Subject matter effects and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework: An exploratory study

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 37-44

  Arbaugh, J B ^a   Bangert, Arthur ^b   Cleveland Innes, Martha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community of Inquiry; Disciplinary differences in teaching and learning; Online learning

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE PRESENCE; COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; ONLINE LEARNING; ONLINE TEACHING; SUBJECT MATTERS; TEACHING AND LEARNING;

TEACHING;

EID: 76349118311     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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