scholarly journals Contrasting syntactic and semantic units in the analysis of online discussions

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Murphy ◽  
Justyna Ciszewska-Carr
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Asynchronous Discussion ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Online Asynchronous Discussion

<span>This paper reports on a study which contrasts results obtained using semantic and syntactic units of analysis in a context of content analysis of an online asynchronous discussion. The paper presents a review of literature on both types of units. The data set consisted of 80 messages posted by ten participants in an online learning module. Data were coded twice by two coders working independently. In the first instance, each coder divided all messages into semantic units and then coded those units. The second coding was conducted on the basis of a syntactic unit of a paragraph. Analysis at the level of the whole group showed little difference in results between the two types of coding. At the level of individual participants, those differences were greater. Results are discussed within a framework of reliability, capability of the unit to discriminate between behaviors, feasibility of different units, and their identifiability. Implications for research are discussed.</span>

scholarly journals Identifying Sources of Difference in Reliability in Content Analysis

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Murphy ◽  
Justyna Ciszewska-Carr
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Problem Formulation ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Asynchronous Discussion ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Detailed Level ◽  
Online Asynchronous Discussion ◽  
The Difference

<P class=abstract>This paper reports on a case study which identifies and illustrates sources of difference in agreement in relation to reliability in a context of quantitative content analysis of a transcript of an online asynchronous discussion (OAD). Transcripts of 10 students in a month-long online asynchronous discussion were coded by two coders using an instrument with two categories, five processes, and 19 indicators of Problem Formulation and Resolution (PFR). Sources of difference were identified in relation to: coders; tasks; and students. Reliability values were calculated at the levels of categories, processes, and indicators. At the most detailed level of coding on the basis of the indicator, findings revealed that the overall level of reliability between coders was .591 when measured with Cohen&rsquo;s kappa. The difference between tasks at the same level ranged from .349 to .664, and the difference between participants ranged from .390 to .907. Implications for training and research are discussed.</P> <P><B>Keywords:</B> content analysis; online discussions; reliability; Cohen's kappa; sources of difference; coding</P>

0061 Utility of an online learning module for teaching disbudding in dairy calves, including cornual nerve block application

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (suppl_5) ◽  
pp. 28-28
Author(s):  
C. B. Winder ◽  
S. J. LeBlanc ◽  
D. B. Haley ◽  
K. D. Lissemore ◽  
M. A. Godkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Nerve Block ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Learning Module

scholarly journals Impact of mandatory online learning module for healthcare workers intending to decline influenza immunization: Implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne M. Delaney ◽  
Victoria R. Williams ◽  
Nick Tomiczek ◽  
Lawrence Robinson ◽  
Alex Kiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Relative Increase ◽  
Influenza Immunization ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
Mandatory Vaccination ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
Respiratory Coronavirus

Abstract A policy mandating the completion of an online learning module for healthcare workers intending to decline influenza immunization was associated with a nearly 25% relative increase in immunization and significant reduction in healthcare-associated influenza. In the absence of mandatory vaccination, this model may help to augment severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine efforts.

scholarly journals Development and evaluation of an online medication safety module for medical students at a rural teaching hospital: the Winchester District Memorial Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e001385
Author(s):  
Ali Elbeddini ◽  
Yasamin Tayefehchamani
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medication Safety ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Online Module ◽  
Learning Module

ObjectiveTo design, implement and assess an online learning module for third-year and fourth-year medical students addressing medication safety.DesignThis study was a prospective, parallel, open-label, randomised controlled trial with two arms: (1) a control arm in which students were given five articles to read about medication safety, and (2) an intervention arm in which students were given access to an interactive web-based learning module on medication safety. Pretesting and post-testing were done online to evaluate change in medication safety knowledge.ResultsTen students completed the study in the intervention group (online module) and six students completed the study in the control group. The increase in score obtained on the post-test, relative to the pretest, was 15.4% in the group who completed the online module and 2.0% in the control group (difference=13.4%, 95% CI 0.5% to 26.2%, p=0.04).ConclusionStudents who completed an online educational tool about medication safety demonstrated a significantly greater increase in knowledge than those who completed a few readings. Online learning modules can be a convenient and effective means of teaching safe prescribing concepts to medical trainees.

