Research into the field of teaching and learning in higher education has discovered key elements that impact student satisfaction and academic achievement. One key to enhancing teaching effectiveness is positive social-emotional environments in classrooms. The advent of online classrooms brings with it the challenge of whether or not what is known about face-to-face classrooms applies in virtual environments. Using a validated survey instrument developed for face-to-face classroom settings, this study surveyed students to determine differences between graduate and undergraduate students' perceptions. The study examined the variables within seven psycho-social domains. Of the seven domains within the survey instrument a stronger relationship was suggested among these domains: Innovation, Task Orientation, and Cohesiveness. The results of the study suggest positive student perception of virtual classroom environment is not dependent on instructors having completed formal mentoring to teach online. Further, students in graduate online courses (defined as adults) perceived their online environments more positively than students (emerging adults) in undergraduate online courses.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
AV Akademikerverlag Gmbh & Co. KG
ISBN-10
3639364775
ISBN-13
9783639364774
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117035409
Product Key Features
Author
Kim Riordan
Publication Name
What Works in Online Classrooms
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
104 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Topic
Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Genre
Education
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