Table 1.
Community of inquiry survey statements (n=35).
| Variables and statements | Second Life training scorea, mean (SD) |
Total subscale score, mean (SD) |
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| Social presence |
|
23.11 (4.12) | |
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I am comfortable conversing through an online medium. | 3.77 (1.03) |
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I felt comfortable participating in training discussions. | 4.17 (0.66) |
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I felt comfortable disagreeing with other facilitators while still maintaining a sense of trust. | 4.06 (0.64) |
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Getting to know other facilitators gave me a sense of belonging. | 3.86 (0.81) |
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Online or Web-based communication is an excellent medium for social interaction. | 3.34 (1.08) |
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I was able to form distinct impressions of some course participants. | 3.91 (0.92) |
|
| Teaching presence |
|
8.74 (1.01) | |
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The trainer helped keep facilitators on task. | 4.31 (0.58) |
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The trainer provided feedback in a timely fashion. | 4.43 (0.50) |
|
| Cognitive presence |
|
16.69 (1.97) | |
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I can describe ways to apply the knowledge I learned in training. | 4.23 (0.55) |
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I was motivated to explore content-related questions. | 4.14 (0.60) |
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Learning activities helped me construct explanations/solutions. | 4.11 (0.58) |
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Reflection helped me understand fundamental concerns in training. | 4.20 (0.63) |
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aScores are on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.