This study examined the individual and combined predictive effects of two types of feedback (i.e., quantitative ratings and descriptive comments) in online peer-assessment learning systems on the quality of produced work. A total of 233 students participated in the study for six weeks. An online learning system that allows students to contribute to and benefit from the process of question-gener...

This paper presents a large scale, quantitative investigation of the impact of discipline differences on the student experience of using an online learning environment (OLE). Based on a representative sample of 2526 respondents, a number of significant differences in the mean rating by broad discipline area of the importance of, and satisfaction with, a range of elements of an OLE were found. B...

In an expansive multi-billion international film industry, online reviews inform audiences which films may be the most appealing, determining in part the success a film or franchise. Online reviewers and even review aggregations are biased by social or financial factors; this bias clouds the value of movie reviews by prioritizing and propagating highly visible user’s ratings of films, as compar...

BACKGROUND Physician ratings websites have emerged as a novel forum for consumers to comment on their health care experiences. Little is known about such ratings in Canada. OBJECTIVE We investigated the scope and trends for specialty, geographic region, and time for online physician ratings in Canada using a national data source from the country's leading physician-rating website. METHODS T...

OBJECTIVE Unsolicited web-based comments by patients regarding their healthcare are increasing, but controversial. The relationship between such online patient reports and conventional measures of patient experience (obtained via survey) is not known. The authors examined hospital level associations between web-based patient ratings on the National Health Service (NHS) Choices website, introduc...

Gaining access to ratings has become much easier due to the internet and research shows that they are of influence on consumer decision making. At healthcare comparison websites, patients are gradually sharing their opinions online whereby the number of ratings can differ significantly per provider. Because patients may lack the necessary skills and information to judge health care quality, som...

Since previous research on the relationship among Online Consumer Review (OCR), ratings, gamification, and online purchasing decisions had mixed results, this study involves trust as a mediating variable, which has never been explored in research, to explore consumer reviews, gamification increasing of Muslim Millennials for decisions. Investigating millennials Central Java Yogyakarta, 114 ques...