ERIC Number: ED624969
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
A Path Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Presence in Online Course Discussion Forums
Amos Jeng; Hannah Valdiviejas; Michelle Perry
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at ICLS (2022)
"Online social presence" -- the degree to which individuals project their identities and personalities into a web-based community -- plays an essential role in fostering a connected and satisfying learning environment. The present study's aim was to explore gender differences in behaviors related to social presence in an online course. Using path analysis, we found that students identifying as women or non-binary were more likely than men to use indicators of mood, feeling, and emotion when posting to an online college course discussion forum, holding posting frequency constant. These results have implications for instructional strategies aimed at facilitating social presence in online learning environments. [This paper was published in: "ICLS Proceedings," International Society of the Learning Sciences, 2022, pp. 937-940.]
Descriptors: Path Analysis, Gender Differences, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Behavior, Social Behavior, Psychological Patterns, Sexual Identity, Language Usage, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Self Concept, Personality Traits, Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, State Universities, Emotional Response
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A180211
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/93314
Author Affiliations: N/A