Community Matters: Social Presence and Learning Outcomes

Autor/in	Hostetter, Carol
Titel	Community Matters: Social Presence and Learning Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13 (2013) 1, S.77-86 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Computer Mediated Communication; Evidence; Teaching Methods; Academic Achievement; Writing Assignments; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Intermode Differences; Content Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Classroom Techniques; Social Psychology; Aptitude Treatment Interaction; Discourse Communities; Mixed Methods Research; Student Surveys; Educational Objectives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Computerkonferenz; Evidenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulleistung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Diskursanalyse; Klassenführung; Sozialpsychologie; Schülerbefragung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel
Abstract	The study examines the relationship between social presence and students' learning outcomes. An emerging body of research connects social presence with learning outcomes in online coursework. Social presence is the "degree to which a person is perceived as a 'real person' in mediated communication" (Gunwardena & Zittle, 1997, p.9). The study of 121 student participants addresses the following questions: (1) What is the evidence of social presence in students' communication in an online discussion forum and in an attitudinal survey? (2) What pedagogical methods affect students' perceptions of social presence? (3) What is the relationship between social presence and students' learning outcomes? The regression model revealed that students with higher demonstrations of social presence in discussion forum posts had statistically significantly higher ratings on the CAT. This seems to indicate that social presence influences student outcomes on written assignments. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10