Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect
Supporting productive peer-to-peer interaction is a central challenge in online courses. Although cooperative learning research provides robust evidence for the positive outcomes of face-to-face cooperative learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), online modes of cooperative learning have provided...
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Supporting productive peer-to-peer interaction is a central challenge in online courses. Although cooperative learning research provides robust evidence for the positive outcomes of face-to-face cooperative learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), online modes of cooperative learning have provided mixed results. This study examines the effects of synchronous versus asynchronous interaction on students’ sense of cooperation, belonging, and affect in online small-group discussions. Fifty-two undergraduate students were assigned to synchronous and asynchronous interaction conditions. The findings support prior research that asynchronous communication interferes with the relationship between cooperative goals and the outcomes of cooperation. Results inform theory and practice, by showing that asynchronous cooperative learning may not work as designed because the presence of cooperative goals do not predict cooperative outcomes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c93d68612c543249438642a0ac3c43f2024-02-03T07:55:21ZengOnline Learning ConsortiumOnline Learning2472-57492472-57302019-01-0122410.24059/olj.v22i4.1517Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and AffectAmy T Peterson0Patrick N. Beymer1Ralph T. Putnam2Michigan State UniversityMichigan State UniversityMichigan State University Supporting productive peer-to-peer interaction is a central challenge in online courses. Although cooperative learning research provides robust evidence for the positive outcomes of face-to-face cooperative learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), online modes of cooperative learning have provided mixed results. This study examines the effects of synchronous versus asynchronous interaction on students’ sense of cooperation, belonging, and affect in online small-group discussions. Fifty-two undergraduate students were assigned to synchronous and asynchronous interaction conditions. The findings support prior research that asynchronous communication interferes with the relationship between cooperative goals and the outcomes of cooperation. Results inform theory and practice, by showing that asynchronous cooperative learning may not work as designed because the presence of cooperative goals do not predict cooperative outcomes. https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1517online learningsynchronyasynchronouscooperative learningbelongingaffect |
| spellingShingle | Amy T Peterson Patrick N. Beymer Ralph T. Putnam Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect Online Learning online learning synchrony asynchronous cooperative learning belonging affect |
| title | Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect |
| title_full | Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect |
| title_fullStr | Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect |
| title_short | Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect |
| title_sort | synchronous and asynchronous discussions effects on cooperation belonging and affect |
| topic | online learning synchrony asynchronous cooperative learning belonging affect |
| url | https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1517 |
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