Learning and Affective Support Online in Small Group and Class Contexts

dc.creator	Bill Anderson
dc.creator	Mary Simpson
dc.date	2004-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:59Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/dd5d516eba1b44ffae0dc84d96fc5854
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14866
dc.description	This study was designed to evaluate the use of asynchronous discussion in distance education in terms of student perceptions of its value for learning and for affective support. At the end of the third and sixth years of a distance delivered teacher education programme, students completed a survey to determine the extent to which the nature and characteristics of the online aspects of the programme contributed to learning and afforded affective support. Students perceived considerable value in the online interaction for both learning and support. Small groups and the whole class were seen as the dominant spaces for interaction, but there was considerable differentiation between them in terms of their contribution to affective support. The small group discussions were seen as most important for all aspects of communication but students reported non-participation by some members as a significant problem.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/208/291
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2004)
dc.subject	distance education
dc.subject	online learning
dc.subject	interaction
dc.subject	group discussion
dc.subject	student support
dc.subject	distance education
dc.subject	asynchronous communication
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Learning and Affective Support Online in Small Group and Class Contexts
dc.type	article