Contrasting Syntactic and Semantic Units in the Analysis of Online Discussions

Autor/inn/en	Murphy, Elizabeth; Ciszewska-Carr, Justyna
Titel	Contrasting Syntactic and Semantic Units in the Analysis of Online Discussions
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 21 (2005) 4, S.546-566 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Learning Modules; Online Courses; Semiotics; Content Analysis; Educational Technology; Distance Education; Text Structure; Graduate Students; Comparative Analysis; Computer Mediated Communication; Discussion; Undergraduate Students; Coding + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Learning module; Lernmodul; Online course; Online-Kurs; Semiotik; Inhaltsanalyse; Unterrichtsmedien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Textstruktur; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Computerkonferenz; Diskussion; Codierung; Programmierung
Abstract	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. (Contains 9 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10