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标题：Understanding Social Nature of an Online Community of Practice for Learning to Teach
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作者：I-Chun Tsai
期刊名称：Educational Technology and Society
印刷版ISSN：1176-3647
电子版ISSN：1436-4522
出版年度：2012
卷号：15
期号：2
页码：271-285
出版社：IFETS - Attn Kinshuck
摘要：This study is aimed to explore the social nature of membership in an online community of practice (NETwork, Nurturing Elementary Teachers’ work) whose purpose is to support pre-service and in-service teachers with a collaborative virtual space for learning how to teach. Path analysis was employed to explore the relationships among social constructs: perceived ease of use and usefulness, social ability, sense of community, satisfaction with NETwork experience, and effectiveness of NETwork for Teaching. The results show members’ satisfaction was the only direct factor impacting members’ perceptions of effectiveness; several social constructs have direct impact on members’ satisfaction; and technology acceptance influences members’ social ability, sense of community, and learning satisfaction.
关键词：Teacher online learning community, Sense of community, Social ability, Technology acceptance, Online learning satisfaction