Empirical study of teaching presence and critical thinking in asynchronous discussion forums

Prasad, Deepak (2009) Empirical study of teaching presence and critical thinking in asynchronous discussion forums. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 6 (11). pp. 1-10.

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Abstract

The discussion forum is a significant component of online courses. Instructors and students rely on these asynchronous forums to engage one another in ways that potentially promote critical thinking. This research investigates the relationships between critical thinking and teaching presence in an asynchronous discussion environment through quasi-experiment, pre-test-post-test design. The results demonstrate that when teaching presence was increased in the discussion forum there was a significant increase in learners� level of critical thinking.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: asynchronous discussion forum, Community of Inquiry, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking, Moodle, online learning, quasi-experiment, Teaching Presence, validity
Depositing User: Elizabeth Dalton
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2019 23:40
Last Modified: 16 Dec 2019 23:40
URI: http://research.moodle.org/id/eprint/184

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