Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Regarding Online Classes on the Reddit Platform: Educators versus Learners
S Li, et al.
(2023)
Applied Sciences
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Abstract
The world is witnessing an unpredictable COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted all levels of online education, shaping future trends. However, this shift was so sudden and drastic that unrevealed puzzles exist regarding the public’s authentic opinion towards online classes, even though three years have passed. Many experts and policymakers have conducted qualitative and quantitative research to explore effective pedagogies, the satisfaction of different stakeholders, and factors influential on learners’ performance. However, scant studies have examined personal opinions and concerns toward online classes hidden behind people’s anonymous posts on social media. This research investigates the sentiments, concerns, and their variance with time regarding online classes by learners and educators on Reddit, which is a dominant social network among them. Data were collected via the official API from identified relevant subreddits and keyword search results across Reddit. Sentiment analysis was applied to reveal their emotions and their changes. Topic modeling was conducted to discover the concerns hidden in the posts. The results revealed the concerns about online classes, such as severe cheating behaviors, and showed doubts about previous strategies to solve disadvantages in online classes. In addition, the results verified the habitual difference and motivations of social media usage between educators and learners.
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Authors: | S Li, Z Xie, DKW Chiu, KKW Ho |
Year published: | 2023 |
DOI: | 10.3390/app13042250 |
Full-text available: | Yes |
Journal: | Applied Sciences |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |

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