Students in larger online graduate courses write more notes on average than students in smaller 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? Class size correlates positively with the mean number of notes written per student across 28 online courses (r=0.48, p<0.02). → 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 time-stamped log data from 28 graduate computer conferencing courses at the University of Toronto, using Web Knowledge Forum logs. The article reports a statistically significant positive correlation (r=0.48, p<0.02), suggesting "students tend to write more notes, on average, in larger classes".

"A comparison of class size and the mean number of notes written (Fig. 1) revealed a statistically significant positive correlation (r=0.48, p<0.02). This suggests that students tend to write more notes, on average, in larger classes."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Class size shows no significant relationship with the total number of words students write in online courses — related
• Students in larger online classes open a smaller percentage of their peers' notes — related
• Students write shorter notes as online class size increases — related