An Exploration of the Relationships between Interactive Forms of Online Course Teaching and Students’ Learning Engagement

doi:10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.07.004

Abstract

Abstract:

Teaching interaction is not only the key to the re-integration of online teaching and learning, but also an important factor affecting students’ engagement in online learning. As one of the special interactive modes in synchronous classroom, video interaction also has an important influence on the relationship between teaching interaction and students’ online learning engagement. Based on the survey data of 15441 postgraduates from 30 universities, this study conducted structural equation model and hierarchical multiple regression model to analyze the relationship between online teaching interaction on learning engagement. The results showed that learner-learner interaction, learner-teacher interaction, and learner-content interaction of online courses can positively predict students’ behavioral engagement, cognitive engagement and emotional engagement, respectively. The results also indicated that learner-learner video interaction positively moderates the relationship between teaching interaction and behavioral engagement, teaching interaction and cognitive engagement, and teaching interaction and emotional engagement. However, learner-teacher video interaction had no significant influence on the relationship between teaching interaction and learning engagement. In the future of online education, students’ online learning engagement can be promoted by creating a social interaction environment, enriching interactive content, triggering interactive events, and ensuring the quality of video interaction.

Key words: teaching interaction, online learning engagement, video interaction, moderating effect

Siyao Wang. An Exploration of the Relationships between Interactive Forms of Online Course Teaching and Students’ Learning Engagement[J]. Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences), 2021, 39(7): 38-49.

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			生生交互		生师交互		内容交互		生师视频交互		生生视频交互		行为投入		认知投入		情感投入
	性别	N	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值	平均值	F/T值
性别	女	9552	3.76	3.716 ^***	4.02	7.567 ^***	4.23	5.053 ^***	2.64	?1.676	1.78	?0.149	2.93	?1.325	3.7	?1.018	3.13	2.114 ^*
性别	男	5889	3.71	3.716 ^***	3.93	7.567 ^***	4.17	5.053 ^***	2.67	?1.676	1.79	?0.149	2.95	?1.325	3.72	?1.018	3.10	2.114 ^*
学校	“一流大学” 建设高校	5665	3.74	5.112 ^**	4.00	14.609 ^***	4.26	36.019 ^***	2.70	30.171 ^***	1.76	13.765 ^***	2.88	27.431 ^**	3.75	22.86 ^***	3.16	18.614 ^***
	“一流学科” 建设高校	4136	3.77		4.02		4.22		2.70		1.84		2.99		3.72		3.14
	非“双一流” 建设高校	5640	3.72		3.95		4.15		2.57		1.78		2.96		3.66		3.07
学科	社会学科	5249	3.74	25.401 ^***	3.97	65.523 ^***	4.19	35.94 ^***	2.77	81.296 ^***	1.85	162.615 ^***	2.87	30.77 ^***	3.71	46.101 ^***	3.06	19.99 ^***
	工程学科	5181	3.68		3.91		4.15		2.49		1.64		2.94		3.64		3.12
	自然学科	2337	3.72		4.01		4.25		2.62		1.71		2.99		3.70		3.21
	人文学科	2674	3.84		4.14		4.31		2.78		2.01		3.03		3.83		3.18
课程类型	专业理论课	13478	3.74	9.775 ^***	3.98	7.935 ^***	4.21	1.901	2.67	25.918 ^***	1.79	33.386 ^***	2.93	8.831 ^***	3.71	7.291 ^***	3.12	1.886
	专业实践课	748	3.85		4.08		4.22		2.69		1.97		3.03		3.81		3.13
	公共思政课	531	3.59		3.88		4.14		2.31		1.47		2.91		3.61		3.15
	公共语言课	489	3.75		4.03		4.24		2.35		1.73		3.08		3.71		3.18
	其他公共课	195	3.61		3.91		4.14		2.70		1.82		3.06		3.66		3.25
课程规模	小规模	3739	3.80	26.711 ^***	4.07	45.211 ^***	4.28	38.02 ^***	2.77	45.218 ^***	2.07	426.143 ^***	2.99	13.699 ^***	3.79	46.744 ^***	3.17	7.783 ^**
	中规模	8676	3.74		3.97		4.19		2.65		1.75		2.92		3.70		3.11
	大规模	3026	3.66		3.91		4.14		2.53		1.54		2.91		3.63		3.11
生源地	直辖市/ 省会城市	3048	3.80	28.623 ^***	4.04	32.123 ^***	4.27	25.379 ^***	2.73	19.474 ^***	1.78	4.299 ^***	2.92	0.877	3.79	44.233 ^***	3.24	31.456 ^***
	其他地级市	3568	3.79		4.03		4.23		2.70		1.82		2.94		3.76		3.15
	县级市/县城	3603	3.75		4.00		4.22		2.66		1.78		2.95		3.71		3.09
	乡镇/农村	5222	3.66		3.91		4.14		2.57		1.77		2.93		3.63		3.05

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变量名	选项	N	百分比（%）	变量名	选项	N	百分比（%）
性别	女	9552	61.86	学科	社会	5249	33.99
性别	男	5889	38.14		工程	5181	33.55
生源地	直辖市/省会城市	3048	19.74		自然	2337	15.14
	其他地级市	3568	23.11		人文	2674	17.32
	县级市/县城	3603	23.33	学校	“一流大学”建设高校	5665	36.69
	乡镇和农村	5222	33.82		“一流学科”建设高校	4136	26.79
年级	硕士生	14286	92.52		非“双一流”建设高校	5640	36.53
年级	博士生	1155	7.48

	平均值	标准差	生生交互	生师交互	内容交互	行为投入	认知投入	情感投入	生生视频交互	生师视频交互
生生交互	3.737	0.780	—
生师交互	3.984	0.696	0.717^***	—
内容交互	4.215	0.729	0.494^***	0.648^***	—
行为投入	2.937	0.784	0.292^***	0.281^***	0.220^***	—
认知投入	3.708	0.688	0.577^***	0.595^***	0.450^***	0.287^***	—
情感投入	3.122	0.869	0.210^***	0.254^***	0.232^***	0.352^***	0.251^***	—
生生视频交互	1.785	0.775	0.177^***	0.160^***	0.128^***	0.177^***	0.159^***	0.061^***	—
生师视频交互	2.652	1.044	0.142^***	0.170^***	0.189^***	0.112^***	0.136^***	0.075^***	0.474^***	—

	因素载荷量	Cronbach’s α	CR	AVE	χ²	df	GFI	AGFI	TLI	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR
生生交互	0.754-0.934	0.916	0.915	0.730	2071.311	2	0.936	0.876	0.869	0.956	0.079	0.041
生师交互	0.802-0.893	0.901	0.902	0.698	745.436	2	0.976	0.879	0.943	0.981	0.055	0.022
内容交互	0.907-0.950	0.950	0.950	0.865	—	—	—		—	—		—
行为投入	0.621-0.852	0.823	0.827	0.548	17.784	2	0.999	0.997	0.998	0.999	0.023	0.005
认知投入	0.878-0.916	0.943	0.943	0.805	926.295	2	0.969	0.844	0.952	0.984	0.073	0.016
情感投入	0.560-0.869	0.838	0.844	0.582	188.131	2	0.994	0.970	0.979	0.993	0.078	0.017
判定标准	>0.50	>0.70	>0.70	>0.50	—	—	>0.90	>0.90	>0.90	>0.90	<0.08	<0.08

	标准化系数	标准误	临界比	显著性	研究假设
生生交互→行为投入	0.223	0.017	14.707	***	H1a成立
生生交互→认知投入	0.291	0.012	24.588	***	H1b成立
生生交互→情感投入	0.076	0.017	5.058	***	H1c成立
生师交互→行为投入	0.146	0.020	7.686	***	H2a成立
生师交互→认知投入	0.386	0.014	26.029	***	H2b成立
生师交互→情感投入	0.196	0.021	10.396	***	H2c成立
内容交互→行为投入	0.035	0.013	2.739	0.006	H3a成立
内容交互→认知投入	0.048	0.009	4.838	***	H3b成立
内容交互→情感投入	0.091	0.014	7.154	***	H3c成立

	行为投入			认知投入			情感投入
	模型1	模型2	模型3	模型1	模型2	模型3	模型1	模型2	模型3
背景变量	—	已控制	已控制	—	已控制	已控制	—	已控制	已控制
教学交互		0.287^***	0.288^***		0.616^***	0.618^***		0.257^***	0.258^***
生生视频交互		0.126^***	0.122^***		0.045^***	0.041^***		0.010	0.006
生师视频交互		0.007	0.007		?0.014	?0.013		0.023^**	0.024^**
教学交互*生生视频交互			0.031^***			0.017^*			0.021^*
教学交互*生师视频交互			?0.012			0.012			0.016
调整后R²	0.012	0.120	0.121	0.021	0.400	0.401	0.012	0.080	0.081
△R²	0.013	0.108	0.001	0.022	0.379	0.001	0.013	0.068	0.001
F	12.592	630.943	6.141	21.366	541.646	491.266	12.696	71.660	65.710
△F	12.592^***	111.525^***	101.556^**	21.366^***	3244.58^***	7.992^***	12.696^***	381.126^***	8.522^***