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Supporting Problem Solving with Asynchronous Online Discussions: A Social Network Analysis
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Cheng, Zui; Long, Yishi; Koehler, Adrie A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
Asynchronous online discussions (AODs) are a central component of online courses and have been widely implemented in case-based instruction (CBI). In online CBI, AODs offer learners a medium for making sense of complex problems, as they consider case topics collaboratively with peers and facilitators. Therefore, learners' interactions with others…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion, Social Networks
Facilitation Strategies and Problem Space Coverage: Comparing Face-to-Face and Online Case-Based Discussions
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; Koehler, Adrie A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
In this exploratory, descriptive study we examined how discussion goals were accomplished during face-to-face and online case-based discussions facilitated by the same co-instructors. An analysis of discussion transcripts suggests that despite different instructor and student participation patterns across contexts, the instructors' goals of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion, Facilitators (Individuals)
Investigating Strategies for Using Related Cases to Support Design Problem Solving
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Bennett, Sue – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Case-based learning has long been used to bring students into contact with the complexity of real-world situations. Despite this popularity and considerable history, research into how case analysis can support future problem-solving has been limited. The study reported in this paper investigated learners' understanding of multimedia instructional…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Educational Strategies, Graduate Students, Problem Solving
Evaluation of a Collaborative Multimedia Conflict Resolution Curriculum
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Goldsworthy, Richard; Schwartz, Nancy; Barab, Sasha; Landa, Anita – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
This article describes the development and evaluation of STARstreams, a pilot effort to utilize videos and online discussions in a conflict resolution curriculum that acknowledges the inherent socio-personal aspects of conflict. The STARstreams curricula includes a set of video-based scenarios depicting conflict situations and potential…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Discussion, Self Efficacy, Conflict
Examining the Effect of Problem Type in a Synchronous Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Environment
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Kapur, Manu; Kinzer, Charles K. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
This study investigated the effect of well- vs. ill-structured problem types on: (a) group interactional activity, (b) evolution of group participation inequities, (c) group discussion quality, and (d) group performance in a synchronous, computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment. Participants were 60 11th-grade science students…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning
The Effects of Argumentation Scaffolds on Argumentation and Problem Solving.
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Cho, Kyoo-Lak; Jonassen, David H. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2002
This study examined the use of online argumentation scaffolds to engage and support coherent argumentation. Participants were students in an undergraduate economics course. Results showed that providing a constraint-based argumentation scaffold during group problem-solving activities increased the generation of coherent arguments and resulted in…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Group Activities, Group Discussion, Higher Education