Participation in Online Courses and Interaction With a Virtual Agent

Online learning environments could be well understood as a multifaceted phenomenon affected by different aspects of learner participation including synchronous/asynchronous interactions. The aim of this study was to investigate learners’ participation in online courses, synchronous interaction with...

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Autores principales:	Donggil Song, Marilyn Rice, Eun Young Oh
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2019
Materias:	online learning learner participation online interaction conversational agent Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9ebf56f84bd54114abf1056d62f72b34
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9ebf56f84bd54114abf1056d62f72b342021-12-02T17:15:37ZParticipation in Online Courses and Interaction With a Virtual Agent10.19173/irrodl.v20i1.39981492-3831https://doaj.org/article/9ebf56f84bd54114abf1056d62f72b342019-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3998https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Online learning environments could be well understood as a multifaceted phenomenon affected by different aspects of learner participation including synchronous/asynchronous interactions. The aim of this study was to investigate learners’ participation in online courses, synchronous interaction with a conversational virtual agent, their relationships with learner performance, and the participation/interaction factor identification. To examine learner participation, we collected learning management system (LMS) log data that included the frequency and length of course access, discussion board postings, and final grades. To examine synchronous learner interaction, we collected learners’ conversation logs from the conversational agent. We calculated the quantity and quality of discussion postings and conversations with the agent. The results showed that the frequency and length of course access, the quantity and quality of discussion postings, and the quality of conversation with the agent were significantly associated with the learner achievement. This study also identified two factors that comprise online learning participation and interaction: interaction quality and LMS-oriented interaction. Donggil SongMarilyn RiceEun Young OhAthabasca University Pressarticleonline learninglearner participationonline interactionconversational agentSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2019)
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description	Online learning environments could be well understood as a multifaceted phenomenon affected by different aspects of learner participation including synchronous/asynchronous interactions. The aim of this study was to investigate learners’ participation in online courses, synchronous interaction with a conversational virtual agent, their relationships with learner performance, and the participation/interaction factor identification. To examine learner participation, we collected learning management system (LMS) log data that included the frequency and length of course access, discussion board postings, and final grades. To examine synchronous learner interaction, we collected learners’ conversation logs from the conversational agent. We calculated the quantity and quality of discussion postings and conversations with the agent. The results showed that the frequency and length of course access, the quantity and quality of discussion postings, and the quality of conversation with the agent were significantly associated with the learner achievement. This study also identified two factors that comprise online learning participation and interaction: interaction quality and LMS-oriented interaction.
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title	Participation in Online Courses and Interaction With a Virtual Agent
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publisher	Athabasca University Press
publishDate	2019
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Participation in Online Courses and Interaction With a Virtual Agent

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