Perception of Postgraduate Students in the Field of Educational Leadership of Teamwork in the Hybrid Environment of Adobe Connect and WhatsApp: Qualitative Follow up a Pre-experimental Study

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Faculty of psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding author).

2 . Ph.D. student in Educational leadership, Faculty of humanities, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.

3 B.S Student, Department of Computer, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, and Minor Field in Education, Department of Education, Faculty of Psychology & Education, University of Tehran.

10.22098/ael.2023.13255.1304

Abstract

Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine students' perception of the effect of teamwork in the hybrid environment of Adobe Connect and WhatsApp.
research methodology: This study was carried out in a quantitative phase as a one-stage pre-experimental design. Seventeen master students as the experimental group of the questionnaire "What is happening in this class?" completed. Their academic achievement was measured by the summative evaluation.
Findings: The results showed that teamwork has a positive effect on the classroom attitude and students' academic achievement. To follow up quantitative data and also to identify how teamwork is effective, 17 students voluntarily participated in semi-structured interviews. Using Atlas/ti qualitative analysis software, two main categories including classroom environment and learning quality were identified.
Conclusion: The results of this study can increase teachers' motivation to implement teamwork in online hybrid environments and encourage administrators to provide a suitable platform for implementation.

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