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Liu, Zhi; Kong, Xi; Liu, Sannyuya; Yang, Zongkai; Zhang, Cuishuang – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
The MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) forum carries rich discussion data that contains multi-level cognition-related behavior patterns, which brings the potential for an in-depth investigation into the development trend of the group and individual cognitive presence in discourse interaction. This paper describes a study conducted in the context…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion, Pacing
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Ahmad, Mubarik; Junus, Kasiyah; Santoso, Harry Budi – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In recent years, the use of asynchronous discussion forums in online learning has increased rapidly. In earlier studies, content analysis is the most-used research method in exploring the discussion transcripts. However, conventional content analysis is a time-consuming task and requires experienced coders. There is a need for an automated…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Content Analysis, Automation
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Alizadeh, Iman; Ebrahimi, Farideh – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The use of technology and learner autonomy are two key issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programs. This study aimed to investigate Iranian medical students' readiness to do ESP tasks based on five situations and discover their reasons for choosing each of the situations. Two of the situations (1 and 2) embodied a conventional…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Content Analysis
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Gordon, Jessica – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
This quantitative content analysis examines the way social presence was created through original posts and comments in a Facebook group for an undergraduate writing course. The author adapted a well-known coding template and examined how course members--one instructor, two undergraduate teaching assistants and twenty-two students--used language…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication