Strategic Points Quantitative Study Extraction

Article Citation

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Broad Topic Area

The relationship that exists between the personality traits of a learner and the transactional distance (TD) within an electronic learning environment.

Not found-Deduced from the introduction

Lit Review

The author elaborates the focus of the study and its background and examines the theoretical foundation effectively describing historical literature, theories related to the topic and the research outcomes of topics significantly related to the research in question.

Some of the significant revelations found in this chapter are that learning entails relevant activities which improve learning in an environment of a class. Further the chapter finds evidence that psychological constructs like self-efficacy, learner attitude, and motivation influence a variety of learning engagement aspects required for effective learning. The psychological constructs are assessed as being related to personally traits of the learner.

Page 44 to 110

Problem Statement

It is not yet clear how and to what extent personality traits relate to the transactional distance (TD) perceived from a learner within the context of an electronic learning environment that is asynchronous in nature.

Page 10 to 13

Research Questions

Research question 1: Is there any substantial relationship between transactional distance and the five factor model in the context of asynchronous electronic learning environment?

Quoted RQ1

Is there a significant correlation between Five-Factor Model personality traits and transactional distance within the synchronous video-based e-learning environment?

Research question 2: which are the personality traits that forecast transactional distance (TD) as investigated using regression analysis in the context of asynchronous electronic learning environment based on video?

Quoted RQ2:

Which personality traits predict transactional distance as explored with regression analysis within the asynchronous video-based e-learning environment?

112 to 114

Sample

The online learning course chosen for this research was developed primarily by researcher. The course was designed for couples in relationships. The course entailed premarital education in a class of more than 10,000 participants in the metropolitan area of Phoenix.

These participants were sourced through internet advertising. The people who responded through direct email and were above 18 years were incorporated. The purpose of the course and advert was to teach communication skills to couples in a relationship under a convenience sample.

Page 123 to 126

Describe Phenomena (qualitative) or Define Variables/Hypotheses (quantitative)

The consistent variables throughout the research are the variables of: personality trait, learners outcome, interaction, performance and attitudes.

The variables help to understand the relationship between TD and personality traits in the context of electronic learning environment characterized by asynchronous attributes. They also help in identifying the personality traits that forecast TD in the same context.

Page 11,17, 18 and 19

Methodology & Design

The research design was influenced by; research questions, the hypothesis derived from hypothesis and measured variables.

Personality traits were used to establish parameters for making consideration for research design. The considerations in this case...…believed (Everett, n.d.). Epistemic commitment in some context of knowledge understood by the participants is used to guide any arguments. Each of the participants in such a context is required to uphold the epistemic commitment and reveal compliance as a fundamental component of any argument (Everett, n.d).

In psychological theory epistemology commitment would be fundamental in testing theories. Epistemology commitment can be used to minimize differences and disagreements in psychological research. Just as scientific principles in physics and chemistry are used to expand research based on historical understanding epistemology commitment would be used as a historical wealth of knowledge in psychology that cannot be altered under flimsy arguments (Tsai, 2001). This would stabilize psychological theory propositions and standardize psychological research significantly. With epistemology commitment any competing theories can be subjected to the principles of epistemology therefore ascertaining their factual basis.