Participation and Cognitive Quality Profiles in an Online Discussion Forum

Autor/inn/en	Naranjo, Mila; Onrubia, Javier; Segues, Ma Teresa
Titel	Participation and Cognitive Quality Profiles in an Online Discussion Forum
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 43 (2012) 2, S.282-294 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01179.x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Educational Psychology; Content Analysis; Internet; Teaching Methods; Student Participation; Interaction; Cognitive Measurement; Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Education Curriculum; Computer Assisted Instruction; College Instruction; College Students; Correlation; Computer Mediated Communication; Discussion; Case Studies; Mixed Methods Research; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Inhaltsanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Interaktion; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Hochschullehre; Collegestudent; Korrelation; Computerkonferenz; Diskussion; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Spanien
Abstract	A case study was used to analyse the relationships between participation in an online discussion forum and the cognitive quality of the contributions made. Participation was calculated using two dimensions: presence (who accesses the environment, how often and for how long) and connectivity (who interacts with whom and the degree of intensity of the interaction). The discussion forum considered forms part of a course on Educational Psychology included in the curriculum of initial teacher training at the University of Barcelona and was accessed by 17 students over a period of 25 days. The analysis was carried out using a multi-method approach, which combines quantitative indicators of presence and connectivity with a content analysis of the contributions made by each participant. The results suggest that a high level of participation (high level of presence/high level of connectivity) is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for maintaining high-quality contributions throughout the discussion. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10