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I.
Background:
In this research paper we are going to evaluate "Quality assurance and Controlin instruction course" offered to ILT departments' students in Sultan QaboosUniversity, with Doctor Kumar Laximan. This course is all about providingstudents with the sufficient knowledge about the subject of controlling qualityin instruction and helping them develop their online skill like participation inonline discussions and communicating with other students and the instructor.In this research we are going to evaluate one of the interaction components of this course (pedagogically & technically) which is discussion boards.a.
Problem Statement:
The purpose of this paper is to measure student interaction regarding to thediscussion forums in this course.
 b.Research Questions:
What indicators can be used to measure student's interaction?II.
Instruments:a.Description: 
we are going to use 2 main instruments to measure students' interaction inthe discussion forums which are an observation criteria and interactionchecklist. The interaction checklist is driven from the World Wide Weband consisted of two parts which are: social interaction and cognitiveinteraction. It is measured by (yes, medium, no) scale. The second
 
instrument is an observation criteria consisted of 6 items that measurestudent interaction.
 
 b.
Audience:
These instruments will be implemented for students who are enrolled inthe quality assurance and control course.III.
Results:
The proposed observation criteria had been implemented by the researchers byobserving the discussion forum of the "Quality assurance and control course" andnoticing students' responses, and then filling the observation items. The resultsshowed that:1.
There is no topic for students to introduce themselves.
2.
All topics are content related.
3.
A lot of statements give comments, additional explanation andfeedback on students' posts.
4.
Students implement the tutor's criteria of posting messages.
5.
Some of the responses accept other's posts with agree/ disagreeonly statements.Second, results from the given checklist had shown that
:
20% of the students think that: the discussionforum of the course
 
includes opportunities forpersonal introductions and interaction, whereas50 % disagree and 30% neutral.
30% of students think that it contains social-building activities, 40% disagree and 20%neutral.
 
No students agreed that the discussion forummodels social skill or performance, whereas 40%disagree and 60% neutral
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20% of the students think that: the discussionforum of the course allows for quality student-instructor interaction, 30% neutral and 40disagree.
20% of the students think that: the discussionforum of the course Includes group activitiesthat foster learning communities, while 30%neutral and 40% disagree.
30%of the students think that: the discussionforum of the course Allows for quality student-student interaction, 50% disagreed.
No students think that: the discussion forum of the course Provides feedback that isappropriate, timely and relevant, 40 neutral and50% disagreed.
No students think that: the discussion forum of the course Provides instructor’s modeling of required cognitive skill or performance, 40%neutral and 50% disagreed.
No students think that: the discussion forum of the course
 
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