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标题：The Role of Instructor Interactivity in Promoting Critical Thinking in Online and Face-to-Face Classrooms
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作者：B. Jean Mandernach ; Krista D. Forrest ; Jamie L. Babutzke 等
期刊名称：Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
印刷版ISSN：1558-9528
电子版ISSN：1558-9528
出版年度：2009
卷号：05
期号：01
出版社：Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
摘要：The current rise in online learning programs mandates that postsecondary faculty examine means of transferring successful, established critical thinking instructional strategies from the traditional classroom into the online environment. Theoretical arguments support, and even favor, the use of asynchronous learning technologies to promote students’ critical thinking skills. The purpose of the current study is to examine students’ application of critical thinking strategies when learning in a traditional, face-to-face environment compared to an asynchronous, online classroom. Results indicate that the mode of instructional delivery (face-to-face or online) is not as influential as the instructor’s level of interactivity in promoting active engagement with course material. Findings suggest that the asynchronous component of online learning does not inherently prompt students toward enhanced critical thinking, but may serve as a vehicle for online instructors to encourage increased engagement and critical thinking.
关键词：asynchronous threaded discussions, online learning, critical thinking, instructor interactivity