Asynchronous Knowledge Sharing and Conversation Interaction Impact on Grade in an Online Business Course

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"Theoretically and empirically this study accomplished the objective—a statistically significant model was developed, but high factor correlations constrain the implications. Overall, the study indicated that applied knowledgesharing and conversation theory, as represented by higher levels of student asynchronous discussion forum interactions, improved academic performance in this online business course. Certainly it is possible that other theories could have caused the higher interactions and/or improved grade (e.g., better technology or higher student motivation), and thus more research is necessary. At a more detailed level, in this study I hypothesized that if students applied higher amounts of knowledge-sharing and conversation theory in asynchronous discussion forums, elearning would be increased, resulting in a higher final grade." (p. 231)

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