Frequencies for the Survey Variables by Section
| Variable | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | Totals/ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course grade | ||||
| A | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 (43%) |
| B | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 (43%) |
| C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 (13%) |
| D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Communicate w/class* | ||||
| Never | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 (20%) |
| Rarely | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 (22%) |
| Very Often | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 (41%) |
| Sometimes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3%) |
| Always | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 (14%) |
| Communicate w/instructor* | ||||
| Never | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3%) |
| Rarely | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3%) |
| Very often | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 (17%) |
| Sometimes | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 (20%) |
| Always | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 (57%) |
| Number of posts | ||||
| 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (6%) |
| 4-6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 (34%) |
| 7-12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 (30%) |
| 13 and up | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 (30%) |
| Quality of posts | ||||
| Extremely poor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Below average | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Average | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 (53%) |
| Above average | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 (39%) |
| Excellent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 (6%) |
| Discuss/debate | ||||
| Never | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 (6%) |
| Rarely | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3%) |
| Sometimes | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 (32%) |
| Very often | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 (26%) |
| Always | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 (33%) |
| Board content* | ||||
| True | 15 | 18 | 19 | 52 (76%) |
| False | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 (24%) |
| Board social* | ||||
| True | 18 | 12 | 12 | 42 (62%) |
| False | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 (38%) |
| Online retention* | ||||
| True | 25 | 23 | 18 | 66 (96%) |
| False | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (94%) |
| Student satisfaction* | ||||
| High | 20 | 15 | 18 | 53 (78%) |
| Medium | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 (18%) |
| Low | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (4%) |
| Sense of community* | ||||
| True | 15 | 11 | 10 | 36 (52%) |
| False | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 (48%) |
| Course grade | ||||
| A | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 (43%) |
| B | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 (43%) |
| C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 (13%) |
| D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Communicate w/class | ||||
| Never | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 (20%) |
| Rarely | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 (22%) |
| Very Often | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 (41%) |
| Sometimes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3%) |
| Always | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 (14%) |
| Communicate w/instructor | ||||
| Never | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3%) |
| Rarely | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3%) |
| Very often | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 (17%) |
| Sometimes | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 (20%) |
| Always | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 (57%) |
| Number of posts | ||||
| 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (6%) |
| 4-6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 (34%) |
| 7-12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 (30%) |
| 13 and up | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 (30%) |
| Quality of posts | ||||
| Extremely poor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Below average | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Average | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 (53%) |
| Above average | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 (39%) |
| Excellent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 (6%) |
| Discuss/debate | ||||
| Never | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 (6%) |
| Rarely | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3%) |
| Sometimes | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 (32%) |
| Very often | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 (26%) |
| Always | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 (33%) |
| Board content | ||||
| True | 15 | 18 | 19 | 52 (76%) |
| False | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 (24%) |
| Board social | ||||
| True | 18 | 12 | 12 | 42 (62%) |
| False | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 (38%) |
| Online retention | ||||
| True | 25 | 23 | 18 | 66 (96%) |
| False | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (94%) |
| Student satisfaction | ||||
| High | 20 | 15 | 18 | 53 (78%) |
| Medium | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 (18%) |
| Low | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (4%) |
| Sense of community | ||||
| True | 15 | 11 | 10 | 36 (52%) |
| False | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 (48%) |
when = 68 or n = 69, due to nonresponders. See Appendix A for survey questions.
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