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Title:
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL PRESENCE AND COURSE EVALUATION RESULTS FOR EACH LECTURE OF AN OMNIBUS CLASS IN A DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT |
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Author(s):
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Hideya Matsukawa, Hiroki Iwai |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-82-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Distance Learning, Course Evaluation, Social Presence |
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Type:
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Poster/Demonstration |
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First Page:
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508 |
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Last Page:
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510 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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In this study, we tested the relationship between social presence and course evaluation results for each lecture of an omnibus class in a distance-learning environment. Using a questionnaire, we collected student responses to course evaluation and social presence items for each lecture. ANOVA results revealed that social presence differed across lectures, even though the lectures were delivered through the same TV conference system. Further, a correlation analysis among social presence score and responses to course evaluation items was conducted. The result showed that social presence score had strong correlation with student understanding of and satisfaction with course material and a medium correlation with course evaluations as a whole. Specific lecture results indicate that more difficult lectures might lead to low social presence scores or that social presence might be determined along quite different axes from those measured in course evaluation. |
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