The Efficacy of LMS in Autonomous Learning and Interaction among the Students

DATE Hiroko・SHIBUYA Hiroko・ITO Katsuhiro

This paper reports that the use of Learning Management System(LMS) in preparatory educational program for international pre-undergraduate students from the perspective of efficacy in autonomous learning and interactions among the students. The result from the use of LMS, in terms of autonomous learning, this paper states that LMS is an effective approach for the students. Likewise, in the context of the student evaluation, the use of LMS for their learning can provide good opportunity for autonomous study. In addition, LMS could also be supportive environment for encouraging mutual exchange in the sight of interactions among the students; however, the use of LMS brings to light the issues involved in it. While it may be true that LMS promotes interaction among the students, since encouraging too much interaction through LMS may deteriorate the students’ motivation for mutual exchange, teachers should be careful to the extent of using LMS intended to interaction among the students.