Parental monitoring predicts students' prosocial and impulsive tendencies relevant to consequence-based reasoning in a blended learning environment. Issue 7 (2nd October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Tai, Kai-Hsin; Kuo, Yen-Chun
• Is Part Of: Interactive learning environments. Volume 24:Issue 7(2016)
• Page Start: 1534
• Page End: 1551
• Publication Date: 2016-10-02
• Subjects: computer-mediated communication -- interactive learning environment -- blended learning -- impulsivity -- moral consequential reasoning -- flipped classroom; Educational technology -- United States -- Periodicals; 371.33
• DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2015.1041397
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-4820

Abstract

Abstract : Consequential reasoning relevant to moral development has not been effectively practised in elementary schools in Taiwan. The present study designed a "To Do or Not To Do" website for students to explore moral dilemma situations and exercise consequence-based moral reasoning. Effective data from 160 fifth-grade students were collected for a confirmatory factor analysis and subjected to structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that with a higher perceived level of parental monitoring; the participants had a higher level of pro-social tendency and a lower level of impulsivity. In addition, a lower level of impulsivity was significantly associated with a greater interest in blended learning to practice moral consequential reasoning. The results suggest that teachers could use the To Do or Not To Do website as part of a flipped classroom for students to practice moral consequential reasoning to maximize the moral development of less impulsive students.