Predicting Sense of Presence and Sense of Community in Immersive Online Learning Environments
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| Title: | Predicting Sense of Presence and Sense of Community in Immersive Online Learning Environments |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | McClannon, Terry W., Cheney, Amy W., Bolt, Les L., Terry, Krista P. |
| Source: | Online Learning. Dec 2018 22(4):141-159. |
| Availability: | Online Learning Consortium, Inc. P.O. Box 1238, Newburyport, MA 01950. Tel: 888-898-6209; Fax: 888-898-6209; e-mail: olj@onlinelearning-c.org; Web site: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Sense of Community, Online Courses, Factor Analysis, Graduate Students, Learner Engagement, Prediction, Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Distance Education, Management Systems, Computer Mediated Communication, Measures (Individuals) |
| ISSN: | 2472-5749 |
| Abstract: | This exploratory study is based on survey research conducted between 2010 and 2017, involving 1,053 graduate students using immersive online learning environments for their coursework. Investigators used course structural factors and student engagement factors to predict students' perceptions of community and presence in the online immersive space. Utilizing the Sense of Community II index (SCI-2) and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) survey median scores as cutoff scores for predicted outcomes, researchers demonstrated that purely online environments which encouraged student engagement in the online immersive space can enhance sense of presence and sense of community. In addition, students in graduate programs that used online immersive delivery methods longer developed a stronger sense of community. Both dependent measures proved to have stable subscale structures for this inquiry based on a confirmatory factor analysis. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 53 |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1202380 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This exploratory study is based on survey research conducted between 2010 and 2017, involving 1,053 graduate students using immersive online learning environments for their coursework. Investigators used course structural factors and student engagement factors to predict students' perceptions of community and presence in the online immersive space. Utilizing the Sense of Community II index (SCI-2) and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) survey median scores as cutoff scores for predicted outcomes, researchers demonstrated that purely online environments which encouraged student engagement in the online immersive space can enhance sense of presence and sense of community. In addition, students in graduate programs that used online immersive delivery methods longer developed a stronger sense of community. Both dependent measures proved to have stable subscale structures for this inquiry based on a confirmatory factor analysis. |
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| ISSN: | 2472-5749 |
