Analysing knowledge construction in asynchronous online discussions

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Lucas ◽  
Antonio Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussions

scholarly journals Peer moderation of asynchronous online discussions: An exploratory study of peer e-moderating behaviour

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajar Ghadirian
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussions ◽  
High Level ◽  
Blended Course

<p>This study explored patterns of e-moderating behaviour students performed when they were assigned as peer moderators of asynchronous online discussions in a reciprocal manner. Eighty-four students from an undergraduate blended course were observed during a 7-week-long online discussions. Using quantitative content analysis peer moderators’ interventions were analysed based on Smet, Keer, Wever, and Valcke’s (2010) scheme. The descriptive results show information exchange and knowledge construction supports were of continuous importance. Finally, a cluster analysis identified three distinct patterns of e-moderating behaviour: low-level moderators, mid-level moderators, and high-level moderators. The clusters differed in types of e-moderating support as well as their patterns of participation. High-level moderators dominated knowledge construction support and showed high level of online participation. Mid-level moderators dominated information exchange support and exhibited a moderate level of participation. Socialisation support and low level of participation were characteristics of low-level moderators. We further examined how these approaches were related to peer moderators’ perceptions of online discussions and academic performance. The results indicate that high-level moderators scored highest on all aspects of perceptions of online discussions and outperformed peer moderators in the other clusters with regard to academic performance.</p>

scholarly journals Growth patterns and E-Moderating Supports in Asynchronous Online Discussions in an Undergraduate Blended Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajar Ghadirian ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub ◽  
Kamariah Binti Abu Bakar ◽  
Maryam Hassanzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Threaded Discussions ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussions ◽  
Use Of Knowledge ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Blended Course

<p>This study presents a case study of asynchronous online discussions’ (AOD) growth patterns in an undergraduate blended course to address the gap in our current understanding of how threads are developed in peer-moderated AODs. Building on a taxonomy of thread pattern proposed by Chan, Hew and Cheung (2009), growth patterns of thirty-six forums were explored on three patterns: Short Thread Pattern (SHTP), Extended Thread Pattern (ETP), and Split Thread Pattern (STP). The impact of peer moderating supports on thread growth was also investigated. Types of peer moderators’ supports were explored utilizing a coding scheme from Smet, Keer, Wever, and Valcke’s (2010) study. STP pattern was found to be more common than the other patterns with 74 (37.94%) out of 195 threaded discussions growing on it. The results also showed that, compared to SHTP, in both STP and ETP the occurrences of ‘Information exchange’ and ‘Knowledge construction’ supports appeared to be more, while the presences of supports stimulating ‘Development’, ‘Access and motivation’ and ‘Socialization’ were less. Furthermore, the use of ‘Access and motivation’ and ‘Socialization’ supports appeared to enhance early thread termination when used individually. Thread continuity was reinforced by the use of ‘Knowledge construction’ support with other moderating supports.<em></em></p>

Content Analysis of Wiki Discussions for Knowledge Construction

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-42
Author(s):  
Vasa Buraphadeja ◽  
Swapna Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Hybrid Courses ◽  
New Learning Environments ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussions ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge Construction

Research on several aspects of asynchronous online discussions in online and hybrid courses has been successfully conducted using content analysis in the past. With the increase in Web 2.0 and social media use in education, research on knowledge construction within newer virtual environments like blogs or wikis is just emerging. This study applies a well-known model of content analysis for knowledge construction to an educational wiki environment. Twelve graduate students’ contributions to a wiki in a 14-week on-campus course on Web 2.0 technologies in education are analyzed. Results indicate that the wiki platform fosters collaborative knowledge construction and that is necessary to develop new frameworks to analyze content in new learning environments. Wiki environments provide opportunities for researchers to capture the process of collaboration, knowledge construction, and meta-cognition.

scholarly journals Impact of using learning analytics in asynchronous online discussions in higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pedro Cerro Martínez ◽  
Montse Guitert Catasús ◽  
Teresa Romeu Fontanillas
Keyword(s):  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussions

Abstract Following asynchronous online discussion activities as a complex communication process is a demanding task for teachers. In this paper, the authors have explored the potential in supporting such activity through learning analytics. From the beginning, the authors acknowledged the limitations of technology to support the complexities of a pedagogical activity. Therefore, the methodology used was participatory design-based research (DBR) divided into two main stages. The first design phase dealt with the engagement of teachers and pedagogical experts in defining the data and metrics to be used to support the pedagogical concepts. The second consisted of an implementation phase including pilots with students and with crucial engagement of teachers in commenting their understanding over students’ learning processes and the feedback the teachers could offer to them. Overall, the students shown improvements in their performance as monitored through the learning analytics group in contrast with control groups. The discussion over the design and its results could be potentially extrapolated to other educational contexts.

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