Exploring the Role of Pragmatism in Shaping Student Satisfaction with Technology-Enhanced Learning
摘要
The study focuses on the role of pragmatism in the relationship with student satisfaction about technology-enhanced learning (TEL). Pragmatism focuses on the diversity of educational activities supportable by technology. Meanwhile, learning satisfaction has been found to be quite complex. In most cases, usability and availability of technology can be all that many students appreciate, with tremendous spaces for more improvement in content integration, teacher-student interaction, and peer collaboration. The research will be based on a mixed-method design using both quantitative survey and qualitative open-ended questions aiming at enriching explanations of what leads to student satisfaction. Data collected from 301 undergraduate students shows a lot of integration of digital tools needs to be done with course content, and the learning process should be more interactive in the five public universities. It reiterates that pedagogical practices should be given due consideration in order to come up with a pragmatic solution that would also help optimize TEL to foster more engaging, inclusive, and effective educational environments. Attention to these elements will see universities meeting the expectations of the learners, and further contributing to the entire TEL experience turning into a more meaningful way of achieving learning outcomes for all involved.