The tower of teaching-learning interactions in online live classes: Considering the impact of class size

During the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become an important and widely used form of education. Many studies have pointed out that interaction is key to learning. The Interaction Hierarchy Theory categorizes interactions in remote teaching into three types: operational, informational, conceptual. Operational serves as foundation for all types refers interface learners engage at behavioral level through use media features tools However, should we simply encourage higher intensity operational interaction? Specifically, live teaching, a sense immediacy synchronicity compared asynchronous Should guide students more during teaching? How would it affect learners' informational conceptual interactions? In this study, 137 from 21 classes were grouped according class size intensity, their levels explored. results showed was than both had impact on interaction, but weaker interaction. can especially mediation student-resource contribution study lies verifying establishment hierarchy tower scene, is, there are different interactive influence chains strong information directly indirectly. aiming high-level such designers not blindly promote pay attention promoting effect without invalid. addition enhancing controlling also way facilitate