期刊
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 3421-3445出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10639-021-10745-3
关键词
Distance education and online learning; Evaluation methodologies; Teaching; learning strategies; Post-secondary education
Discussion boards can offer insights into interaction patterns in online courses, with this study using LMS data to analyze the frequency of instructor-student interaction. Findings revealed average number of posts and interactions per student, as well as peak discussion activity in the first two weeks of the semester.
Discussion boards can provide a glimpse into the regular and substantive interaction required in online courses. Advances in technology and an increased interest in learning analytics now provides researchers with billions of data points about instructor and student interaction within a learning management system (LMS). This study used LMS data to explore the frequency of interaction between instructors and students in discussion boards in online courses at one institution. Overall, 415 courses were analyzed spanning two semesters. Results from the study found that the average number of posts by an instructor was 32.9. The average instructor interaction was 1.49 instructor posts per student. 23% of courses had no instructor posts. Student posts averaged 470 per course and the average posts per student was 19.9. Based on the discussion board activity, the most discussion interaction occurred during the first two weeks of the semester. Results also suggested that there is no relationship between student satisfaction and the number of total posts in a course. The paper concludes with implications for research and practice.
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