The Instructor's and Students' Perceptions of Interaction in the Web-Based Environment
PROCEEDINGS
HungWei Tseng, Chin-Chiang Wang, Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Washington, DC, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-54-9 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the instructor's and students' perceptions of interaction in the web-based environment. The participants were one instructor who taught an online course and 13 graduate students who took that course in summer 2004. The students were given a pre- and post-survey and the instructor was surveyed and interviewed at the end of the course. The study revealed that there were no significant differences among the students' perceptions on learner-content interaction, learner-instructor interaction, or learner-learner interaction between the beginning and the end of the online course, however their perceptions of interactions on the learner-instructor and learner-learner interactions are much higher than learner-content interaction. The results also indicated that receiving effective feedback from the instructor and peers as well as providing online collaborative opportunities are important attributes for successful online learning experiences.
Citation
Tseng, H., Wang, C.C. & Ku, H.Y. (2004). The Instructor's and Students' Perceptions of Interaction in the Web-Based Environment. In J. Nall & R. Robson (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2004--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 2186-2191). Washington, DC, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/11209/.
© 2004 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Keywords
References
View References & Citations Map- Acker, S.R., & McCain, T.A. (1993). The contribution of interactivity and two-way video to successful distance learning applications: A literature review and strategic positioning. The Center for Advance Study in Telecommunications. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
- Baker, M.H. (1995). Distance teaching with interactive television: Strategies that promote interaction with remotesite students. Encyclopedia of Distance Education Research in Iowa. Research Institute for Student in Education. College of Education. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
- Berge, Z.L. (2002). Active, interactive, and reflective elearning. The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 3(2), 181-190.
- Bloom, B.S. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives handbook 1: The cognitive domain. New York: David Mckay.
- Cannon, M.M., Umble, K.E., Steckler, A. & Shay, S. (2001). We’re Living What We’re Learning: Student Perspectives in Distance Learning Degree and Certificate Programs in Public Health. J Public Health Management Practice, 7(1), 49-59.
- Garrison, D.R. (1990). An analysis and evaluation of audio teleconferencing to facilitate education at a distance. The American Journal of Distance Education, 4(3), 13-24.
- Garrison, D.R. (1993). Quality and theory in distance education: Theoretical considerations. In D. Keegan (Ed). Theoretical Principles of Distance Education. New York: Routledge.
- Hillman, D.C., Willis, D.J., & Gunawardena, C.N. (1994). Learner-interface interaction in distance education: An extension of contemporary models and strategies for practitioners. The American Journal of Distance Education, 8(2), 31-42.
- Kearsley, G. (1995). The nature and value of interaction in distance learning. Proceedings of the Invitational research Conference in Distance Education: Towards Excellence in Distance Education: A Research Agenda. The American Center for the Study of Distance Education. Pennsylvania State University. Pp. 366-374.
- Moore, M.G. (1989). Three types of interaction. The American Journal of Distance Education, 3(2), 1-6.
- Moore, M.G. (1993). Theory of transactional distance. In D. Keegan (Ed). Theoretical Principles of Distance Education. New York: Routledge.
These references have been extracted automatically and may have some errors. Signed in users can suggest corrections to these mistakes.
Suggest Corrections to References