사이버 학습전략의 성차 규명 및 성평등한 사이버교육 구현을 위한 해결책 = Gender Differences in Learning Strategies in Cyberspace: In Search of Strategies for Gender-free Cyber Education

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Self-directed learning strategies help learners to guide their own learning process and make appropriate decisions independently; learning strategies may also enhance learners motivation and self-esteem. Many studies on learning strategies have been conducted and identified to be effective ways of enhancing learning in print-based media but few have been done in the multimedia context and even fewer in the cyber context Cyberspace is heavily expected to be tremendously learner-centered. Learner-centered en-vironments require learners to make decisions by themselves throughout the learning process and to have a high level of self-regulated learning abilities. For these reasons, it is critical for learners in a cyber-hypertext environment to acquire appropriate learning strategies. Nonetheless, relatively little attention to cyber learning strategies is found in the current lit-erature.This study identified gender differences in 11 cyber learning strategies, the most widely demanded in the cyber learning environment Based on this finding, it suggests instructional interventions for enhancing gender- free learning opportunities. The results provide valid em-pirical evidence for the importance of considering gender differences within the context of program features, ages, and academic background in the cyber learning context Currently dominant modes of cyber courses demonstrate structures and functions in favor of males. Of greatest potentials leading to favor of males in a cyber-learning environment are ex-tremely learner-controlled learning schedules, lack of relations between learning efforts and learning scores, and low demand of learners`` accountability. The results of the current study have implications for instructional design and research which might respond to learn-ing strategies in favor of both genders through various ways.