Synchronous and Asynchronous Text-Based CMC in Educational Contexts: A Review of Recent Research
ARTICLE
Genevieve Johnson
TLRPTIL Volume 50, Number 4, ISSN 8756-3894
Abstract
This paper presents a review of recent research that examines the relative instructional utility of text-based synchronous and asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC). As a mechanism for limiting the number of studies reviewed as well as controlling for emergent technologies, only research published since 2000 was reviewed. The goal was to synthesize empirical evidence regarding the instructional effectiveness of synchronous and asynchronous online discussion. Comprehensive search of academic databases and online journals identified research that compared: (1) students using asynchronous-postings with students in face-to-face discussion; (2) students using synchronous-chat with students in face-to-face discussion; and (3) students using both asynchronous-postings and synchronous-chat. Within each of these three comparison groups, a variety of criterion is used including objective and subjective measures of student achievement, student satisfaction and perceived value of learning experiences, evidence of higher-level thinking skills, and amount, type and substance of communicative exchange. (Contains 1 figure.)
Citation
Johnson, G. (2006). Synchronous and Asynchronous Text-Based CMC in Educational Contexts: A Review of Recent Research. TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 50(4), 46-53. Retrieved August 12, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/65714/.
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Keywords
- academic achievement
- Computer Assisted Instruction
- computer mediated communication
- Computer Software
- Discussion Groups
- distance education
- Educational Research
- educational technology
- higher education
- information technology
- Instructional Effectiveness
- internet
- learning strategies
- Literature Reviews
- Participant Satisfaction
- student attitudes
- Teacher Student Relationship
- teaching methods
- thinking skills
- Time Factors (Learning)
- Virtual Classrooms
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