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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Transactional Distance"”.
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Investigating the tripartite aspects of transactional distance in a blended multimedia adult literacy programme
This study investigates the role of transactional distance in an Adult Basic Education and Training Level One (ABET L1) multimedia, blended learning programme. While empirical research acknowledges that dialogue assumes an important role in mediating the communicative chasm between adult learner …
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Using Moore's Transactional Distance Theory to Examine Selected Online Co-Curricular Educational Opportunities in Student Affairs
… to deliver their course content—often through distance education approaches. Transactional Distance Theory, designed by distance research scholar Michael Moore, is the preferred framework for instructional design for distance education. Even though there are examples of student affairs …
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The Effect of an Internet-Based Mentoring Program on the Transactional Distance and Interaction Between Mentors and Proteges
… in the literature. Using Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance as the theoretical framework, this research compared mentor-protege interaction, transactional distance (feelings of closeness), structure, satisfaction, and support in Internet-based asynchronous and synchronous mentoring …
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Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity
Transactional distance (TD) theory argues that psychological and communications barriers have the potential of creating misunderstandings in any formation of learning contexts. Distance education is seen as providing both opportunities and challenges. The distance programme being studied has …
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Best Practices In Online Pedagogy: A Pearson Correlation Analysis Between Teaching Evaluation Scores And Transactional Distance Scores In Online Graduate Courses
… utilized Dr. Michael G. Moore’s (1973) theory of transactional distance to understand the relationship between teaching evaluation scores and transactional distance. University instructional designers assessed and rated how well the researcher incorporated the best practices and awarded each …
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The Impact Of Student Mindsets In The Virtual Math Classroom
… school settings, but its interaction with transactional distance in a virtual school environment is missing from the current research. This dissertation explores the experiences of students and learning coaches in a virtual high school through a series of interviews in order to present a …
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Perceived distance and instructional design in online agriculture and life science courses
… between factors that influence perceived transactional distance (course structure, course interaction, and learner autonomy) and instructional design aspects that help to reduce transactional distance from the learner's perspective. Using Transactional Distance Theory. Specifically, the …
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Tele-proximity : the experienced educators’ perspective of human to human communication in distance education
… Perspective on Human to Human Connection in Distance Education Doctor of Philosophy, June, 2013 Abstract Distance education is an integral part of many universities worldwide, aiming to offer students opportunities for life-long learning and equitable access. Distant learners face many …
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Exploring the impact of (im)materiality on the literacy and meaning-making practices of first year students at a South African distance education institution: implications for support
Open distance e-learning has been implemented at South African distance education institutions as a way to redress the inequalities of the country's apartheid past by way of enabling access to higher education for everyone, irrespective of location. Teaching and learning are delivered through …
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An Evaluation of Virtual School's Preparation Of Second Grade Students For Third Grade Reading Proficiency
… using Michael G. Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance to improve teacher effectiveness in online instruction to increase student reading achievement.</p>
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The Effects Of Instructor-Learner Interactions On Learner Satisfaction In Online Masters Courses
… in online Masters courses; To what extend does transactional distance affect learner satisfaction in online Masters courses?</p> <p>The participants in this study consisted of 25 exclusively online Masters students in the Instructional Technology program at Wayne State University. Students were …
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Out Of Sync: Analyzing The Paradoxical Impact Of Synchronous Learning In Distance Education
<p>Modern forms of distance education provide students and instructors with the ability to access their online experiences without being limited by time or place. Though this quality is convenient for many, the predominantly asynchronous nature of online learning creates transactional distance that …
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Pre-service teacher training in two Open and Distance Learning based universities in Africa
… pre-service teacher training in Open and Distance Learning based Universities in South Africa and Nigeria. The specific focus of the study was on the initial teacher education programmes at Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE/PGDE) phases in the …
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Something made me doubt myself : a descriptive case study of the effects of teaching online during the Covid-19 pandemic on teacher self-efficacy.
… tenets of self-efficacy to shed light on how the transactional distance between teacher and student heavily impacted teachers' methods and caused them to downshift. The study included open-ended, one-on-one, semi-structured interviews and a photolanguaging focus group with five participants from a …
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Student Engagement in Aviation Moocs: Identifying Subgroups and Their Differences
… industry. In this study, Moore’s theory of transactional distance, which posits psychological or communicative distance can impede learning and success, was used as a descriptive framework for analysis. Archived learning analytics datasets from two 2018 iterations of the same small unmanned …
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An investigation of U.S. Army instructors providing feedback face-to-face and online
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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A comparative study of distance and conventional education programmes assessed in terms of access, delivery and output at the University of Pretoria
This study is about the comparison of distance and conventional education programs at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. It is assessed in terms of access, delivery modes and output. The purpose is to investigate and to compare the impact of distance and conventional education on the …