Class size shows no significant relationship with the total number of words students write in online courses¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The correlation between class size and mean number of words written per student was not significant (r=-0.07). → Hewitt 2007

Evidence¶

Hewitt 2007¶

Hewitt, J., & Brett, C. (2007). The relationship between class size and online activity patterns in asynchronous computer conferencing environments. Computers & Education, 49, 1258-1271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2006.02.001

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Correlational analysis of the same 28-course log dataset, comparing class size with course averages of total words generated per student. The article reports a non-significant correlation (r=-0.07) and states "there is no evidence of a relationship between the size of the class and the amount of text that each student produces".

"A similar comparison of course size and the mean number of words written (Fig. 2) failed to find a significant correlation (r=-0.07). Thus, there is no evidence of a relationship between the size of the class and the amount of text that each student produces."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Students in larger online graduate courses write more notes on average than students in smaller courses — related
• Students write shorter notes as online class size increases — related