Changes in Community of Inquiry Perceptions and Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Educational Psychology Courses

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Abstract

The study examines changes in students’ Community of Inquiry (COI) perceptions during a semester, and whether said changes predict academic outcomes in online undergraduate educational psychology courses. Students (n = 94) were given a survey assessing perceptions of COI presences (teaching, cognitive, social) at the beginning and end of the semester. Final exam and course grades were collected at the end of the semester. Paired t-tests evidenced significant change only in cognitive presence, indicating social and teaching presence perceptions are set early in the semester. COI presences did not predict academic outcomes in regression analysis, providing initial evidence that prior research indicating such a connection may be overfitted to a graduate population.

Authors

• William C James, Oklahoma State University

• Jane S. Vogler, Oklahoma State University

• Yessenia Castillo, Oklahoma State University