Adult Learner Participation in an Online Degree Program: A program‐level study of voluntary computer‐mediated communication

Thompson, Emily; Savenye, Wilhelmina C.

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“…Among all factors that could affect the level of learning in online environments, learner participation is recognized as one of the key elements and a serious success factor (Gunawardena, 1995;Novitzki, 2005;Thompson & Savenye, 2007;Weaver, 2008). Particularly, the constructivist paradigm called for learners to be active participants rather than passive receivers of information.…”

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“…In this study, participation is assessed by the number of messages in the discussion forum and the number of entries in online support services. Although a growing body of literature has been focused on discussion forums in online learning environments, "the empirical relationship between student participation levels and performance is less than clear" (Thompson & Savenye, 2007). Scholars in the field also called for more studies on distant learners and their needs (Gunawardena & McIsaac, 2003;Richardson & Newby, 2006).…”

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Support services and learning styles influencing interaction in asynchronous online discussions

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Genc-Kumtepe

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2010

Educational Media International

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This paper reports a case of online classes from the English Language Teaching Programme at Anadolu University, Turkey. The study used an explanatory case oriented research design that assisted to examine relations between students' learning styles and factors influencing students' participation in asynchronous interactions in online courses. The study was carried out during the 2006-2007 academic year with a sample of 139 junior and senior students. The converger learners were more involved in discussion boards compared to other learning style groups. The most popular support service was found to be pedagogical and social guidance for all types of learning styles while the least preferred support services were the administrative and technical. Unterstützungsdienste und Lernstiele zur Beeinflussung von asynchronen Online-DiskussionenIn diesem Papier wird vom English Language Teaching Program der Anadolu Universität in der Türkei berichtet. Die Studie nutzte ein Erläuterungsprogramm, das zur Unterstützung von Beziehungen zwischen dem Lernverhalten und Faktoren, die die Teilnahme von Studenten an asynchronen Interaktionen in Online-Kursen beeinflussen. Die Studie wurde 2006 und 2007 von einer Gruppe von 139 Juniorund Senior-Studenten durchgeführt. Die "Converger" -Lerner waren im Vergleich zu anderen Gruppen. stärker in Diskussionsgruppen engagiert. Als der populärste Unterstützungsservice wurde der sowohl pädagogisch als auch sozial führende für alle Typen von Lernstielen empfunden, während die mit administrativ und technischem Schwerpunkt am Ende der Beliebtheitsskala rangierten. Les services d'assistance et les styles d'apprentissage influencent l'interaction dans les discussions asynchrones en ligneCet article étudie le cas de cours en ligne du Programme d'Enseignement de la Langue Anglaise à l'Université Anadolu en Turquie. Dans cette étude on a utilisé un plan de recherche orienté vers l'examen de cas qui a aidé à examiner les relations entre les styles d'apprentissage des étudiants et les facteurs qui influencent leur participation aux interactions asynchrones dans les cours en ligne. Cette étude a été conduite pendant l'année universitaire 2006-2007 avec un échantillonnage de 139 étudiants de 3 e et de 4 e année. Les apprenants convergents participaient davantage aux groupes de discussion si on les compare aux groupes possédant d'autres styles d'apprentissage. Il ressort que le service d'appui le plus *Corresponding author: Email: egkumtepe@anadolu.edu.tr ş ş ş 40 M. Küçük et al. populaire était l'orientation pédagogique et sociale, ceci pour tous les types de style d'apprentissage alors que les services d'appui les moins populaires étaient d'ordre administratif et technique. La influencia de los servicios de apoyo y de los estilos de aprendizaje sobre las interacciones en las discusiones asincrónicas en líneaEste artículo informa sobre el caso de cursos en línea dentro del Programa de Enseñanza de la Lengua Inglesa en la Universidad Anadolu de Turquía. En el presente estudio se utilizó un diseño explicativ...

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Section: Learner Participationmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Learner Participationmentioning

confidence: 98%

Support services and learning styles influencing interaction in asynchronous online discussions

Küçük

Genc-Kumtepe

Taşçı

2010

Educational Media International

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“…There is growing evidence from literature supporting the effectiveness of online discussion forums. Recently much has been written on participation in asynchronous discussion (Gerbic, 2006;Thompson and Savenye, 2007) including the effects of participation levels on learning outcomes, the relationship between participation levels and student satisfaction with the online class and the factors affecting participation levels. Webb et al (2004) established a correlation between participation in asynchronous discussion forums and how well learners perform during assessments in online learning.…”

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Learner Participation in Asynchronous Online Discussion Forum in Higher Education Institutions

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2014

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“…For distance learning environments, successfully employing computer-mediated communication (CMC) is often deemed one of the most relevant factors (Dennen, 2005;Thompson & Savenye, 2007). CMC has become embedded in the social and organizational lives of people (Walther, 2013).…”

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Open Praxis vol. 9 issue 1

Gil‐Jaurena

2017

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Adult Learner Participation in an Online Degree Program: A program‐level study of voluntary computer‐mediated communication

Cited by 24 publications

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Support services and learning styles influencing interaction in asynchronous online discussions

Support services and learning styles influencing interaction in asynchronous online discussions

Analysis of Factors Affecting Learner Participation in Asynchronous Online Discussion Forum in Higher Education Institutions

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