during class as they are influenced by the authoritarian classroom context of Asian culture' (169-170).”
From Questions of Culture in Distance Learning: A Research Review (2009) · cites this paper as Lim, 2004
Lim (2004) found that regardless of country affiliation, all students considered course relevancy as the most important motivational factor in their online learning.
“The findings were that regardless of the country affiliation, all students considered course relevancy (belief that a particular course matches a student's needs) as the most important motivational factor in their online learning.”
From Questions of Culture in Distance Learning: A Research Review (2009) · cites this paper as Lim, 2004
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- Authors
- Lim, D. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lim, Doo H
- ORCID
- Lim, Doo H
- Venue
- Educational Media International
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-09
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 163-175
- ISSN
- 0952-3987 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-5790
- OpenAlex
- W2118198206
- Cited by
- 185
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational Media International (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Keywords
- online learning motivation, cross-cultural comparison, cultural orientation, learner characteristics, online students, Korean language learners, globalization, educational technology
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