With the current emphasis on technology in the classroom, online learning systems (OLS) are increasingly relevant in university level chemistry courses. Each OLS has unique design elements. In this study our research group looked at several design elements of an OLS, the CHAMP Dashboard, and focused on how, why, and with what frequency students interacted with said design elements. The CHAMP Dashboard is a unique OLS that uses a diagnostic quiz after each class lecture to give individual unit-level feedback of mastery to each user. After seeing the feedback, students have access to optional videos, additional practice, and open source text for each unit that they may use to achieve proficiency. Using student surveys and click analysis it was found that certain aspects of the CHAMP Dashboard encourage student autonomy and increase perceptions of efficiency and utility in a chemistry course. Our research group also used overall course grades to analyze how different groups interacted with the OLS.

Design elements of online learning systems that increase student use and perceptions of optional online study materials

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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