The Reciprocal determinism of online scaffolding in sustaining a community of inquiry in physics

This study investigated the learning impact of online scafolding in sustaining a community of inquiry in Physics instruction. The students’ a-priori e-learning activities in online discussion were used in leveraging the learning behaviors of the students. Online learning segments were included in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Bautista, Romiro G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/14085
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099/14085
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Education, Higher
A-priori e-learning experiences
Asynchronous
synchronous
e-learning
Community of inquiry
Online scafolding
Reciprocal determinism
causation
Ensenyament a distància
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge
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Sumario:This study investigated the learning impact of online scafolding in sustaining a community of inquiry in Physics instruction. The students’ a-priori e-learning activities in online discussion were used in leveraging the learning behaviors of the students. Online learning segments were included in the process of developing classroom tasks vis-à-vis with the course intended learning outcomes. This was done in a collegial, constructive and democratic learning towards classroom efcacy through online scafolding techniques. Two sections of 34 students enrolled in NATSC1D (University Physics 1) were used in this study. A questionnaire was adopted in determining the perceived relative magnitude of advantages of the online discussion. Pearson-r correlation results showed a very-highly positive correlation between the students’ a-priori e-learning experiences in online discussion and their success in online scafolding, and a highly to very-highly positive correlation to their performance in classroom interaction, formative assessment and summative evaluations.