Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Investigating the Effects of Direct Instruction and Facilitated Discourse on Social and Cognitive Presence in Blended Learning. |
| Authors: |
Adam, Mohamed Shameem1, Hamid, Junainah Abd2, Khatibi, Ali2, Ferdous Azam, S. M.2 |
| Source: |
Online Learning. 2025, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p89-108. 20p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Blended learning, *Community of inquiry, *Higher education, *Direct instruction, *Teaching methods, *Student engagement, Social interaction, Mental work |
| Abstract: |
Community of Inquiry-a theoretical framework that consists of three interrelated elements: teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence-has been used widely in online and blended learning as an instructional design model to create and sustain conditions that facilitate meaningful learning in a learning community. Teaching presence is often regarded as the most important element for developing and maintaining social and cognitive presence and directing the community for purposeful learning. However, little is known about the effects of subdimension of teaching presence on social and cognitive presence. This study examined the effects of two components of teaching presence: direct instruction and facilitated discourse on social and cognitive presence in blended learning. Data was gathered from 466 blended learning students in higher education using the Community of Inquiry Survey. Results from structural equation modelling revealed that social presence has (i) a full mediating effect in the relationship between direction instruction and cognitive presence, and (ii) a partial mediating effect on the relationship between facilitated discourse and cognitive presence. The finding provides valuable insights into how direct instruction and the facilitation of discourse shape social and cognitive presence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
