ERIC Number: ED555479
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 144
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ISBN: 978-1-3034-4959-8
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Students' Attitudes towards Rapport-Building Traits and Practices in Online Learning Environments
Wright, Robert Demmon
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas
This research was a triangulated study of student attitudes towards instructors' rapport-building traits and their preferences amongst instructors' rapport-building practices in online learning environments. Participants were undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in courses within an educational technology program at a central Texas university. The study employed a mixed-methods approach involving the Likert-item assessment of learners' attitudes, the identification and prioritization of learner preferences through pairwise comparisons, and semi-structured interviews that provided richer, more detailed information. Findings indicated a strong preference for instructor-based traits and practices over pedagogically-based ones. These traits and practices loaded into the components of social presence, enjoyable interaction, and personal connection. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Online Courses, Preferences, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Likert Scales, Semi Structured Interviews, Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Characteristics
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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