Thursday, October 27
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Pavillion Ballroom C

Student Comments on Anonymous Course Evaluations: Online vs. F2F

Full Paper ID: 14325
  1. Nancy E. Rhea
    University of Mississippi
  2. Alfred P. Rovai
    Regent University
  3. Michael K. Ponton
    Regent University
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    M. Gail Derrick
    Regent University
  5. John M. Davis
    Regent University

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if the nature of student comments on anonymous end-of-course evaluations differed relative to course delivery medium. Comments evaluated were submitted by 202 graduate students enrolled in face-to-face (F2F) and online versions of research and statistics courses over a four-year period. Results indicated that students enrolled in F2F courses offered more constructive comments than their online counterparts, while online students offered more praise and destructive comments. Furthermore, online students utilized more harshly emotive language in expressing opinions than did students in the F2F classes. Findings support the notion that course delivery medium affects student communicative behavior on anonymous course evaluations and suggest that online environments might benefit from more instructor attentiveness towards group/community building.

Presider: Edward Caropreso, University of North Carolina Wilmington

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