Efl Higher Education Students’ Community Of Inquiry Practices In The Online Discussion Board: An Observational Study

Abstract

This study aimed to report how students interact on online discussion boards in the Indonesian context. The data were collected through the class observational method. This study was conducted through the discussion that has been done on Canvas. The most prominent act is cognitive presence from students during discussion. The lecturer only gave the assignment instructions of the online discussion board. Instead of discussing with friends, the students mostly only answer questions given by the lecturer. In consequence, the discussion process does not run smoothly, students do the discussion process only to complete the tasks given by the lecturer. In addition, the lecturer should be joining the discussion on an online discussion board. The presence of lecturers in an online discussion board affects interactions between students on an online discussion board.