“Insights for Modeling Achievement Goals IN asynchronous virtual learning Environments” (IMAGINE) – an educational research project aimed at examining how elements of asynchronous virtual learning environments relate to learners’ motivation, engagement, and learning progress, as well as identifying the factors within such environments that are conducive to learning.
Traditional theories of learning motivation cannot always be directly applied to virtual contexts, so it is important to evaluate them in online settings. Based on the achievement goal theory, this project will assess how elements of asynchronous virtual learning environments and task presentation are linked to learners’ motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes. The experimental phase will explore how specific aspects of the learning environment shape learners’ goals, while the longitudinal study will help identify adaptive and maladaptive aspects of virtual learning dynamics. The findings will be used to develop methodological and analytical tools for teachers working with asynchronous virtual learning platforms. This project will contribute to the improvement of distance education and to the evolving role of teachers in a technology-based education system.
Project implementation period: 2025-04-01 – 2028-04-03
Project funding:
The project is implemented within the framework of the progress measure No 12-003-03-06-01 “Putting the Teacher First” of the Education Development Programme of the Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, which is the manager of the development programme for the period 2021-2030. The project is funded by the European Union Funds for the period 2021-2027 and the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania.
