The impact of transactional distance dialogic interactions on student learning outcomes in online and blended environments

被引:94
作者
Ekwunife-Orakwue, Kayode C. V. [1 ]
Teng, Tian-Lih [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Stony Brook, CEAS, Dept Technol & Soc, Stony Brook, NY 11790 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Transactional distance; Online and blended learning; Dialogue; Nonverbal and verbal communication; Computer-mediated communication; VIRTUAL TEAMS; SUCCESS; COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION; INSTRUCTION; KNOWLEDGE; EFFICACY;
D O I
10.1016/j.compedu.2014.06.011
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
This study measured how student interactions (as captured by Transactional Distance dialogue (Moore, 1993)) in online and blended learning environments impacted student learning outcomes, as measured by student satisfaction and student grades. Dialogue was measured as student interactions with other students (student-student interaction), the technologies used (student technology interaction), the instructors (student-teacher interaction), and the course contents (student content interaction). In addition, moderating effects of media and modality of interactions and individual differences on student learning outcomes were also measured. Data was obtained from 342 online and blended students between 2010 and 2013. Findings indicate that student content interaction had a larger effect on student learning outcomes than other forms of dialogue. Implications for educational policies that require teacher-presence (student teacher) and student student interactions in distance learning environments are also discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:414 / 427
页数:14
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