%0 Journal Article %A Caskurlu, Secil %C United States, North America %D 2018 %G English %J The Internet and Higher Education %K community of inquiry framework %K community of inquiry survey %K social presence %K teaching presence %K cognitive presence %P 1-12 %R 10.1016/j.iheduc.2018.05.002 %T Confirming the subdimensions of teaching, social, and cognitive presences: A construct validity study %V 39 %X This confirmatory factor analysis study examined the construct validity of the three presences of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000). The participants of this study were graduate students enrolled in fully online courses at a large Midwestern university. The results revealed that (a) the data fit very well with the thirteen item-three factor teaching presence model, (b) the data fit very well with the nine item-three factor social presence model, and (c) the data fit very well with the twelve item-four factor cognitive presence model. The results of this study empirically supported that each presence demonstrates a clear factor solution as proposed by the CoI framework. Theoretical and practical implications of the study results are discussed. %* yes