The Using of the Moodle e-Learning Management System at Suan Dusit University to Develop Digital Citizenship and Learning Achievement in Information Technology

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop digital citizenship of Urban Environment and Industry program students utilizing by utilizing Moodle, an online learning management system, 2) to improve learning achievement by using Moodle, and 3) to determine the correlation between digital citizenship and learning achievement of students enrolled in the Urban Environment and Industry program. The sample consisted of 49 undergraduate students enrolled in the Urban Environment and Industry program who were registered in the Information Technology course during the 2012 academic year. The research instruments were the questionnaire for digital citizenship and a learning achievement test through e-Learning developed by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. Data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test dependent and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. The results of the study were as follows: 1) digital citizenship increased by 15.l85% following use of e-Learning through Moodle, 2) learning achievement increased by 23.37% following use of e-Learning through Moodle, and 3) the correlation between digital citizenship and learning achievement was of a rather high level (r = 0.79).