nmrodriguez
commented
1 year ago Methods update:
Information to add under the participant section:
Students who were taking in person and online Spanish language classes at a Big 10 northeastern university were asked to complete the survey. A total number of 87 people responded (update this with final count from Qualtrics). The data from 6 surveys were removed due to incomplete responses. The participants were compensated with extra credit towards their homework grades in their Spanish courses for completing the survey. They were all typical university aged students (ages from 18-25) except one student, who belongs to the 25-35 age range. [I don't know if this will be relevant, probably not, but we could include: 35 of the students were first years, 27 were second years, 11 were third years, and 9 were fourth years. Of the # participants who completed the survey, 23 were taking a fully asynchronous online Spanish class, 51 were taking an in person class, and 7 were taking a hybrid course.
We also collected information about their linguistic backgrounds. Of the # of participants, 37 of the students speak another language besides English and Spanish. The participants reported learning Spanish between the ages of X and X. They had reported learning Spanish in X setting. X number of participants had taken X number of years of Spanish in a high school setting. X students have never taken Spanish courses prior to this course. (look up this information in the survey)
Additionally, we collected information about their work and commuting lives of these participants to be able to make judgements about how these factors impact learning attitudes. The students ranged from living on campus (32 students) to living relatively close to campus 5-15 miles away (17 students), to living 15+ miles away from campus and having a long commute (33 students). As for their working schedules, 51 students reported to not be currently working while attending university while 31 students are currently studying and working at the same time. Of those 31 students who are working, five work between zero and five hours a week, ten work between five to ten hours a week, ten work between ten to fifteen hours and week and six work more than fifteen hours a week.
Survey Instrument description: The survey was created on Qualtrics. It was distributed via an online anonymous link to undergraduate students taking Spanish courses in a large university in the northeast United States and it took an average of # minutes to complete (find this info on qualtrics). In total, the participants answered 46 questions. The questions were divided into 4 sections (background information, online learning tools/accessibility, attitudes, and enrollment) that each aimed to gather information about different factors that might impact the responses. The background information section asked questions about their age, how long they have studied Spanish, how far they live away from campus, and if they are working. The online learning tools/accessibility questions asked how comfortable they felt using the learning management systems that their courses are using and how readily accessible stable Wifi, a computer or tablet, and the software and other technologies are that are required for the courses that they are taking. The attitudes section aimed to gather the participants' thoughts about learning languages in person and in online settings, their motivations for taking a language course, and how they feel their language abilities have progressed. The last section, enrollment, asked questions about school-work balance and the reasons why they enroll in online courses.
IvanAndreuRascon
I think for now the easiest thing is for us to just make edits to this issue/comment.
Here is what I have so far: