title: A Comparative Study on the   Effectiveness of Online Forum Discussion: Quantitative vs Qualitative Subjects 
creator: Raziana Che Aziz, 
creator: Rosila Abu Zarin, 
creator: Chiam , Chooi Chea
creator: Norbaini Abdul Halim, 
subject: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
subject: LC5800 Distance education
description: This paper compares the effectiveness of online forum discussion between quantitative   and qualitative subjects offered to learners of Open University Malaysia (OUM). OUM   adopted by OUM for its open and distance learning (ODL) comprises three components;   self-managed learning, face-to-face interactions and online learning through myLMS to   facilitate teaching and learning process. The nature of online learning requires high   commitment from the learners, especially self-managed learning and collaborative online   learning. Learning quantitative subjects such as mathematics or finance in a   conventional environment is very demanding and it is difficult to grasp by a majority of   learners compared to learning qualitative subjects  such as management or marketing.   The same problem existed in learning these subjects through e-learning. Therefore,   interactions between the academic staff or tutors with the learners and also amongst   learners are important. Thus, it is critical that quality and effective teaching and learning   progression take place in online forum discussion. Community of Inquiry (CoI) is the   most accepted model for online learning. The model as suggested by Garrison, Anderson   and Archer (2000) stated that online learning occurs through the interaction of three   domains: teaching presence, social presence and cognitive presence. Research findings   indicate that there the mean score for all the three domains of CoI are relatively the same   for both quantitative and qualitative subjects. Social Presence was the highest (mean   score of 3.55 and 3.60 for BBPP 1103 and BBMP 1103, respectively) indicating learners   are comfortable interacting with their peers via online forums.   (Authors' abstract)
date: 2009
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
format: text
identifier: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/552/2/Effectiveness_OFD.pdf
identifier:   Raziana Che Aziz,  and Rosila Abu Zarin,  and Chiam , Chooi Chea and Norbaini Abdul Halim,   (2009) A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Online Forum Discussion: Quantitative vs Qualitative Subjects.  In: International Conference On University Education 2009, 8-9 Dec 2009, INTEC-UiTM Shah Alam.    (Submitted)  
relation: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/552/