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Direct linkLim, Sze Chung Raymond; Cheung, Wing Sum; Hew, Khe Foon – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: In the last decade, asynchronous online discussion forums have become a primary focus of many educational researchers. Some advocates believed that the process of typing out messages in itself can promote in-depth critical thinking skills. Nevertheless, empirical research has not provided much support for this claim in natural…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Opinions, Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking
Hew, Khe Foon; Cheung, Wing Sum – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2011
Previous research studies on factors influencing student higher-level knowledge construction in asynchronous online discussions have largely focused on the instructors' role, student learning style, and the complexity of the discussion task. This study explores the issue from a different angle--that of student facilitators' habits of mind.…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Cognitive Style, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries
