Assessing college students’ sense of community for advancing community knowledge

Abstract

This case study aims to examine students’ sense of community (SOC) during online learning. Participants were college students data came from the “Classroom Community Scale” and students’ online discussion in a platform designed based on knowledge building theory and pedagogy. The results showed that students were able to develop a strong sense of community and perceived learning as a knowledge creating endeavor as guided by knowledge building pedagogy.