A Comparison of Learning Outcomes by ‘In-Course’ Evaluation Techniques for an On-Line Course in a Controlled Environment | Zendy

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A Comparison of Learning Outcomes by ‘In-Course’ Evaluation Techniques for an On-Line Course in a Controlled Environment

Author(s) -

Otis Stanley

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of educators online

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499

H-Index - 16

ISSN - 1547-500X

DOI - 10.9743/jeo.2006.2.5

Subject(s) - test (biology) , course evaluation , course (navigation) , psychology , medical education , online course , significant difference , computer assisted instruction , bivariate analysis , mathematics education , medicine , higher education , computer science , political science , law , paleontology , physics , astronomy , machine learning , biology

This study starts with the premise that in an online environment, meaningful discourse drives student learning. Specifically, the contribution of instructor knowledge on structuring and facilitating online discourse and “meaningful” online discourse. Findings from 57 university instructors indicate that instructors need a clearer working definition of “meaningful” online discourse and instructors need to be trained that “meaningful” online discourse does not only occur between themselves and their students’ but can occur between student and student and with course content (i.e. online experts, online guests, etc.).\u

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