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Sage, guide, both, or even more? An examination of instructor activity in online MBA courses
J.B. Arbaugh
Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 1234–1244
This study examined faculty characteristics and behaviors in 46 MBA courses conducted over a two-year period. We found that both formal instructor activities, referred to in the online learning literature as teaching presence, and informal...
Language: English
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The effect of pre-school education on academic performance in primary school: a case study of grade one pupils in Botswana
A.A Taiwo; J.B Tyolo
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 22, No. 2 pp. 169–180
Evidence abounds in the literature of a direct link between pre-primary education and academic performance in the primary school. The salutary effect of the ‘Head start’ programme inaugurated in the United States of America in the early 1960s on the ...
Language: English
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The impact of effective teaching characteristics in promoting student achievement in Ghana
J.B. Azigwe; L. Kyriakides; A. Panayiotou; B.P.M. Creemers
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 51, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 51–61
This paper investigates the extent to which teacher behaviour in classroom affects student achievement gains in mathematics in Ghana. A representative sample of primary schools from three districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana was selected (n...
Language: English
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Does academic discipline moderate CoI-course outcomes relationships in online MBA courses?
J.B. Arbaugh
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 17, No. 1 (April 2013) pp. 16–28
This paper examines the relationships between the elements of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, disciplinary differences, perceived learning, instructor effectiveness, and delivery medium satisfaction. Specifically, the proposed research...
Language: English
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Subject matter effects and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework: An exploratory study
J.B. Arbaugh; Arthur Bangert; Martha Cleveland-Innes
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 37–44
This paper integrates the emerging literatures of empirical research on the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework and disciplinary effects in online teaching and learning by examining the disciplinary differences in perceptions of social, teaching,...
Language: English
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Researching the community of inquiry framework: Review, issues, and future directions
D. Randy Garrison; J.B. Arbaugh
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 10, No. 3 (2007) pp. 157–172
Since its publication in "The Internet and Higher Education", Garrison, Anderson, and Archer's [Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. "The...
Language: English
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Learning to learn online: A study of perceptual changes between multiple online course experiences
J.B. Arbaugh
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 7, No. 3 (2004) pp. 169–182
This paper reports on changes in students' perceptions of technological, course conduct, and course outcome variables as they participated in multiple online courses over a 4-year period in a Midwestern U.S. University's MBA program. While there was ...
Language: English
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International online management education courses: A study of participation patterns
William Wresch; J.B. Arbaugh; Michael Rebstock
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 8, No. 2 (2005) pp. 131–144
Universities are increasingly involved in international online classes. While such classes provide unique opportunities for students to engage in learning experiences with students of other countries and other cultures, early research on the...
Language: English
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Research in online and blended learning in the business disciplines: Key findings and possible future directions
J.B. Arbaugh; Michael R. Godfrey; Marianne Johnson; Birgit Leisen Pollack; Bruce Niendorf; William Wresch
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 12, No. 2 (June 2009) pp. 71–87
In this literature review, we examine and assess the state of research of online and blended learning in the business disciplines with the intent of assessing the state of the field and identifying opportunities for meaningful future research. We...
Language: English
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Developing a community of inquiry instrument: Testing a measure of the Community of Inquiry framework using a multi-institutional sample
J.B. Arbaugh; Martha Cleveland-Innes; Sebastian R. Diaz; D. Randy Garrison; Philip Ice; Jennifer C. Richardson; Karen P. Swan
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 133–136
This article reports on the multi-institutional development and validation of an instrument that attempts to operationalize Garrison, Anderson and Archer's Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (2000). The results of the study suggest that the...
Language: English
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System, scholar or students? Which most influences online MBA course effectiveness?
J.B. Arbaugh
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 30, No. 4 (Aug 23, 2014) pp. 349–362
Considering the increasingly challenging resource environments in many business schools, this study examined whether course technologies, learner behaviors or instructor behaviors best predict online course outcomes so that administrators and...
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Teacher Education and the Challenges of Global Economic Meltdown
J.B. Babalola; Adesoji A. Oni; Ademola Atanda
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences Vol. 21 (Feb 08, 2014) pp. 121–131
The global economic meltdown is a serious worldwide malfunctioning economic activity that started in the United States of America in December, 2000 but became obvious in 2007 and full-blown between 2008 and 2009. The meltdown is characterized by...