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Sociometry: An Approach for Assessing Group Dynamics in Web-Based Courses
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Daugherty, Martha; Turner, Jeff – Interactive Learning Environments, 2003
Student interactivity in web-based educational environments has shown to increase academic learning and motivation (Jiang, 1998; Petraglia, 1998). However, instructors often find it difficult to assess the quality of online group dynamics without visual observations of student behaviors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Internet, Web Based Instruction, Graduate Students
Children's Development within Peer Groups: Using Composite Social Maps to Identify Peer Networks and to Study Their Influences.
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Kindermann, Thomas – New Directions for Child Development, 1998
Presents a network-assessment technique and examples showing how group experiences affect children's behavior. Compares classical sociometry and the use of composite social maps. Discusses quantifying peer-network information, using peer-network profiles as context descriptors, and identifying change in children and networks. Shows that peer-group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
The Popularity of Friendship and the Neglect of Social Networks: Toward a New Balance.
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Cairns, Robert; Xie, Hongling; Leung, Man-Chi – New Directions for Child Development, 1998
Maintains that the study of peer relations has focused heavily on children's dyadic experiences. Argues that an analysis of children's experiences at the network or group level provides an equally compelling perspective on their relations within their peer system. Shows how the dynamics of peer networks determine social experiences and influence…
Descriptors: Child Development, Friendship, Group Dynamics, Group Experience