Proposing a model for evaluation of effective electronic learning strategies on students’ achievement: A case study in virtual universities

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effective electronic learning strategies on virtual students’ academic improvement. The research method of the present study is correlationaldescriptive. The population of the study includes all the virtual universities’ students of Iran in academic year of 2011-2012. According to Morgan’s Table, finally 363 participants were selected for the study. There are three data collection instruments including: a researcher-made questionnaire about electronic learning strategies (α = .94), a researcher-made questionnaire of educational interest (α = 92), and a comparison of students' mean scores during two successive terms in achievement tests (tests of the taken courses). Validity of the mentioned questionnaires was provided in terms of content. The results of the study indicated that there has been a significant relationship between electronic learning strategies based on cognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence with virtual students' achievements

electronic learning strategies, virtual students, virtual university, cognitive presence, social presence, teaching presence