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Assessing the Relationship between Learner Satisfaction and Faculty Participation in Online Course Discussions

Assessing the Relationship between Learner Satisfaction and Faculty Participation in Online Course Discussions

Dana Offerman, Kimberly Pearce, Tassava Christopher
ISBN13: 9781591407201|ISBN10: 1591407206|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591407218|EISBN13: 9781591407225
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-497-2.ch003
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Offerman, Dana, et al. "Assessing the Relationship between Learner Satisfaction and Faculty Participation in Online Course Discussions." Online Assessment and Measurement: Case Studies from Higher Education, K-12 and Corporate, edited by Mary Hricko and Scott L. Howell, IGI Global, 2006, pp. 27-41. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-497-2.ch003

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Offerman, D., Pearce, K., & Tassava Christopher. (2006). Assessing the Relationship between Learner Satisfaction and Faculty Participation in Online Course Discussions. In M. Hricko & S. Howell (Eds.), Online Assessment and Measurement: Case Studies from Higher Education, K-12 and Corporate (pp. 27-41). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-497-2.ch003

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Offerman, Dana, Kimberly Pearce, and Tassava Christopher. "Assessing the Relationship between Learner Satisfaction and Faculty Participation in Online Course Discussions." In Online Assessment and Measurement: Case Studies from Higher Education, K-12 and Corporate, edited by Mary Hricko and Scott L. Howell, 27-41. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2006. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-497-2.ch003

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Abstract

Faculty-student interaction in online courses heightens student satisfaction and success. Capella University studied the relationship between learner satisfaction with faculty (as reported in end-of-course evaluations) and faculty participation in online courses (as measured by monitoring faculty interaction). Learners appear to be more responsive in courses led by instructors who seem committed to learner success and dedicated to improving learner engagement with the subject matter and other learners. Some instructor behaviors, including certain messages and eedback on assignments, improved overall learner satisfaction. However, these faculty behaviors did not improve other learner perceptions, such as increased professional value. Instructor-learner interaction with respect to projects and course content may be more important to learner satisfaction and realization of professional value than other kinds of faculty-student interaction.

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