THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND SENSE OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY IN GRADUATE VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS
Abstract
Communication, motivation, time management, rules and behavior management, plan program activities
and physical order are important in the management of virtual classrooms, as they are in the management of
traditional classrooms. On the other hand, “sense of classroom community” in online learning environment
is classified with connectedness and learning dimensions. Hence, both constructs are crucial for virtual
classrooms, the aim of the study was to examine the relationship between classroom management and sense
of classroom community. The research design of the study was correlational survey design in quantitative
research paradigm. The population of the study consisted of 524 graduate students enrolled in distance
education non-thesis master degree programs in one of the university in Central Anatolia Region of
Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 224 graduate students determined by using random sampling
technique. The data were collected via Classroom Management Scale and Classroom Community Scale. The
findings of the study revealed that leadership and instructional planning and implementation dimensions
of classroom management predicted connectedness dimension of classroom community positively while
leadership and instructional planning and implementation, organization and communication of classroom
management predicted learning dimension of classroom community. The findings of the study provided
useful information in designing virtual classrooms and increasing student satisfaction.
Keywords
Virtual classroom management, sense of classroom community, graduate education, distance education
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