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Collaborative Learning in an Online Course: A Comparison of Communication Patterns in Small and Whole Group Activities
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Jahng, Namsook; Nielsen, Wendy S.; Chan, Eric K. H. – Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This article reports on the investigation of collaborative learning processes in an online course that examined students' communication during whole-group discussions and small-group activities. Content analysis and social network analysis methods were employed to code and categorize text messages to uncover students' communication behaviour. The…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Cooperative Learning, Comparative Analysis, Group Activities