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Table 3 Distribution of messages contents by code during the three weeks Biostatistics and Research design module at Addis Ababa University College of Health Science, School of Medical Laboratory Science

From: Online discussion for block teaching in postgraduate health professionals’ curriculum: the Ethiopian experience

Categories

Full-time

Part-time

Social presence N (%) 1

112 (33)

347 (36)

Greeting

21 (18.75)

87 (25.07)

Expressing of wish

28 (25)

69 (19.88)

Administrative information sharing

21 (18.75)

121 (34.87)

Praise, appreciation

42 (37.5)

70 (20.17)

Learning experience N (%) 2

231 (67)

620 (64)

Direct response to discussion question

105 (45.4)

260 (41.94)

Sharing of learning material

14 (6.05)

87 (14.03)

Asking questions

35 (15.12)

121 (19.52)

Clarifying misconceptions

35 (15.12)

60 (9.68)

Agreeing or disagreeing with other students

14 (6.05)

40 (6.45)

Highlighting teaching points

28 (12.16)

52 (8.38)

  1. 1Total social presence messages and its proportion in each group.
  2. 2Total learning experience messages and its proportion in each group.