The Impact of Different Forms of Teacher's Presence in Synchronous E-Discussions Based on Virtual Teams on Quality of Discussion, Achievement among Educational Technology Students, their Participation, Motivation, and Perceptions | ||||
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Article 7, Volume 24, Issue 8, August 2023, Page 189-235 PDF (2.65 MB) | ||||
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jsre.2023.228681.1595 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Neveen M. Mansour ![]() | ||||
Department of Instructional Technology, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science & Education, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The research aimed to reveal the impact of the teacher's presence in three forms (identified participant - anonymous participant - anonymous non-participant) in synchronous e-discussions based on virtual teams on the quality of discussions, achievement, participation, motivation of students, and their perceptions about each of synchronous e-discussions, and teacher's presence. The research sample was divided into three experimental groups, where the professor of the course (the researcher) appeared in the discussions of the first experimental group with a known identity. In the second experimental group, the teacher appeared with an anonymous participant. In contrast, an unknown non-participant appeared in the discussions of the third experimental group in eight e-discussions based on virtual teams. The research tools were quality of discussion measurement, achievement test, participation scale, motivation scale, and two questionnaires to measure students' perceptions of synchronous e-discussions and teacher presence. The results favored the first group, and the results also confirmed the positive students' perceptions about the importance of the teacher's presence in synchronous e-discussions. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
the presence of the teacher; synchronous e-discussions. Virtual Team; Quality of discussion. Achievement; Participation; Motivation; Perceptions | ||||
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