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The Role of Prior Online Learning Experience on Student Community of Inquiry, Engagement, and Satisfaction Scores

Authors :
Mohammad Shams Ud Duha
Jennifer C. Richardson
Yukiko Maeda
Sevda Kucuk
Source :
Online Learning, Vol 26, Iss 4 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Online Learning Consortium, 2022.

Abstract

The increase in online education creates a need to explore how learning outcomes, student satisfaction, and student perceptions about online courses are affected by prior online learning experiences. This study examined the role of prior online learning experience on students’ perceived cognitive presence, social presence, teaching presence, engagement, and satisfaction. The archival data of online learners at a large midwestern university (a total n=878), including survey responses related to Community of Inquiry (CoI), engagement, and satisfaction, were utilized to conduct statistical analyses to determine whether student responses differed by the number of online courses taken previously. We found that only social presence scores (CoI sub-scale) and emotional engagement scores (engagement sub-scale) differed by the number of the online courses taken. However, the effect size was small. We concluded that student satisfaction, engagement, and perceptions of cognitive and teaching presence are not related to prior online course experiences. Implications are discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24725749 and 24725730
Volume :
26
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Online Learning
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7e0beb1312f4e00971a5ce8a277ef3a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v26i4.2949