Student Perceptions of Online Instructional Practices That Enhance Connectedness: Themes toward the Development of an Instrument

Autor/inn/en	Lamport, Mark A.; Bartolo, Paula J.
Titel	Student Perceptions of Online Instructional Practices That Enhance Connectedness: Themes toward the Development of an Instrument
Quelle	In: Journal of Instructional Research, 1 (2012), S.23-33 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2159-0281
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Online Courses; Graduate Students; Sense of Community; Schools of Education; Church Related Colleges; Student Surveys; Student Satisfaction; Online Surveys; Online Systems; Computer Mediated Communication; Teaching Methods; Educational Strategies; Feedback (Response); Gender Differences; Computer Software Evaluation; Usability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Online course; Online-Kurs; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; Kirchliche Hochschule; Schülerbefragung; Online; Computerkonferenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstrategie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Softwareanalyse
Abstract	This preliminary study examines online post-graduate students' sense of community. The purpose of the study is to identify salient themes toward the construction of an instrument assessing online community. Participants included volunteers from two online graduate courses (master's, specialist, and doctoral students) in a School of Education at a Christian university. Surveys measuring student connectedness and online tools that increase student sense of community were administered online. Results indicate that a majority of students positively experience a sense of community in the online classroom. Tools and instructional strategies identified as those most likely to promote a sense of community include discussion threads, personal introductions, and timely teacher feedback. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching at Grand Canyon University. 3300 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017. Tel: 602-639-6729; e-mail: cirt@gcu.edu; Web site: http://www.instructionalresearch.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01