Analysis of Alignment Between Instructors' Intentions and Students' Perceptions in Online Kinesiology Courses

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Abstract

According to the Community of Inquiry model, the online learning experience is optimized when instructors properly address three critical components: teaching presence (TP), social presence (SP), and cognitive presence (CP). Considering this construct, this study investigated the following questions: (a) What are instructors’ intentions? (b) What are students’ perceptions? and (c) What is the alignment between the instructor’s intentions and students’ perceptions? Four instructors teaching five online courses and 44 students completed the online surveys. Results indicated that TP received the highest score, whereas SP was the lowest among instructors and students. Results also suggested that courses B and C have weaker alignments when comparing to other courses. Instructors valued SP the least, and that led to misalignment.

Authors

• Gi-cheol Kim, Georgia State University

• Rachel Gurvitch, Georgia State University