Investigating Students' Work Team Engagement in Science Online Learning: The Role of Teachers' Interaction Attributes
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: There is a dearth of research focusing on the engagement of students in work teams in the context of distance learning. This research examined whether the quality of interaction as perceived by the BSED-Science students significantly influences their work-team engagement in their science online learning classes during the academic school year 2021-2022. One hundred fifteen (115) Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science students enrolled in private Catholic higher education institutions were selected through purposive sampling and completed a 2-part survey questionnaire online. This quantitative nonexperimental study employed weighted mean, standard deviation, and simple linear regression to analyse the survey data. Data revealed that these college students had a very high level of quality interaction with their science instructors online and work-team engagement. Furthermore, the quality of interaction as perceived by the BSED-Science students significantly influenced their work-team engagement in their science online learning classes. These findings suggest that maintaining consistent and wholesome interaction with students in their online science classes enhances their engagement in work teams. Therefore, teachers must strive to promote a positive online learning environment to intensify the engagement of students in work teams even if they are challenged due to the sudden shift of learning modality brought about by COVID-19.
Author: Marbhen Dominique O. Abendaño
Institution: Holy Cross of Davao College
Language: English
Topic: Online and Blended Learning
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409414828