Community of Inquiry Analysis of Alignment between Instructors' Intentions and Students' Perceptions in Online Courses

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Gi-cheol; Gurvitch, Rachel
Titel	Community of Inquiry Analysis of Alignment between Instructors' Intentions and Students' Perceptions in Online Courses
Quelle	In: Journal of Educators Online, 19 (2022) 2, (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Inquiry; Alignment (Education); Intention; Student Attitudes; Online Courses; College Faculty; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Schülerverhalten; Online course; Online-Kurs; Fakultät; Collegestudent
Abstract	According to the Community of Inquiry model, the online learning experience is optimized when instructors properly address three critical components throughout their teaching: teaching presence (TP), social presence (SP), and cognitive presence (CP). Considering these constructs, this study investigated the following questions: (a) What are instructors' intentions? (b) What are students' perceptions? and (c) What is the alignment between the instructor's intentions and the students' perceptions? Four instructors teaching five online courses with 44 students completed the CoI surveys. Results indicated that TP received the highest score among instructors (M = 4.05, SD = 0.32) and students (M = 4.01, SD = 0.65) whereas SP was the lowest among instructors (M = 2.64, SD = 0.69) and students (M = 3.60, SD = 0.59). Results also identified two courses with weaker alignments than the other courses. A discussion regarding the variations between traditional and distance learning from a different has merit. If enhancing the distance learning experience is a priority, online instructors should create effective social presence opportunities within their courses. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Educators Online. Grand Canyon University, 23300 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017. e-mail: CIRT@gcu.edu. Web site: https://www.thejeo.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01