Virtual learning object and environment: a concept analysis

• Main Authors: Pétala Tuani Candido de Oliveira Salvador, Manacés dos Santos Bezerril, Camila Maria Santos Mariz, Maria Isabel Domingues Fernandes, José Carlos Amado Martins, Viviane Euzébia Pereira Santos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
• Subjects: Tecnología Educacional; Materiales de Enseñanza; Formación de Concepto; Investigación; Tecnología
• Online Access: http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000300572&lng=en&tlng=en
• ISSN: 1984-0446

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the concept of virtual learning object and environment according to Rodgers' evolutionary perspective. Method: Descriptive study with a mixed approach, based on the stages proposed by Rodgers in his concept analysis method. Data collection occurred in August 2015 with the search of dissertations and theses in the Bank of Theses of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Quantitative data were analyzed based on simple descriptive statistics and the concepts through lexicographic analysis with support of the IRAMUTEQ software. Results: The sample was made up of 161 studies. The concept of "virtual learning environment" was presented in 99 (61.5%) studies, whereas the concept of "virtual learning object" was presented in only 15 (9.3%) studies. Conclusion: A virtual learning environment includes several and different types of virtual learning objects in a common pedagogical context.