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Avner Caspi
The Open University of Israel
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Viewing Comprehension: Students' Learning Preferences and Strategies When Studying from Video
Avner Caspi; Paul Gorsky; Meira Privman
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 33, No. 1 (January 2005) pp. 31–47
This research examined how students at the Open University of Israel studied from video recordings of lectures. At the semester's end, seven history students were interviewed in order to trace their experiences, learning strategies and preferences....
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Dialogue in a Distance Education Physics Course
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Ricardo Trumper
Open Learning Vol. 19, No. 3 (November 2004) pp. 265–277
This study investigated the kinds of dialogues utilized by Open University students while studying an intermediate level physics course. Research objectives were twofold: to document what dialogue types, mediated through which resources, were (1)...
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Instructional Dialogue: Distance Education Students' Dialogic Behaviour
Avner Caspi; Paul Gorsky
Studies in Higher Education Vol. 31, No. 6 (December 2006) pp. 735–752
Instructional systems, both distance education and campus-based, may be viewed in terms of intrapersonal and interpersonal "instructional dialogues," that mediate and facilitate learning respectively, and "instructional resources" that enable such...
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Campus-Based University Students' Use of Dialogue
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Ricardo Trumper
Studies in Higher Education Vol. 31, No. 1 (February 2006) pp. 71–87
This investigation explores the kinds of study strategies used by campus-based university students in terms of the dialogues they engaged in while learning physics and chemistry in both large and small classes. Research objectives were threefold: (1)...
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Participation in class and in online discussions: Gender differences
Avner Caspi; Eran Chajut; Kelly Saporta
Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 3 (April 2008) pp. 718–724
Gender differences between participation in face-to-face and web-based classroom discussions were examined, by comparing the men–women actual participation ratio to the men–women attendance (or login) ratio. It was found that men over-proportionally ...
Language: English
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Use of Instructional Dialogue by University Students in a Distance Education Chemistry Course
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Inbal Tuvi-Arad
The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 19, No. 1 (2004) pp. 1–19
A distance education system may be viewed in terms of intrapersonal and interpersonal instructional dialogues that mediate the learning and instructional resources that enable such dialogues. Instructional resources include self-instruction texts,...
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Use of Instructional Dialogue by University Students in a Difficult Distance Education Physics Course
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Samantha Smidt
The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 21, No. 3 (2007) pp. 1–22
This study investigated the kinds of dialogic behavior engaged in by students while studying a difficult physics course at the Open University, UK. Research objectives were twofold: (1) to document what dialogue types, mediated through which...
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A Critical Analysis of Transactional Distance Theory
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (2005) pp. 1–11
This investigation reviews published empirical studies that attempted to support or to validate transactional distance theory (Moore, 1993). It was found that either data only partially supported the theory or, that if they apparently did so, the...
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Sharing and Collaborating with Google Docs: The influence of Psychological Ownership, Responsibility, and Student's Attitudes on Outcome Quality
Ina Blau; Avner Caspi
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 3329–3335
One hundred and eighteen undergraduate students participated in an experiment which tested the differences between shared- and collaborative- writing of an assignment. Participants were randomly allocated to one of five groups that carried out...
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Comparing Perceived Formal and Informal Learning in Face-to-Face versus Online Environments
Ariella Levenberg; Avner Caspi
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 323–333
Two hundred and thirty-nine elementary school teachers reported their perceived learning (cognitive and affective aspects) in four learning environments: Formal – face-to-face (teachers’ profes- sional development courses), Informal – face-to-face ...
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Ambiguous Messages: Do Students Understand Instructors’ Intentions?
Avner Caspi; Eran Chajut; Keli Saporta
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3535–3540
Understanding intentions is crucial in any communication, but in text-based communication may be a real problem. One explanation for the low rate of answers to instructors' posts in non-mandatory discussion groups is that student did not understand...
Topics: Students
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Use of Instructional Dialogue by University Students in a Distance Education Chemistry Course
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Inbal Tuvi-Arad
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3568–3574
Distance education systems may analyzed in terms of instructional dialogues that mediate learning and instructional resources that enable dialogues. This study investigated the dialogues engaged in by Open University students and the resources they...
Topics: Distance Education, Students, Learning Objects
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Toward a CoI population parameter: The impact of unit (sentence vs. message) on the results of quantitative content analysis
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Ina Blau; Yodfat Vine; Amit Billet
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan 17, 2012) pp. 17–37
The goal of this study is to further corroborate a hypothesized population parameter for the frequencies of social presence versus the sum of teaching presence and cognitive presence as defined by the community of inquiry model in higher education...
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Introduction to the IJELL Special Series of Chais Conference 2016 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Ina Blau; Avner Caspi; Yoram Kalman; Vered Silber-Varod; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 12, No. 1 (Mar 13, 2016) pp. 163–168
This preface presents the papers included in the eighth issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL) special series of selected Chais Conference best papers. The Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and...
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Beyond the Walls of the Classroom: Introduction to the IJELL Special Series of Chais Conference 2017 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Ina Blau; Avner Caspi; Yoram Kalman; Vered Silber-Varod; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan 02, 2017) pp. 143–150
Aim/Purpose: This preface presents the papers included in the ninth issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL) special series of selected Chais Conference best papers. Background: The Chais Conference for the...
