Interactions of students' personality in the online learning environment

Abstract In the connectivist theory learning is perceived as a special bond between the learner, other people or groups and the online learning media. The present article aims to investigate the relations between some of the student's personality characteristics (general and social self-effectiveness, locus of control, introversion-extraversion, and cognitive style) and some dimensions of online learning (preferred learning methods, CMC, student's needs, relations with the teacher and classmates). The obtained data can fundament proper didactic principle solutions for projecting and organising the learning process, as well as for the assessment of the students’ satisfaction.

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