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Table 2 Significant results of Kruskal-Wallis H tests. Only significant results are shown

From: What, who, and when? How social networking achieves online digital engagement in an architectural design studio

Dependent variable

‘What?’

Independent variable: Post classification (Categorical variable)

Categories

N

Mean ranks

sd

X2

df

p

Total number of likes

Tutor instructions

17

48.21

9.05

34.16

11

.000***

Tutor announcements

6

45.17

Design precedents

19

68.66

Presentation precedents

12

68.66

Class activity outcomes

9

63.33

Student-to-student communication

9

50.94

Peer-to-peer learning

16

42.30

Tutor-student social interaction

10

119.50

Student-tutor enquiries

4

11.63

TA assistance

4

78.31

Fun

6

82.50

Tutorials

3

67.00

Likes by faculty

Tutor instructions

17

69.88

1.61

19.743

11

.049*

Tutor announcements

6

64.74

Design precedents

19

61.63

Presentation precedents

12

59.04

Class activity outcomes

9

71.78

Student-to-student communication

9

51.09

Peer-to-peer learning

16

47.20

Tutor-student social interaction

10

110.38

Student-tutor enquiries

4

35.50

TA assistance

4

62.97

Fun

6

49.50

Tutorials

3

74.50

Likes by students

Tutor instructions

17

50.65

6.31

34.249

11

.000***

Tutor announcements

6

40.67

Design precedents

19

68.42

Presentation precedents

12

68.38

Class activity outcomes

9

60.50

Student-to-student communication

9

50.81

Peer-to-peer learning

16

42.35

Tutor-student social interaction

10

119.13

Student-tutor enquiries

4

12.38

TA assistance

4

79.34

Fun

6

83.75

Tutorials

3

66.17

Dependent variable

‘When; during the semester?’

Independent variable: Week number (Categorical variable)

Categories

N

Mean ranks

sd

X2

df

p

Likes by faculty

Weeks 1-3

22

79.52

1.61

14.764

6

.022*

Weeks 4-6

19

63.74

Week 7

7

35.50

Weeks 8-11

44

56.63

Week 12

14

67.18

Weeks 13-15

15

55.37

Week 16

1

35.50

Likes by previous students

Weeks 1-3

22

71.95

4.50

18.629

6

.005**

Weeks 4-6

19

72.64

Week 7

7

61.64

Weeks 8-11

44

64.88

Week 12

14

44.71

Weeks 13-15

15

39.00

Week 16

1

39.00

Total number of comments

Weeks 1-3

22

60.50

.97

20.194

6

.003**

Weeks 4-6

19

74.97

Week 7

7

91.50

Weeks 8-11

44

52.85

Week 12

14

56.46

Weeks 13-15

15

62.90

Week 16

1

47.50

Comments by faculty

Weeks 1-3

22

58.23

.37

16.113

6

.013*

Weeks 4-6

19

71.92

Week 7

7

72.64

Weeks 8-11

44

55.50

Week 12

14

59.79

Weeks 13-15

15

67.50

Week 16

1

55.50

Comments by students

Weeks 1-3

22

59.75

.74

21.003

6

.002***

Weeks 4-6

19

76.08

Week 7

7

90.86

Weeks 8-11

44

54.47

Week 12

14

58.11

Weeks 13-15

15

56.53

Week 16

1

49.00

Comments by current students

Weeks 1-3

22

52.00

.61

28.946

6

.000***

Weeks 4-6

19

74.79

Week 7

7

94.57

Weeks 8-11

44

60.06

Week 12

14

60.25

Weeks 13-15

15

56.00

Week 16

1

56.00

  1. *Significant at p < .05 level
  2. **Significant at p < .01 level
  3. ***Highly significant at p < .001 level
  4. All results are for a 95% confidence interval