Share Paper: Teacher Support and Student Engagement in Online Learning

  1. Thomas K.F. Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wednesday, March 31 3:00-3:15 PM Room 5

Abstract: Student engagement is an important aspect of the use of technology in online learning in this paper. It is energized by motivation and explained by three basic needs in Self-determination theory (SDT). Teacher support distinguished in SDT was widely applied in face-to-face settings, but not online learning, particularly in K12 context. We know very little how to support the needs of the young children in online learning. Recently, the founders of SDT also stated that we need more studies to understand how to support students’ needs in online learning environments. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how well three teacher ...