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Tianxiao Yang; Jing Lei; Zhijuan Niu – International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2023
Previous studies have confirmed the benefits of small group sizes in asynchronous online discussions. However, there is no consistency in which small group size is the optimal option for maximizing students' discussion performance. Moreover, few researchers attempted to apply the smallest group size (i.e., one-on-one) to online discussions and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion Groups, Class Size
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Lin, Xialing; Kaufmann, Renee; Spates, Stephen A.; Lachlan, Kenneth A.; Spence, Patric R. – Communication Education, 2022
Although applied to numerous communication contexts, affordance approaches have yet to receive sustained attention in the instructional literature. The ongoing migration to online pedagogy suggests a need to examine the impact of technological affordances and communication in Learning Management Systems. To that end, an experimental study…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Integrated Learning Systems, Computer Mediated Communication, Heuristics
Yi Song; Ralph P. Ferretti; John Sabatini; Wenju Cui – ETS Research Institute, 2024
Collaborative learning environments that support students' problem solving have been shown to promote better decision-making, greater academic achievement, and more reasonable argumentation about controversial issues. In this research, we developed a technology-based critical discussion platform to support middle school students' argumentation,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Computer Mediated Communication
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O'Connor, Cliodhna – Psychology Teaching Review, 2022
Restrictions on in-person teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic severely challenged higher education practices worldwide. While didactic delivery of course content is easily achievable with virtual teaching technologies, promoting critical engagement with this material can be more difficult, particularly with classes of larger size and lower…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Angelia M. Yount; Nena R. Neild – Thresholds in Education, 2022
In the universe of education, communication tools used by students and faculty have evolved dramatically in recent years. The tool observed in this study was the online discussion board. This tool has been implemented more actively due to the changes caused by the pandemic. Discussion Boards are now a way to create community in higher education…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Preservice Teacher Education
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Z., Zayapragassarazan; Chacko, Thomas V. – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
This report presents the compilation of interaction analysis of a month long online discussion that supplemented regular FAIMER fellowship programme for health professional teachers. Online discussion forums are considered as an effective means and if conducted using appropriate protocols and activities will help learners to share and gain…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction
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Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila; Simpson, Mark – Distance Learning, 2020
Effective face-to-face (F2F) classroom discussions are those in which learners discover and explore dissonance or inconsistency among themselves. The learners are the ones asking and answering the questions with the instructors serving as guides on the side. Laughter emanates from these noisy discussions and as the semester progresses, friendships…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion Groups
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Oliveira, Alessandro Silva de; Silva, Matheus Alberto Rodrigues; Silva, Dirceu da; Borges, Richardson Coimbra – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2021
Online learning is a reality in much of the world. Among the tools available for online learning, there are Online Discussion Forums (ODF), due to their potential to promote collaborative learning. However, there is a lack in the literature about the evaluation of the forums, a gap marked by the absence of quantitative tools that make it possible…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Woodward, Heather; Warrick, Andrew – Research-publishing.net, 2020
For three months, Japanese university learners (N=40) utilized the YoTeach! application by Pedagogic and Active Learning Mobile Solutions (PALMS) Project, PolyU as a part of their English discussion class. Researchers re-purposed the application, which originally was designed to be an online classroom backchannel, as an asynchronous, pre-task…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Electronic Learning
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Zilka, Gila Cohen – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2020
Integration of blended learning environments into the learning process of teacher training may lead to the realization of an educational vision of creating a collaborative learning environment, with the aim to develop social-emotional skills and establish a learning community. The research question of this study was: What are the factors that…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Blended Learning, Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication
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Máverick André; Anderson Pinheiro; Vitor Rolim; Rafael Dueire Lins; Taciana Pontual Falcão; Rafael Ferreira Mello – Computer-Based Learning in Context, 2022
Learning Management Systems (LSM) have been adopted to provide interaction between instructors and students in online learning courses. In these environments, large volumes of messages are exchanged, making it difficult for the participants to follow all the discussions. When messages are ignored, students' opportunities to effectively construct…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Portuguese
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Hong, Yvonne; Gardner, Lesley – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
This study presents and evaluates the educational potentials that Social Network Services (SNS) offer to students in the higher education context. The first aim of this study is to explore students' perceptions of Facebook Learning Groups (ie, Facebook Groups that were created for learning purposes), and the learning and affective benefits that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Social Networks
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Kent, Carmel; Cukurova, Mutlu – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2020
Although collaboration is considered a key 21st-century skill, oftentimes it is only assessed through the outcome measures of individual learners. In this paper, we draw upon collaborative cognitive load theory (CCLT) to explain the process of collaboration in learning from the point of view of the collective, rather than an individual learner.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Learning Analytics, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods
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Li, Li – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
Sociocultural perspectives of learning emphasise the role of social interaction and activity in the process of knowledge construction and foreground the social-cultural settings in which knowledge construction occurs. This paper examines how in-service language teachers co-construct technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
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Diep, Anh Nguyet; Zhu, Chang; Cocquyt, Celine; De Greef, Maurice; Vanwing, Tom – Studies in Continuing Education, 2019
Online interaction has been associated with positive outcomes, academically and psychologically. Regarding the latter, social connectedness has been recognised as an important outcome on the basis of its link to subjective well-being and course satisfaction. In adult educational settings, how online interaction can foster social connectedness has…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Participation, Foreign Countries, Blended Learning
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