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Table 6 Perception category

From: What to expect, and how to improve online discussion forums: the instructors’ perspective

ID

Questions for Perception

1

Is it possible to see through the forum the cooperation between students? (Do students cooperate through the forum?).

2

Do you think that students see the discussion forum as a communication tool or only as an evaluation tool?

3

In the forum, the agent that predominates in the debate is:

() Instructor () Tutor

() Student () Both. Which are?

4

In your opinion, what elements of collaboration predominate in the forum:

() Communication () Cooperation

() Coordination by the instructor

() More than one. Which are?

5

What are the difficulties you perceive in the students when they are using the forum? (Can students understand the structure of the answers in the forums?)

6

What are the difficulties encountered by you as an instructor in the discussion forum?

7

What are the positive points of the discussion forum?

8

During the time you worked with Distance Education courses, have you ever been surprised by the forum?

9

What do you think could be done in the forum to potentialize it? (Suggestions for the forum).