Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mutezo, Ashley
• Maré, Sune

Titel

Factorial structure of the Community of Inquiry Survey in a South African open and distance e-learning environment

Ist Teil von

• Journal of psychology in Africa, 2022-03, Vol.32 (2), p.129-135

Ort / Verlag

Philadelphia: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We aimed to determine the factor structure and reliability for the Community of Inquiry Survey in a South African Open and Distance e-Learning Environment. Participants were 572 honours students. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to determine the factorial structures. Structural equation modelling yielded a three-factor structure including perceptions of teaching, social, and cognitive presence. The reliability of scores for the total scale was 0.96. The three-factor structures of the Community of Inquiry Survey had a high internal consistency ranking from 0.90 to 0.95. The Community of Inquiry Survey appears valid for student advisement and support in the South African distance learning environment.