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Peer reviewedBures, Eva Mary; Amundsen, Cheryl C.; Abrami, Philip C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Investigated the relationship between university student motivation and student acceptance of learning via computer conferencing (CC). Considered frequency of contributing online messages; satisfaction with CC; grades; effort; goal orientation; personal relevance of tasks; task attractiveness; and students' beliefs concerning the relationship of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Download full textCuneo, Carl J.; Harnish, Delsworth – 2002
This study examined the independent effects of six approaches to learning in online computer conferencing: (1) deep learning: (2) comprehension learning; (3) relating ideas; (4) surface learning; (5) syllabus boundness; and (6) achievement motivation. Deep learning, comprehension learning, and relating ideas were combined into a more general index…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Peer reviewedHarasim, Linda – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1987
Describes study of two online graduate courses designed and delivered via a computer conferencing system at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Advantages and disadvantages based on student responses are examined, new learning strategies for computer-mediated courses are discussed, and topics for future research are suggested.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBurge, Elizabeth J. – Journal of Distance Education, 1994
Discussion of the use of computer conferencing in education focuses on a Canadian study of adult distance education students that examined learning strategies when using computer conferencing. Topics addressed include interviews with students and teachers; behavior by students and by instructors; learner control; affective needs; and implications…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Computer Mediated Communication
Peer reviewedDavie, Lynn E. – Journal of Distance Education, 1988
This article is a case study of two distance education graduate courses offered by means of computer-mediated communications at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Topics discussed include adult learning; student interactions; teacher's roles; student achievement; student attitudes; small groups versus learning partners; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Distance Education
Murphy, Karen L.; Drabier, Renee; Epps, Mary Lu – 1998
This study examined interaction and communication patterns among students (n=9) and with the instructor in a graduate course offered at a distance using the FirstClass computer conferencing (CC) software. Specifically, the following questions were addressed: (1) What are similarities and differences in interaction and collaboration between CC and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
