Effects of Inquiry Types on States Related to Community of Inquiry in Online Learning Environments: An Explanatory Case Study

Year 2017, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 158 - 175, 17.04.2017

Mustafa Serkan Gunbatar , Tolga Guyer

Abstract

The purpose of this study, with reference to Community of Inquiry, is to evaluate the
comparative effectiveness of Learning activities based on Online Inquiry differentiating as
Open and Guided Inquiries. This study employs mixed research method and explanatory
design. The data were collected with the Community of Inquiry Index and the Student
Process Survey. According to the Community of Inquiry index results, scores of all guided
inquiry students in terms of the scale were higher at a statistically significant level than
those of open group. Similarly, regarding the subscales of community of inquiry index
teaching presence and cognitive presence factor scores were higher in favor of the guided
inquiry students. There is no significant difference between the social presence scores of
the groups. Obtained qualitative data also support this result. According to these findings,
we can arrive at the conclusion that, within the scope of Community of Inquiry, the students
in the guided inquiry group had a more efficient working process than the students in the
open inquiry group.

Keywords

online learning, inquiry-based learning, community of inquiry model, open inquiry, guided inquiry

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