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Oh, Eunjung Grace; Kim, Hyun Song – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to explore how adult learners engage in asynchronous online discussion through the implementation of an audio-based argumentation activity. The study designed scaffolded audio-based argumentation activities to promote students' cognitive engagement. The research was conducted in an online graduate course at a liberal…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Persuasive Discourse, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Ching, Yu-Hui; Hsu, Yu-Chang – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Peer feedback affords interaction and critical thinking opportunities for learners in online courses. However, various factors prevent learners from taking advantage of these promising benefits. This study explored learners' perceptions of the interpersonal factors in a role-playing peer-feedback activity, and examined the types of peer feedback…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Beliefs, Online Courses
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Madland, Colin; Richards, Griff – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The study buddy is a learning strategy employed in a graduate distance course to promote informal peer reviewing of assignments before submission. This strategy promotes student-student interaction and helps break the social isolation of distance learning. Given the concern by Arum and Roksa (2011) that student-student interaction may be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Study Habits, Cooperative Learning