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Cheung, Wing Sum; Hew, Khe Foon – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Asynchronous online discussion has been widely used by faculty members and students in schools and universities. Previous research has examined how factors such as the discussion activity, knowledge about the discussion topic, and the behaviour of other participants can affect learner participation. This study explored student facilitators'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Student Characteristics, Psychological Characteristics, Student Behavior
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Hew, Khe Foon; Cheung, Wing Sum – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2010
This study investigated possible factors that might influence the degree of student participation in asynchronous online discussion forums. Degree of participation refers to the number of messages posted by the students. Data were collected from 41 forums, students' reflection logs, and students' interviews. Of these 41 forums, the top third…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Familiarity, Student Participation, Asians