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Influence of Group Size on Students' Participation in Online Discussion Forums
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Kim, Jungjoo – Computers & Education, 2013
This study attempts to examine how students participate and interact in different discussion modules organized with different group size in an online environment. It adopts a case study methodology where full semester online course with two small-group and three class-wide discussion forums was examined. The researcher counted the number of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Group Discussion, Student Participation
Using Jigsaw and Case Study for Supporting Online Collaborative Learning
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Pozzi, Francesca – Computers & Education, 2010
In CSCL contexts ("Computer Supported Collaborative Learning") collaborative activities with different levels of structuredeness are often used to foster discussion and exchange among students and enhance collaboration. In this field the debate around whether and to what extent it is useful to structure the activities proposed to students, is…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Online Courses, Cooperative Learning, Case Studies
Analyzing Collaborative Knowledge Construction Multiple Methods for Integrated Understanding
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Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E. – Computers & Education, 2003
Documenting collaborative knowledge construction is critical for research in computer-supported collaborative learning. Because this is a multifaceted phenomenon, mixed methods are necessary to construct a good understanding of collaborative interactions, otherwise there is a risk of being overly reductionistic. In this paper I use quantitative…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Computer Simulation, Cooperative Learning, Data Analysis
Online Group Work Patterns: How to Promote a Successful Collaboration
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Oliveira, I.; Tinoca, L.; Pereira, A. – Computers & Education, 2011
Participation is a complex process, engaging the whole person, implying cognitive, emotional and relational aspects. In online open and distant learning, group work is a commonly used strategy, given its collaborative nature and constructivist framework ([Bates and Poole, 2003], [Garrison and Anderson, 2003] and [Jonassen, 2005]). In this context,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Learning Processes
An Analysis of Peer Interaction Patterns as Discoursed by On-Line Small Group Problem-Solving Activity
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Liu, Chen-Chung; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Computers & Education, 2008
Currently, numerous on-line discussion forums have been developed for educational purposes; therefore, a better understanding about peer student discussion or discourse interactions is quite important. Through gathering peer learning interactions on 57 college computer science students, who were randomly assigned into 14 small groups for solving…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Interaction, Computer Science, Computer Mediated Communication
Learning through Synchronous Electronic Discussion.
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Veerman, A. L.; Andriessen, J. E. B.; Kanselaar, G. – Computers & Education, 2000
Reports on a study that examined undergraduate student pairs carrying out an electronic discussion task in a synchronous computer mediated communication system. Discusses collaborative argumentation; focusing; knowledge construction; learning processes; comparative analyses of dialog between tutor and student; and peer coaching. (Contains 33…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Constructivism (Learning)