Integrating students' perspectives about online learning: a hierarchy of factors

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作者
Van Wart, Montgomery [1 ]
Ni, Anna [1 ]
Medina, Pamela [1 ]
Canelon, Jesus [1 ]
Kordrostami, Melika [1 ]
Zhang, Jing [1 ]
Liu, Yu [1 ]
机构
[1] Dev JHB Coll Business & Publ Adm, 5500 Univ Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407 USA
关键词
Online education; Online teaching; Student perceptions; Online quality; Teaching presence; Cognitive presence; Student presence; SOCIAL PRESENCE; CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION; FACULTY PERCEPTIONS; FLIPPED CLASSROOMS; TEACHING ONLINE; SELF-EFFICACY; SATISFACTION; EDUCATION; COMMUNITY; MODEL;
D O I
10.1186/s41239-020-00229-8
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This article reports on a large-scale (n = 987), exploratory factor analysis study incorporating various concepts identified in the literature as critical success factors for online learning from the students' perspective, and then determines their hierarchical significance. Seven factors--Basic Online Modality, Instructional Support, Teaching Presence, Cognitive Presence, Online Social Comfort, Online Interactive Modality, and Social Presence--were identified as significant and reliable. Regression analysis indicates the minimal factors for enrollment in future classes-when students consider convenience and scheduling-were Basic Online Modality, Cognitive Presence, and Online Social Comfort. Students who accepted or embraced online courses on their own merits wanted a minimum of Basic Online Modality, Teaching Presence, Cognitive Presence, Online Social Comfort, and Social Presence. Students, who preferred face-to-face classes and demanded a comparable experience, valued Online Interactive Modality and Instructional Support more highly. Recommendations for online course design, policy, and future research are provided.
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