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- Discussion boards in online courses show the required interaction levels, with a study analyzing 415 courses over two semesters using LMS data.
- The study found instructors averaged 32.9 posts per course, with 23% of courses having no instructor input, while students averaged 470 posts overall.
- Key findings indicated that most interaction happened in the first two weeks, and there was no link between student satisfaction and the total number of posts.
Article Abstract
Discussion boards can provide a glimpse into the regular and substantive interaction required in online courses. Advances in technology and an increased interest in learning analytics now provides researchers with billions of data points about instructor and student interaction within a learning management system (LMS). This study used LMS data to explore the frequency of interaction between instructors and students in discussion boards in online courses at one institution. Overall, 415 courses were analyzed spanning two semesters. Results from the study found that the average number of posts by an instructor was 32.9. The average instructor interaction was 1.49 instructor posts per student. 23% of courses had no instructor posts. Student posts averaged 470 per course and the average posts per student was 19.9. Based on the discussion board activity, the most discussion interaction occurred during the first two weeks of the semester. Results also suggested that there is no relationship between student satisfaction and the number of total posts in a course. The paper concludes with implications for research and practice.
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