Table 2 Responses to questionnaire items for teaching presence
From: “Are you there?”: Teaching presence and interaction in large online literature classes
Teaching presence | Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Neutral (%) | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The instructor clearly communicated important course goals | 73.28 | 25 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 |
The instructor was helpful in guiding us towards understanding the texts | 75 | 24.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 |
The instructor provided clear instructions on how to participate in course learning activities | 76.72 | 22.41 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
The instructor helped keep the course participants on task in a way that helped me to learn | 79.31 | 20.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.79 |
The instructor encouraged us to explore the themes of the texts in this course | 78.45 | 21.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.78 |
The instructor helped to keep us engaged and participating in productive dialogue | 69.83 | 25.86 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 |
The instructor was helpful in guiding us towards understanding course topics in a way that helped me clarify my thinking | 75 | 24.14 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 |
The instructor actions reinforced the development of a sense of community among course participants | 74.14 | 24.14 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 |
The instructor provided feedback in a timely fashion | 76.72 | 23.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.77 |
The interaction between instructor-student or among peers encouraged by the instructor stimulated me to learn | 62.07 | 34.48 | 2.59 | 0.89 | 0 | 4.59 |