Is CoI framework a sign of deep and meaning learning outcomes?

Abstract

The community of inquiry (CoI) framework has been developed to achieve optimal design of online learning environments, to reinforce critical thinking, critical inquiry, and discourse among students and teachers [1]. Social, teaching, and cognitive presences are defined as vital pieces to promote successful educational experiences. In the literature, one can find a large set of papers related to the CoI framework. Some of these support CoI and some try to establish the lack of empirical evidence to support the CoI main plea, which is learners’ deep and meaningful learning outcomes, through strengthening of their cognitive, teaching, and social presences.The present study was conducted in a hybrid course of Mathematics. Students’ responses to the CoI survey were related with learning achievement measures. There were three types of measures: teamwork, individual work, and individual exam’s grades. Results from statistical analysis show that the teamwork grade was associated with the social presence. No other correlations were found between any of the learning achievement measures and the CoI environment.