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Belcher, Alan R.; Hall, Barbara M.; Kelley, Kathleen; Pressey, Keith L. – Online Learning, 2015
The purposes of the research were to (1) examine the relationships between faculty behaviors that promote critical thinking and the resulting critical thinking within peer interaction and (2) identify specific faculty behaviors that result in the highest levels of critical thinking within peer interactions. Using a concurrent embedded mixed…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Critical Thinking, Peer Relationship, Mixed Methods Research
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Yeboah, Alex Kumi; Smith, Patriann – Online Learning, 2016
The study investigated the relationship between minority students' use of technology, social media, the number of online courses, program of study, satisfaction, and academic performance. Participants in the study were a diverse student body regarding age, gender, and educational level, and functioned at both undergraduate and graduate levels.…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Self Esteem, Metacognition, Self Efficacy
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deNoyelles, Aimee; Reyes-Foster, Beatriz – Online Learning, 2015
Being actively engaged in a task is often associated with critical thinking. Cultivating critical thinking skills, such as purposefully reflecting and analyzing one's own thinking, is a major goal of higher education. However, there is a challenge in providing college students opportunities to clearly demonstrate these skills in online courses.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Word Frequency, Internet, Visual Aids