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THE IMPORTANCE OF FEEDBACK IN THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: A STUDY OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS
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Wood, Kye Brennan
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250270862
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2009, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Communication.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the importance of feedback in online classroom discussions, specifically Blackboard discussion boards within the higher educational setting. The goal of the study was to determine if online discussion with instructor feedback could be as effective as face-to-face discussions in regards to perceptions of learning, media preference, and meaningfulness. An experimental design was used in 17 sections of an introductory public speaking course. The experimental activity consisted of three conditions; asynchronous discussion with instructor feedback, asynchronous discussion without instructor feedback, and synchronous or face-to-face discussion with feedback occurring naturally. Findings suggested that feedback did not have an impact on instructor or student perceptions of learning, media preference, or meaningfulness of discussion. The Discussion provides suggestions for future research.
Committee
Dr. Ann Bainbridge Frymier, PhD (Advisor)
Dr. Gary M. Shulman, PhD (Committee Member)
Dr. Marjorie Keeshan Nadler, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
56 p.
Subject Headings
Communication
Keywords
blended education
;
feedback
;
CMC
;
asynchronous
;
synchronous
;
media richness theory
;
instructional communication
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Wood, K. B. (2009).
THE IMPORTANCE OF FEEDBACK IN THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: A STUDY OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250270862
APA Style (7th edition)
Wood, Kye.
THE IMPORTANCE OF FEEDBACK IN THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: A STUDY OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS.
2009. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250270862.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Wood, Kye. "THE IMPORTANCE OF FEEDBACK IN THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: A STUDY OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250270862
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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