A Meta-Analysis of Social Presence in Online Learning in Relation to Student's Satisfaction and Learning

• In Event: Roundtable Session 31
  In Roundtable Session: Online Teaching and Learning SIG Roundtable Session 3

Abstract

This meta-analysis was conducted to examine the magnitude of the relationship between social presence and student’s satisfaction and perceived learning. We retrieved 21 effect sizes for perceived learning and 14 for satisfaction from 25 studies. The results showed a positive correlation between social presence and perceived learning (r=.510) and social presence and satisfaction (r= .557). I2 statistic results (92.77% for perceived learning and 86.68% for satisfaction) indicated that there were real different effect sizes across studies. Moderator analysis concluded that (a) the relationship between social presence and perceived learning is related to the course length, subject area, and course and (b) the relationship between social presence and satisfaction depends on the course length, subject area, and scale measuring social presence.

Authors

• Jennifer C. Richardson, Purdue University

• Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University

• Jing Lv, Purdue University

• Secil Caskurlu, Purdue University