High School Students’ and Teachers’ Experiences of Online Learning using the Community of Inquiry Framework

Citation

Pratt, K. & Lai, K.W. (2023). High School Students’ and Teachers’ Experiences of Online Learning using the Community of Inquiry Framework. Journal of Online Learning Research, 9(3), 247-270. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/222418/.

Abstract

The Community of Inquiry framework (Garrison et al., 2000, 2010) is well researched within the higher education field but is only beginning to be studied within a K-12 context. In this study, all high school online learners and teachers were sent a survey to ask about their online learning and teaching experiences, framed around Garrison et al.’s framework. Two hundred and nine students and 53 teachers responded to online surveys, while 43 students and 21 teachers also participated in interviews. Findings showed that while the cognitive, teaching, and social presence elements of the Community of Inquiry framework were relevant to this level, fewer students reported experiencing these elements than teachers reported facilitating them. While the Community of Inquiry framework appears promising for high school online learning courses, further research is needed to investigate what is happening and why.

Authors

• Lai, Kwok-Wing
• Pratt, Keryn

Reference Type

Journal

Keywords

• K-12 online learning
• Online learning