Peter Shea|Temi Bidjerano
Measures of Quality in Online Education: An Investigation of the Community of Inquiry Model and the Net Generation
Albany State University|State University of New York|Furman University
goal article present validate instrument reflects community inquiry model garrison anderson amp archer 2000 2001 inquire whether instrument model reflects explain variation levels student learning satisfaction online courses higher education context additionally study sought examine effects two variablesage students registration statuson levels satisfaction learning online courses issue age net generation generated considerable interest recently number contradictory predictions made younger students engaged textbased technologymediated learning environments previous research indicates student registration status serves relatively reliable predictor commitment degree likely persistence higher education horn amp neville 2006does commitment degree predict satisfaction likely persistence online learning manner sought inquire amount variance variables predict relative constructs community inquiry framework results indicated instrument provides coherent factor structure reflects community inquiry model findings provide new insight additional variables account variation students satisfaction reported learning cognitive presence textbased asynchronous online environments