Student Perceptions about Online Discussions
Purchase or Subscription required for access
Purchase individual articles and papers
Receive full-text access to individual articles for $9.95 USD each.
Use PayPal button to purchase PDF copy of paper (0 pages)
Subscribe for faster access!
Subscribe and receive access to 100,000+ documents, for only $19/month (or $150/year).
Already have access?
Individual Subscription
If you have an individual subscription, sign in here for access
Institutional Subscription
You don't appear to be accessing the site through a subscribing institution (your IP address is 3.145.90.119).
If your university, college, or library subscribes to LearnTechLib, you may be able access full text articles through a login page.
You can search for your instition by name or by location.
Author
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Oct 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV, USA ISBN 978-1-939797-05-6
Abstract
Although online discussion has been a popular learning tool in higher education, research findings vary greatly on its effective use to support student learning. Some studies report student satisfaction and active participation in online discussions. Other studies describe student negative opinions and reluctance in participation. Student perceptions about learning are impacted by numerous factors and exert great influence upon learning outcomes. Online discussion is a complicated task. A successful online discussion needs to be supported by robust design, effective implementation, and rigorous assessment. All of these major components should be considered in studying student perceptions about online discussions. This study investigated student perceptions on various aspects of online discussions. The online discussions in the courses were meticulously designed, thoughtfully facilitated, and rigorously assessed. Students participated in the online discussions and offered their perceptions about various aspects of online discussions including design, facilitation and assessment.
Citation
Wang, Y.m. (2013). Student Perceptions about Online Discussions. In T. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2013--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (p. 1453). Las Vegas, NV, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/115082.
© 2013 AACE