Table A1

Online sense of community index-2

Completely agreeAgreeDisagreeCompletely disagree
Factor 1concordance 
1. Members in the online learning community have adopted me (+)     
2. Being a member of this online learning community makes me feel good (+)     
3. Participating in an online community is important to me (+)     
4. I would like to participate in online learning communities in my other courses (+)     
5. I am aware that members of the online learning community will contribute to my learning (+)     
6. Studying with an online learning community allows me to see different perspectives (+)     
7. I believe that members of the online learning community will support me when I need it (+)     
8. I believe in the instructor's support for the online learning community (+)     
9. I believe that learning with an online learning community will contribute to my learning (+)     
10. Participating in an online learning community increases my confidence in participating in course discussions (+)     
11. Discussing with the online learning community helps me consolidate the course topics better (+)     
12. I believe that my learning skills have improved thanks to the online learning community (+)     
13. The online learning community makes me more willing to participate in learning activities (+)     
14. Participating in an online learning community improves my ability to study together with community members (+)     
Factor 2 independence 
15. I feel uncomfortable in an online learning community (−)     
16. What members of the online learning community think about me is not important (−)     
17. I feel that I am not contributing to the learning of members of the online learning community (−)     
18. I hesitate to ask questions to members of an online learning community (−)     
19. I feel alone in an online learning community (−)     
20. Participating in an online learning community does not encourage me to learn (−)     
21. I do not think about sharing the problems I encounter in the online learning community with other members (−)     
22. I believe that online learning community members cannot fulfill their responsibilities (−)     
23. I think that the learning environment does not have a positive effect on the formation of a sense of online learning community (−)     
24. I think that the feedback given by the instructor to the online learning community is not useful (−)     
25. Studying with an online learning community does not improve my communication skills (−)     
Factor 3 similarity 
26. I think that members of an online learning community should have similar background experiences (social, cultural, academic, etc.) (+)     
27. Members of an online learning community should have similar learning expectations (+)     
28. I individually know most of the members participating in the online learning community (+)     
Completely agreeAgreeDisagreeCompletely disagree
Factor 1concordance 
1. Members in the online learning community have adopted me (+)     
2. Being a member of this online learning community makes me feel good (+)     
3. Participating in an online community is important to me (+)     
4. I would like to participate in online learning communities in my other courses (+)     
5. I am aware that members of the online learning community will contribute to my learning (+)     
6. Studying with an online learning community allows me to see different perspectives (+)     
7. I believe that members of the online learning community will support me when I need it (+)     
8. I believe in the instructor's support for the online learning community (+)     
9. I believe that learning with an online learning community will contribute to my learning (+)     
10. Participating in an online learning community increases my confidence in participating in course discussions (+)     
11. Discussing with the online learning community helps me consolidate the course topics better (+)     
12. I believe that my learning skills have improved thanks to the online learning community (+)     
13. The online learning community makes me more willing to participate in learning activities (+)     
14. Participating in an online learning community improves my ability to study together with community members (+)     
Factor 2 independence 
15. I feel uncomfortable in an online learning community (−)     
16. What members of the online learning community think about me is not important (−)     
17. I feel that I am not contributing to the learning of members of the online learning community (−)     
18. I hesitate to ask questions to members of an online learning community (−)     
19. I feel alone in an online learning community (−)     
20. Participating in an online learning community does not encourage me to learn (−)     
21. I do not think about sharing the problems I encounter in the online learning community with other members (−)     
22. I believe that online learning community members cannot fulfill their responsibilities (−)     
23. I think that the learning environment does not have a positive effect on the formation of a sense of online learning community (−)     
24. I think that the feedback given by the instructor to the online learning community is not useful (−)     
25. Studying with an online learning community does not improve my communication skills (−)     
Factor 3 similarity 
26. I think that members of an online learning community should have similar background experiences (social, cultural, academic, etc.) (+)     
27. Members of an online learning community should have similar learning expectations (+)     
28. I individually know most of the members participating in the online learning community (+)     

Source(s): Gökçearslan (2013) 

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