Academic self-concept and social presence in face-to-face and online learning: Perceptions and effects on students' learning achievement and satisfaction across environments

Zhan, Zehui; Mei, Hu

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2013.07.002

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“…However, in MOOCs, students are learning in an online environment, without much face-to-face interaction. There are many differences between face-to-face and online learning because of the physical environmental difference and learners' psychological mechanism [43]. Are the above pedagogical methods frequently used in the face-to-face environment still suitable for MOOC users, who are normally learning in an open and online environment?…”

Section: Pedagogical Methods In Sustainability Education: How To Teachmentioning

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Sustainability Education in Massive Open Online Courses: A Content Analysis Approach

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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of sustainability education in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Sample MOOCs were searched for from seven popular platforms and three search engines. After screening, 51 courses were identified as the final sample. Course description, content outlines, reading materials, recommended textbooks and discussion threads were coded to obtain insights into sustainability education learning contents, pedagogical methods, and interaction situations. Results indicated that: (1) Edx and Coursera are platforms that incorporated the most sustainability-related courses, and most instructors were senior academics with the title of professor. American and European countries outperformed other English speaking countries as early birds in sustainability education using MOOCs. The average course length of our MOOC samples is 7.6 weeks, which is much shorter than a typical face-to-face OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 2275 college course; (2) Current MOOCs provided mainly introductory-level courses without prerequisites. Fourteen sustainability-related hot topics and five most popular textbooks were identified; (3) The pedagogical means used most frequently were discussion forums and lecture videos, while pedagogies such as team-based learning were not used to a large extent; (4) Learner interaction flourished in MOOCs, and sub-forums regarding Lecture Reflection, Welcome and Introduction were posted with most threads, replies, and votes. Our findings suggest that the MOOC is an innovative method in sustainability education and research. A variety of information and strategies could be used when preparing sustainability-related MOOCs.

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“…Rodriguez (2015) expresses that there is a strong relationship between social presence, academic success and student's satistaction, in his/her study. Similarly; in their study Zhan and Mei (2013) clarify that social presence affects the students' success. Hostetter and Busch (2013), by aiming to reveal the relationship between learning outputs and social presence in their study, display that a significant relation exists between the mentioned variables.…”

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Examining the Relationship between the Levels of Digital Citizenship and Social Presence for the Graduate Students Having Online Education

Elçiçek¹,

Erdemci²,

Karal³

2018

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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The aim of this study is to determine the levels of digital citizenship and social presence of the graduate students having distance education and to reveal the relationship between these two variables. The research was carried out with 50 women (35%) and 93 men (65%) graduate students enrolled in distance education master programs of Karadeniz Technical University. Individual Information Form, Social Presence Scale and Digital Citizenship Scale were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were used in the study to determine the levels of digital citizenship and social presence of the students. Correlation analysis for the relationship between variables and linear regression for the predictive power were used. The results indicated that graduate students enrolled in distance education master programs had high levels in digital citizenship and social presence. Furthermore, the mentioned levels were comprehended to have significant and positive relationship among themselves. While the levels of digital citizenship and social presence didn't differentiate significantly in terms of gender, social presence levels differentiated in favour of Educational Sciences Insitute. Also the level of social presence for the graduate students was concluded to be significantly predictive for digital citizenship level.

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“…However, MOOCs typically have low completion rates, at least when compared with traditional courses. Completion rates can be as much as 40%, but less than 10% is typical [15]. Small private online courses (SPOCs) is a viable option, which support blended learning and flipped classroom learning.…”

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Research and Practice on Teaching Reformation of Engineering Mathematics in Application-oriented Colleges

Xue¹,

Zong²,

Ma³

2017

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Management, Education, Information and Control (MEICI 2017)

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Abstract. Engineering mathematics is a branch of applied mathematics which is an important fundamental undergraduate course of science and engineering majors in most colleges and universities, especially the application-oriented colleges. Combining the age backgrounds, the current status for teaching of undergraduate engineering mathematics is analyzed. Thoughts and methods for course reformation are put forward under the new situation. According to the experimental teaching reform revelation, auxiliary course of computer simulation experiment is set up to stimulate the innovation ability of student. The practice proved that simulation experimental reform has great effect on helping student to master the abstract concept and solve the practical problems.

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Academic self-concept and social presence in face-to-face and online learning: Perceptions and effects on students' learning achievement and satisfaction across environments

Cited by 167 publications

References 28 publications

Sustainability Education in Massive Open Online Courses: A Content Analysis Approach

Sustainability Education in Massive Open Online Courses: A Content Analysis Approach

Examining the Relationship between the Levels of Digital Citizenship and Social Presence for the Graduate Students Having Online Education

Research and Practice on Teaching Reformation of Engineering Mathematics in Application-oriented Colleges

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