Data Extract: Hickey21_Expansive_Framing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand and evaluate the extent to which situative learning design features implemented in online course contexts enable learners to expansively frame and productively engage in disciplinary practices and the extent to which these practices enable learner transfer of disciplinary knowledge. Specifically, this study seeks to understand which features tend to facilitate these engagements and the extent to which these engagements are productive for learners in terms of their transfer and application of disciplinary knowledge. This study will examine the social interactions of students and instructors within an online context and the relation between these interactions and student performance on exams.