Internet Learning Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 2015 | Page 39

Internet Learning Journal – Volume 4, Issue 1 – Spring 2015
No. Lead Author Year Purpose Participants Methodology Findings
Shea 2006 “The goals of this
research were to
enhance
understanding of
online
pedagogical
processes in the
service of
improving the
quality of
instruction and
learning in a large
asynchronous
learning
environment—
thus in many
ways this mode
of inquiry
may be seen as
action research”.
7 Kupczynski 2010 The purpose of
the study is to “to
explore student
perceptions of the
impact of the
indicators of
Teaching
Presence on their
success in online
courses”.
1067 participants
from 32 colleges
643 students
(362 students
enrolled in a
variety of classes
related to
certificate or AA
programs at
South Texas
College; The
second group of
students
consisted of 281
students enrolled
in courses at
West
Virginia
University's
College of
Human
Resources and
Education).
Quantitative
survey method
Mixed Method
that is
Descriptive
statistics, odds
ratios and open
ended
questions
assignments.
“There is a
clear
connection
between
perceived
teaching
presence and
students' sense
of learning
community”.
“feedback
indicator as
being most
important to
course success;
regardless of
learner level,
the need for
presentation of
clear, concise
objectives,
instructions
and general
participation
guidelines
should be a
cornerstone of
online course
development”
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