scholarly journals Integrated Online Learning Module Development Macromedia Flash On Structuring Lessons of Traditional Buns arrangement

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-2015
Author(s):  
May Sarah ◽  
Rahmiati Rahmiati
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
Module Development ◽  
Pdf Format ◽  
D Model

This research aims to analyze and describe the design of online learning modules integrated macromedia flash that is feasible, practical and effective to be used in the lessons of traditional bun arrangement. This research includes a type of development research with the target is students of grade XI SMK Private PAB  Medan. The research data was collected through validation sheets, student response questionnaires as well as tests. Data analysis techniques used are quantitative and qualitative data analysis and t-test. The results obtained: (1)  macromedia flash integrated online learning module developed with 4-D model(define,  design,  develop  and  disseminate),module designed in PDF format with sizeA4 (21 × 29.7 cm) and integrated macromedia flash that can be accessed and downloaded by students online through Google Classroom application; (2) the integrated online learning module  macromedia flash developed has been declared valid and practically used in the learning of traditional bun arrangement; and (3)  The resulting macromedia flash integrated online learning module is also stated to be effective in the learning of traditional bun arrangement and proven from the results of hypothesis testing with t-count  >  t-table value of 3,761  >  2.00 and sig. 0.000 < 0.05.

scholarly journals Genetic Ancestry Testing among White Nationalists

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Panofsky ◽  
Joan Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Genetic Ancestry ◽  
European Ancestry ◽  
Genetic Knowledge ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Genetic Science ◽  
White Nationalism ◽  
Interpretive Framework

Using a data set drawn from the website Stormfront, this paper presents a qualitative analysis of online discussions of white nationalist individuals’ genetic ancestry test (GAT) results. Seeking genetic confirmation of personal identities and having a strong ideology of the genetic basis of race and the value of white “purity,” white nationalists using GATs are sometimes confronted with information they consider evidence of non-white or non-European ancestry. Despite their essentialist views of race, Stormfront posters use GAT information to police individuals’ membership far less commonly than working to develop a variety of scientific and anti-scientific responses enabling them to repair identities by rejecting or reinterpreting GAT results. Simultaneously, however, Stormfront posters use the particular relationships made visible by GATs to debate the collective boundaries and constitution of white nationalism. Bricoleurs with genetic knowledge, white nationalists use a “racial realist” interpretive framework that departs from canons of genetic science but cannot be dismissed simply as ignorant.

scholarly journals Twitter, Telepractice, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Media Content Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Kristen Weidner ◽  
Joneen Lowman ◽  
Anne Fleischer ◽  
Kyle Kosik ◽  
Peyton Goodbread ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
Twitter Users

Purpose Telepractice was extensively utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about issues experienced during the wide-scale rollout of a service delivery model that was novel to many. Social media research is a way to unobtrusively analyze public communication, including during a health crisis. We investigated the characteristics of tweets about telepractice through the lens of an established health technology implementation framework. Results can help guide efforts to support and sustain telehealth beyond the pandemic context. Method We retrieved a historical Twitter data set containing tweets about telepractice from the early months of the pandemic. Tweets were analyzed using a concurrent mixed-methods content analysis design informed by the nonadoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread, and sustainability (NASSS) framework. Results Approximately 2,200 Twitter posts were retrieved, and 820 original tweets were analyzed qualitatively. Volume of tweets about telepractice increased in the early months of the pandemic. The largest group of Twitter users tweeting about telepractice was a group of clinical professionals. Tweet content reflected many, but not all, domains of the NASSS framework. Conclusions Twitter posting about telepractice increased during the pandemic. Although many tweets represented topics expected in technology implementation, some represented phenomena were potentially unique to speech-language pathology. Certain technology implementation topics, notably sustainability, were not found in the data. Implications for future telepractice implementation and further research are discussed.

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