Internet Learning Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 2015 | Page 36

Internet Learning Journal – Volume 4, Issue 1 – Spring 2015
Appendix A
Literature Review Matrix
No. Lead Author Year Purpose Participants Methodology Findings
1 Arbaugh 2014 The purpose of
this study is to
examine whether
course
technologies,
learner behaviors
or instructor
behaviors
(teaching
presence)
best predict
online course
outcomes so that
administrators
and support
personnel can
prioritize their
efforts and
investments.
2 Boston 2014 Explores “the
relationship
between
indicators of the
Community of
Inquiry
Framework and
student
persistence”.
3 Campbell 2014 “The goal was to
identify the
effects of a set of
specific teacher
activities on
objectively
determined
learning
634 students and
18 instructors
28877 students at
American Public
University
System (APUS)
132 students
enrolled
in an online
critical thinking
class
Quantitative:
survey
questionnaire
Quantitative:
Linear
regression was
utilized to
analyze the
relationship
between a
linear
combination of
the
independent
variables
Quantitative
Teaching
presence and
perceived
learning shows
strongest
relationship
Social
presence and
teaching
presence are
important
predictors for
students re
enrollment
(retention)
High presence
was not
associated
with activity in
class
discussion,
homework
performance,
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