?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Evaluation+of+OUM's+Web-Based%0D%0AHTML+Modules+from+the%0D%0ATheoretical+and+Practical%0D%0APerspective+towards+proposing%0D%0Aan+Improved+Model&rft.creator=Lim%2C+Tick-Meng+&rft.creator=Widad+Othman%2C+&rft.creator=Woo%2C+Tai-Kwan+&rft.creator=Safiah+Md+Yusof%2C+&rft.creator=Halimatolhanin+Mohd+Khalid%2C+&rft.subject=LB1028+Research+-+Education&rft.subject=LC5800+Distance+education&rft.description=Open+University+Malaysia+(OUM)+is+an+open+and+distance+learning+(ODL)+institution+in%0D%0AMalaysia.+It+adopts+a+blended+learning+mode+of+instructional+delivery+which+comprises%0D%0Athree+components%3A+self+managed+learning+using+the+print+modules%2C+online+learning+and%0D%0Aface-to-face+instruction.+The+self-managed+learning+component+constitutes+about+80%25+of%0D%0Athe+estimated+learning+time+and+the+print+module+is+the+main+resource+used+by+learners+to%0D%0Aguide+their+learning.+In+the+past+two+years%2C+the+University+has+been+embarking+on+a+major%0D%0Aproject+of+converting+all+its+print+modules+to+the+web-based+HTML+modules.+This%0D%0Aresearch+study+was+carried+out+to+determine+the+efficacy+of+the+web-based+HTML%0D%0Amodules+as+a+self-managed+learning+tool.+This+research+study+research+adopted+a+twophase%0D%0Aapproach.+In+the+first+phase%2C+the+modules+were+thoroughly+examined+by+the%0D%0Aresearchers+to+determine+the+extent+to+which+the+web-based+HTML+modules+comply+with%0D%0Acriteria+of+an+effective+learning+tool+from+the+theoretical+perspective.+The+examination%0D%0Arevealed+a+number+of+missing+elements+which+are+essential+for+effective+online+selfmanaged%0D%0Alearning.+Subsequently%2C+a+survey+was+conducted+in+the+second+phase+to+depict%0D%0Ausers'+ratings+(OUM+learners)+on+the+adequacy+of+the+modules+from+the+technical%2C%0D%0Ainterface-design%2C+learner-support+and+instructional+perspective.+Design+of+Items+for%0D%0Aevaluating+the+adequacies+were+closely+guided+by+the+seven+principles+of+good+practice%0D%0Ain+undergraduate+education+(Chickering+and+Gamson+%2C1987).+Research+results+reveal+that%0D%0Athat+the+web-based+HTML+modules+are+generally+perceived+by+learners+to+be+a+useful%0D%0Aself-managed+learning+tool.+Pearson+Product+correlation+calculated+shows+that+the%0D%0Alearners'+perceptions+on+the+adequacies+of+the+modules+have+weak+correlations+with+their%0D%0Acompetencies+in+ICT+despite+the+fact+that+using+web-based+modules+may+require+some%0D%0Aknowledge+or+skills+in+ICT.+T-test+conducted+also+reveals+that+there+is+only+slight%0D%0Adifference+between+male+learners+and+female+learners+towards+the+perceived+quality+of+the%0D%0Amodules.+Examination+form+the+theoretical+perspective+together+with+feedbacks+from+the%0D%0Ausers+however+help+to+identify+some+missing+but+necessary+elements+for+effective+learning.%0D%0ABased+on+the+analyses%2C+a+revised+conceptual+framework+for+the+design+and+development%0D%0Aof+the+revised+web-based+interactive+modules+(WebIM)+was+proposed.+(Executive+summary)&rft.publisher=-&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F619%2F1%2FURI-GR-2010-002_AP_Dr_Lim_Tick_Meng_et_al.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lim%2C+Tick-Meng++and+Widad+Othman%2C++and+Woo%2C+Tai-Kwan++and+Safiah+Md+Yusof%2C++and+Halimatolhanin+Mohd+Khalid%2C+++(2011)+Evaluation+of+OUM's+Web-Based+HTML+Modules+from+the+Theoretical+and+Practical+Perspective+towards+proposing+an+Improved+Model.++Project+Report.+-.++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F619%2F