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Wei Xu; Wei-ang Dai – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Social reading is an interactive reading activity that activates readers to read and discuss through social annotation, facilitates the expression of diverse ideas, and promotes collaborative inquiry and knowledge building. Social reading is a common activity in higher education. However, discussions on how social annotation can be combined with…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Clubs, Books, Group Discussion
Andrew Weaver – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This three-paper dissertation uses social network analysis to examine the literacy development and small group discourse of multilingual students in Grades 4 and 5. The data come from a randomized-controlled trial testing the effectiveness of homogeneous and heterogeneous small groups for English learners. The first paper tests whether two types…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Literacy, Group Discussion
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Wanli Xing; Hai Li; Taehyun Kim; Wangda Zhu; Yukyeong Song – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Although researchers recognize the importance of discussing support for math learning within online learning communities, there is a lack of relevant network classifying methods and analyses at the group level to understand the behavioral differences between groups with varying levels of activity, including their mathematical literacies. In this…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Group Discussion, Communities of Practice
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Jianhui Yu – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
Sentiments expressed on massive open online course (MOOC) discussion forums significantly influence learning effectiveness and academic performance. The evolution of learning sentiments on MOOC discussion forums is a dynamic process; however, a gap exists in the current understanding of the interplay between evolving sentiments and their impact on…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Student Attitudes, Group Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication
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Ayesha Sadaf; Larisa Olesova; Hajeen Choi – Online Learning, 2024
This study investigated the dynamics of complex interactions within inquiry-based (IB) discussions by visualizing patterns using social network analysis. Researchers explored network measures when learners participated in inquiry-based discussions with Practical Inquiry Model (PIM) and non-PIM questions while playing the weekly moderator's role.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Social Networks, Network Analysis, Inquiry
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Darmawansah Darmawansah; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Chi-Jen Lin – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Dialectical thinking is a way of discussing and analyzing things from different viewpoints to reach a solution. It is often taught in language courses by conducting argumentation activities. However, without providing effective strategies or tools, learners generally encounter difficulties in structuring their viewpoints during the argumentation…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods