The development and validation of the online learning climate scale (OLCS)

With the increasing popularity of online learning in higher education comes a need to examine students' perceptions about classroom climate in these environments. This two-part study proposes the online learning climate scale (OLCS) for doing so. Informed by both instructional communication and...

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Published in:Communication education 2016-07, Vol.65 (3), p.307-321
Main Authors: Kaufmann, Renee, Sellnow, Deanna D., Frisby, Brandi N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bartletts Test of Sphericity
classroom climate
Classroom Environment
Classrooms
Communication
Computer Mediated Communication
distance education
Distance learning
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Focus Groups
Hypothesis Testing
instructional communication
Item Analysis
Likert Scales
online climate scale
Online Courses
Online instruction
Online learning
Predictor Variables
Program Development
Program Validation
Rating Scales
Student Characteristics
Teacher Behavior
Teacher Role
Test Construction
Test Validity
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:With the increasing popularity of online learning in higher education comes a need to examine students' perceptions about classroom climate in these environments. This two-part study proposes the online learning climate scale (OLCS) for doing so. Informed by both instructional communication and education, the scale consists of several variables related to teacher role(s) and behaviors, student characteristics, and course-specific structural issues to explain how students perceive climate within a computer-mediated classroom. Ultimately, this two-part study (a) constructed the OLCS and (b) established its factor structure and convergent validity.
ISSN:0363-4523
1479-5795
DOI:10.1080/03634523.2015.1101778