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Download full textMartin, Florence; Sun, Ting; Turk, Murat; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Synchronous online learning (SOL) provides an opportunity for instructors to connect in real-time with their students though separated by geographical distance. This meta-analysis examines the overall effect of SOL on cognitive and affective educational outcomes, while using asynchronous online learning or face-to-face learning as control groups.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Direct linkLin, Huifen – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
Drawing on interactionist and socio-cultural theories, tools provided in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments have long been considered able to create an environment that shares many communicative features with face-to-face communication. Over the past two decades, researchers have employed a variety of strategies to examine the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Program Effectiveness
Darabi, Aubteen; Liang, Xinya; Suryavanshi, Rinki; Yurekli, Hulya – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
This study addressed the argument that online courses rarely use discussion strategies that are specifically designed and constructed for soliciting learners' cognitive presence and higher-order thinking. Prompted by this argument, the authors conducted a meta-analysis of the empirical studies that examined the effectiveness of discussion…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Thinking Skills
