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Takatoyo Umemoto; Tsutomu Inagaki – SAGE Open, 2023
This study examined the relationships between achievement goals, motivation instability, and learning persistence in asynchronous distance classes by focusing on mastery goals and performance-avoidance goals. A longitudinal online survey was conducted among university students in Japan at two time points. The first survey had 171 respondents. Out…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Academic Persistence, Asynchronous Communication, Distance Education
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Shi, Celia; Diamond, Kelly; Smith, Miranda – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Improving social presence has long been a goal for online instruction; with the shift to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus on improving social presence has only become more imperative. In asynchronous online courses, social interaction typically relies on discussion groups. Despite this, little research has been…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Joseph Lobo; Kirth Teodosio; Kristia Estilo; Michael Achas; Johnlenon Aliser; Christie Lynne Codod – Journal of Educators Online, 2025
This predictive-causal study determined the factors affecting students' Behavioral Intention (BI) and Actual Use (AU) of Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) and Zoom for both synchronous and asynchronous classes in a private higher education institution in the Philippines adopting Technology Acceptance Mode (TAM). After surveying 496 students,…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Videoconferencing, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
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Goode, Elizabeth; Nieuwoudt, Johanna Elizabeth; Roche, Thomas – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
One Australian public university is radically changing the way it delivers higher education, introducing a 6-week immersive scheduling delivery model across all units and courses. Despite the emerging success of block and immersive models for raising the performance of diverse student cohorts, the design factors underpinning positive outcomes are…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Modules, Synchronous Communication
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Rostaminezhad, Mohamamd Ali; Porshafei, Hadi; Ahamdi, Ahmad Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Connection and communication via social networking applications are now one of the most important features in college students' lives. Text and graphical messaging and generating, sharing, and viewing visual messages may affect students' academic life, especially their academic performance. In this regard, reports about the effect of social…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Academic Achievement, Role, Correlation
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Ivanjek, L.; Klein, P.; Geyer, M.-A.; Küchemann, S.; Jelicic, K.; Dahlkemper, M. N.; Susac, A. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
To investigate how physics students perceived the sudden shift to online learning at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, 18 semistructured interviews were conducted with university students in Austria, Croatia, and Germany. Based on the interviews, a questionnaire was developed and data from N ¼ 578 physics students from five universities in…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Wikle, Jocelyn S.; West, Richard E. – International Journal on E-Learning, 2019
Each year students spend thousands of hours participating in discussion forums. Yet there has not been sufficient scholarship on the observable effects of discussion forums on learning outcomes, and there is not a clear understanding of the role discussion forums play in transmitting knowledge of course concepts to students. This study…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Discussion Groups, Outcomes of Education, Difficulty Level
Lin Lu – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Online learning is one of the fastest growing trends in education. A practical problem faced by instructional designers and online instructors is how to design an interactive learning activity that benefits content mastery without adding technological barriers. The online discussion forum provides quick solutions because it is usually ready for…
Descriptors: Role Theory, Self Management, Asynchronous Communication, Persuasive Discourse
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Traxler, Adrienne; Garvin, A.; Lindell, Rebecca – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
Discussion forums provide a channel for students to engage with peers and course material outside of class, accessible even to commuter and nontraditional populations. Forums can build classroom community and aid learning, but students do not always take up these tools. We use network analysis to compare three semesters of forum logs from an…
Descriptors: College Students, College Science, Introductory Courses, Physics
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Du, Jianxia; Wang, Chuang; Zhou, Mingming; Xu, Jianzhong; Fan, Xitao; Lei, Saosan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
The present investigation examines the multidimensional relationships among several critical components in online collaborative learning, including group trust, communication media, and interactivity. Four hundred eleven university students from 103 groups in the United States responded survey items on online collaboration, interactivity,…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Trust (Psychology), Electronic Learning
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Costley, Jamie; Lange, Christopher – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2016
Understanding the relationship between social presence and critical thinking is useful for gaining insight into the interaction and discourse of learners online. Further study of how these two presences interact is important because research has shown a wide variety of relationships, both positive and negative, between social presence and critical…
Descriptors: Correlation, Interpersonal Relationship, Critical Thinking, Electronic Learning
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Yilmaz, Erdi Okan; Yurdugul, Halil – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Within the frame of learning management systems, this study develops a concept focused discussion environment and validates the effectiveness of this environment's use through an experimental study. Purpose of the Study: Online discussion forums, which are commonly used in learning management systems (LMS), can negatively…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Integrated Learning Systems, Cognitive Style, Experimental Groups
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Gutiérrez-Santiuste, Elba; Rodríguez-Sabiote, Clemente; Gallego-Arrufat, María-Jesús – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
This study focuses on the relationships established between the elements that compose the community of inquiry (CoI): cognitive, social, and teaching presence. Using three questionnaires, we analyse the students' perception of synchronous and asynchronous virtual in text-based communication (chats, forums and emails). Starting from the high…
Descriptors: Correlation, Inquiry, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
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Cechinel, Cristian – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2014
This work presents a quantitative study of the use of a Learning Management System (LMS) by the professors of a distance learning course, focused on the guidance given for the students' Final Undergraduate Project. Data taken from the logs of 34 professors in two distinct virtual rooms were collected. After pre-processing the data, a series of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Statistical Analysis, College Students, Teacher Student Relationship
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Dos, Bulent – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Mobile phones are getting smarter and the usage through university students becoming more popular. University students using mobile phones for talking, for texting message, for Internet search, for listening music, watching videos, playing games, using social media etc. Mobile phones are not accessory any more, they are integrated like our…
Descriptors: Correlation, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Academic Achievement
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