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Tollison, Scott; Xie, Kui – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
The current study investigates the effects of preparing students for an online debate through a worked example in terms of student perception, participation, and level of cognitive skills. The study found that students prepared for online debate through a worked example participated more frequently, wrote more words or phrases that encouraged the…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Distance Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication
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Zheng, Robert Z.; Flygare, Jill A.; Dahl, Laura B. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
The present study investigated (1) the impact of cognitive styles on learner performance in well-structured and ill-structured learning, and (2) scaffolding as a cognitive tool to improve learners' cognitive abilities, especially field dependent (FD) learners' ability to thrive in an ill-structured learning environment. Two experiments were…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; Richardson, Jennifer C.; Lehman, James D.; Newby, Timothy J.; Cheng, Xi; Mong, Christopher; Sadaf, Ayesha – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
This study examined students' perceptions of peer feedback and learning in a large, undergraduate course that incorporated supplementary online discussions. Peer feedback (PF) was facilitated via an automated rating system, within Blackboard discussion forums, for half of the students enrolled in the course. Following the peer feedback process,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Peer Evaluation, Education Courses
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Ice, Phil; Swan, Karen; Diaz, Sebastian; Kupczynski, Lori; Swan-Dagen, Allison – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
This article used work from the writing assessment literature to develop a framework for assessing the impact and perceived value of written, audio, and combined written and audio feedback strategies across four global and 22 discrete dimensions of feedback. Using a quasi-experimental research design, students at three U.S. universities were…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Education Courses, Teacher Education Programs