Presented at The Educational Technology World Conference, 31 July-3 August, 2016, the Grand Inna Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

1. The Implementation of A Study Plan in
An Open and Distance Education
Learning Environment
Kristanti Ambar Puspitasari
Boedhi Oetojo

2. Introduction

3. A Course Unit
• A unit represents approximately three hours of work per week. Of
these three hours per unit, it is expected that only one will be
classtime.
• As a general rule of thumb, we should expect to spend two hours
studying or working outside of class for every one hour in lecture
or discussion. A typical 3-unit course thus will require about 9
hours of work per week (only 3 hours of which may be class time).
• 15-unit study list (3-4 courses) thus will require about 45 hours per
week (only 15 hours of which may be class)

4. Study Time
• Study time management skills is critical for ODL students
• At UT
62% did not study on a regular basis
one-third of them was found to study 1-2 hours a day (Julaeha,
2002)

5. Framework
• Being independent learners is one of the characteristics of
distance education students (Moore & Kearsley, 1996).
• ODL students need to have the ability to plan when to study, seek
for learning resources, and evaluate their own learning (Andrade &
Bunker, 2009).
• Lack of time was often reported as one of the important factors
associating with student withdrawal in distance learning
environment (Aragon & Johnson, 2008; Doherty, 2006; McGivney, 2004; Roblyer,
1999).

6. What Support to Provide?

7. The Intervention
Week
Learning Objectives
Length of
Time to
Study
Date/Time
Topic
Number
of Pages
1 Understanding and Utilization
of Statistics
16 45 27 Agustus, 05.00-05.45
The types of statistics 8 45 27 Agustus, 06.00-07.45
Measurement, Data
Comparison, Validity, and
Reliablity
22 120 28 Agustus, 05.00-07.00
2 Presentation of Qualitative
Data
16 90 3 September, 05.00-06.30
Presentation of Quantitative
Data
19 90 4 September, 05.00-06.30
3 Measures of Central Tendency 20 90 10 September, 05.00-
06.30
Measures of Dispersion 18 90 11 September, 05.00-
068.30

8. The Intervention
Week 9
Course Learning Objectives
No of
pages
Achieved? Reasons for
No Study
Solution/Next
PlanYes No
- ISIP4215 Non-Parametric Hypothesis
Testing More Than Two
Samples (Sample K)
20
Hypothesis Testing For Means
Large Samples
7
Hypothesis Testing For Means
Small Samples
12
- ISIP4216
Functions and types of
reports 6
Writing Research Reports 23
- SOSI4302 Perspectives iof conflict n
Sociology
16
Cultural Conflict Theory 16
Social Class and Crime
Conflicts
15
etc

9. Purpose of Study
This study was conducted to find out:
(1)The benefit of using the study time plan instrument in
helping students develop their weekly study plan
(2)The effect of monitoring student’s actual study in helping
them study more regularly
(3)The difference in achievement between students who were
given the study time plan imstrument (STPI) and those who
were not provided with the STPI

10. Research Method
• Experimental study
• Sample:
 Students in NonTeacher Education Programs
in the UT Regional Center of Bogor in
Indonesia
 Those registered in the 3rd semester in the
2015.1 semester
 Attending the face-to-face (f2f) tutorial
 30 students in the EG, 30 in the CG

11. Research Method
• Instrument
 Questionnaire
o Demography (gender, age, educational background, number
of courses taken, employment status, and marital status);
o Learning motivation (self-efficacy, purpose of studying at
UT):
o Study habit (having a study schedule, time of study, hours of
study, regularity in studying)
o Students’ GPA

12. Findings
Students’ characteristics:
•Both groups have similar characteristics
 < 35 years old
 Male (53% in the EG and 57% in the CG)
 Single (67% for the EG and 63% for the CG)
 Holding high school diploma (97% for EG and
81% for the CG).

13. Findings
Learning Motivation:
Learning Motivation Experimental Control
∑ % ∑ %
Learning Goals
 Knowledge enrichment 1 3.3 2 6.7
 Improving competence on the
job
15 50.0 17 56.7
 Earning a degree 13 43.3 11 36.7
 Other 1 3.3 - -
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0
Confidence for completion
 High 24 80.0 25 83.3
 Moderate 6 20.0 5 16.7
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0

14. Findings
Study Habits:
Study Habits Experimental Control
∑ % ∑ %
Time of Studying
Morning 2 6.7% 13 43.3%
Afternoon- Evening 5 16.7% 2 6.7%
Night 23 73.8 15 50.0%
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0
∑ Hours of Studying
1-2 hours/day 22 73.3% 19 63.3%
3-4 hours/day 8 26.7% 11 36.7%
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0

15. Findings
Study Habits:
Regularity in Learning
Studying everyday 7 23.3% 13 43.3%
Studying onweekends 20 66.7% 15 50.0%
Not regular 3 10.0% 2 6.7%
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0
Place of Study
At home 19 63.3% 22 73.3%
At working place 3 10.0% 2 6.7%
In the library - -
Other 8 26.7% 6 20.0%
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0

16. Findings
Study Habits:
Learning Method
Taking notes 8 26.7% 11 36.7%
Making summary 2 6.7% 3 10.0%
Doing exercise 18 60.0% 15 50.0%
Seeking otherresources 2 6.7% 1 3.3%
Total 30 100.0 30 100.0

17. Findings
1. The benefit of creating a study plan with weekly
learning objectives
• helped them get an overview of the learning
materials
• helped estimating how much time they should
devote to study the materials
2. The effect of monitoring the actual study time
• helped to study more regularly
• follow the study schedule

18. Findings
The difference in achievement
GPA per Semester Cumulative
GPA20141 20142 20151
Experimental group 2.11 2.18 2.23 2.17
Control Group 2.02 2.24 2.16 2.14

19. Findings
The difference in achievement
GPA of 2015.1
Total0 <2.00 2.00-2.50 2.60-3.00 >3.00
Experimental group Count 0 9 11 9 1 30
% .0 30.0 36.7 30.0 3.3 100.0
Control Group Count 2 11 9 5 3 30
% 6.7 36.7 30.0 16.7 10.0 100.0
Total Count 2 20 20 14 4 60
% 3.3 33.3 33.3 23.3 6.7 100.0

20. Conclusions
• Teaching ODL students to develop a study schedule
with weekly learning objectives seems to help students
study regularly
• Some students still found it difficult to estimate how
long they should plan to study each unit in the course
materials
• It is important to provide the estimated time to study
for every unit of study in the course materials