TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Students' Perceptions about Learning in School
T2 - An Activity Theory Based Study
AU - Portnov-Neeman, Yelena
AU - Barak, Moshe
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - In the current study, we used Activity Theory as the conceptual framework for exploring students’ perceptions about how learning in school is affected by the following five elements: Object, Tools, Rules, Community and Division of Labor. Data were collected by administrating a semi-structured questionnaire among 70 junior high school students and interviewing a sample of 25 participants. The findings showed that the students positively evaluated the Object and Division of Labor categories, but appreciated less the contribution of Tools, Rules and Community to learning. This indicts that current schooling offers only little a constructivist-learning environment in which students interact with Tools, Rules and Community, and take an active part in forming the learning environment, as derived from Activity Theory.
AB - In the current study, we used Activity Theory as the conceptual framework for exploring students’ perceptions about how learning in school is affected by the following five elements: Object, Tools, Rules, Community and Division of Labor. Data were collected by administrating a semi-structured questionnaire among 70 junior high school students and interviewing a sample of 25 participants. The findings showed that the students positively evaluated the Object and Division of Labor categories, but appreciated less the contribution of Tools, Rules and Community to learning. This indicts that current schooling offers only little a constructivist-learning environment in which students interact with Tools, Rules and Community, and take an active part in forming the learning environment, as derived from Activity Theory.
U2 - 10.5539/jel.v2n3p9
DO - 10.5539/jel.v2n3p9
M3 - Article
SN - 1927-5269
VL - 2
SP - 9
EP - 25
JO - Journal of education and learning
JF - Journal of education and learning
IS - 3
ER -