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Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2013 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Yoram Kalman; Yoav Yair; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2013) pp. 193–199
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Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series
Yoram Eshet-Alkalai; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Nitza Geri; Yoav Yair
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2009) pp. 181–186
This Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects (IJELLO) inaugural issue of special series is based on selected best papers presented in the Fourth Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research 2009: Learning in the...
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[Chais] Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2012 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Yoram Kalman; Yoav Yair; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2012) pp. 65–71
This is the fourth issue of Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects (IJELLO) special series that includes a selection of best papers presented at Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research 2012: Learning in the...
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A Decade of Chais Conferences: Introduction to the IJELL Special Series of Chais Conference 2015 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Ina Blau; Avner Caspi; Yoram Kalman; Vered Silber-Varod; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan 26, 2015) pp. 149–157
The seventh issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL- formerly Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects - IJELLO) special series includes a selection of best papers presented at the 10th...
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Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2014 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Avner Caspi; Yoram Kalman; Vered Silber-Varod; Yoav Yair; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2014) pp. 123–130
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Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2012 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Yoram Kalman; Yoav Yair; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2012) pp. 65–71
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Learning and Teaching in the Technological Era: Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2011 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Yoav Yair; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 205–211
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[Chais] Learning and Teaching in the Technological Era: Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2011 Best Papers
Nitza Geri; Yoav Yair; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 205–211
This is the third issue of Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects (IJELLO) special series that is based on selected best papers presented at the Sixth Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research 2011: Learning in...
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Challenges of Integrating Technologies for Learning: Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2010 Best Papers
Yoram Eshet-Alkalai; Avner Caspi; Sigal Eden; Nitza Geri; Edna Tal-Elhasid; Yoav Yair
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 239–244
The adaptation of innovative technologies for learning and teaching faces learners, developers and instructors with a wide range of challenges that should be considered for a successful implementation. This Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning...
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The Influence of Personality on Social Participation in Learning Environments
Avner Caspi; Eran Chajut; Kelly Saporta; Ruth Beyth-Marom
Learning and Individual Differences Vol. 16, No. 2 (2006) pp. 129–144
The impacts of the instructional environment (classroom vs. Web-based instructional environment--WBIE) and personality differences on students' social participation were examined among 214 university students. Students reported their attendance,...
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Instructional Media Choice: Factors Affecting the Preferences of Distance Education Coordinators
Avner Caspi; Paul Gorsky
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2005) pp. 169–198
This paper examines the impact of several variables on media choice among 51 distance education course coordinators at the Open University of Israel. Hypotheses were drawn from Media Richness Theory (Daft & Lengel, 1984), Social Influence Theory ...
Topics: Technology integration, Interaction, Distance Education, Integration, Learning Communities, Educational Technology, Communication, computer mediated communication, Inclusive Education
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Media Choice for Intra-School Communication: The Role of Environment, User, and Medium
Avner Caspi; Ina Blau
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 20, No. 4 (December 2011) pp. 337–360
The influence of media richness, media attentional load, social influence and users' prior experience with media on selection of media to transmit different messages to peers within an educational organization was tested. Media were discriminated by ...
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The influence of group size on nonmandatory asynchronous instructional discussion groups
Avner Caspi; Paul Gorsky; Eran Chajut
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 6, No. 3 (2003) pp. 227–240
In this study, the authors examined the effect of group size on students' behavior in asynchronous, nonmandatory instructional discussion groups. The focus in this study is on four main questions: (a) Does group size affect the proportion of learner–...
Language: English
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Social Presence in Online Discussion Groups: Testing Three Conceptions and Their Relations to Perceived Learning
Avner Caspi; Ina Blau
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal Vol. 11, No. 3 (August 2008) pp. 323–346
The correlation between three conceptions of social presence (seen as 1. a subjective quality of a medium that determines the quality of the communication and perception of others, 2. self-projection onto the group, and 3. identification with the...
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The relationship between academic discipline and dialogic behavior in open university course forums
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Avishai Antonovsky; Ina Blau; Asmahan Mansur
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 11, No. 2 (Aug 04, 2011) pp. 49–72
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between disciplinary difference (exact and natural sciences versus humanities) and the dialogic behavior that occurred in Open University course forums. Dialogic behavior was measured in...
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Transformational and Passive Leadership: An Initial Investigation of University Instructors as Leaders in a Virtual Learning Environment
Ronit Bogler; Avner Caspi; Sonia Roccas
Educational Management Administration & Leadership Vol. 41, No. 3 (May 2013) pp. 372–392
The study investigated whether students perceive their university instructors in a virtual learning environment as leaders. Referring to the full range leadership theory (FRLT), we examined the effects of transformational and passive leadership...
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Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Tutorials: Factors Affecting Students' Preferences and Choices
Ruth Beyth-Marom; Kelly Saporta; Avner Caspi
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 37, No. 3 (2005) pp. 245–262
This study aimed to determine the factors that affect students' preferences regarding tutorial modes. A learning-habit inclinations questionnaire (LHIQ) was constructed and administered to 288 students. Factor analysis revealed four factors: "time...
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A Comparison of Non-Mandatory Online Dialogic Behavior in Two Higher Education Blended Environments
Paul Gorsky; Avner Caspi; Ina Blau
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 16, No. 4 (June 2012) pp. 55–69
This study compares dialogic behavior in asynchronous course forums from blended learning environments with "non"-mandatory student participation at a campus-based college and at a distance education, Open University. The goal is to document...