Online Instructional Group Work and Learning Retention: Perceptions From The Student's Point of View
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigated student perceptions of online group work on their learning retention. Data collection included the Community of Inquiries (CoI) survey expanded with Likert and open-ended questions that directly addressed the study focus. ChiSq analysis defined correlations between the Likert questions and perceived connections between online group work and learning retention. Qualitative data were analyzed with the coding template used in development of the CoI survey. The open-ended questions explored participants’ perceived positive, negative and perfect online group experiences. Positive and perfect responses reported similar themes, which emphasized the importance of effective social and instructional communication within a well-designed and organized course for supporting learning retention. Negative responses included lack or dysfunction of the reported positive and perfect experiences. Participants often expressed anger and frustration when reporting negative group experiences, which included poor communication, unequal sharing of work, lack of clear instructional design and, unnecessary and outdated course materials. ONLINE GROUP WORK AND PERCEIVED LEARNING RETENTION iii Acknowledgments I want to first thank my husband for his love, unending patience and understanding of how important the completion of this Master’s Degree was for me. He has been very accommodating in more ways than can be expressed in words. I also want to thank Dr. Cynthia Blodgett, my mentor and friend, who helped me throughout this research study. Her patience, understanding, motivation and assistance have been greatly appreciated. I want to also thank Dr. Marti Cleveland-Innes for her indulgence while I finally found the specific topic to focus on. Her insight and knowledge has been a great help. Finally, I want to thank my high school math teacher, Mr. McIntry, who saw the potential in me and became my mentor; he showed me how to achieve a goal. He was paramount in my life after high school and my career. ONLINE GROUP WORK AND PERCEIVED LEARNING RETENTION iv Table of
Source: AUSpace (Athabasca University)
Author: Lynn Applebaum
Language: English
Topic: Online and Blended Learning
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2549380179