Does Using Moodle For Learning Enhance Students' Online Interactivities And Their Learning Achievement- Application Of Grey Relational Analysis?

Online learning for students is one of the fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology. Literatures show that online learning could help students to reinforce their abilities and knowledge. The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ behavior in the learning system. The study developed online materials for one semester course of application of multimedia for the freshmen students in St. John’s University in Taiwan, ROC. Several online forums, quizzes and assignments are designed to include all important topics of the coverage. Grey relational analysis is conducted to help understanding whether students’ online behavior is significantly connected with students’ learning achievement. We find that the three activities: assignments before mid-term, quizzes after mid-term, and quizzes before mid-term are significantly correlated with students’ final grades. Students who get higher evaluation in the assignments and quizzes tends to pay more attention to the class requirements, and thus achieve higher final grade.