Further Evidence for Using Online Discussion Boards in the Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Sheen, Mercedes; Yekani, Hajar Aman Key; Jordan, Timothy R.
Titel	Further Evidence for Using Online Discussion Boards in the Classroom
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 46 (2019) 2, S.158-163 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628319834215
Schlagwörter	Psychology; Teaching Methods; Computer Mediated Communication; Case Studies; Mental Disorders; Pretests Posttests; Outcomes of Education; Comparative Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Correlation; Essay Tests; Females; Foreign Countries; Grades (Scholastic); United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Computerkonferenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Notenspiegel; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	Recent research compared the use of case studies to online discussion boards to teach about anxiety disorders. The current study extends this research to mood disorders, reports pretest and posttest scores on four learning outcomes, and compares midterm exam scores from Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 when case studies and online discussion boards were used as supplementary learning material, respectively. The results indicate students in the discussion board condition (DBC) rated their learning outcomes significantly higher than students in the case study condition, and midterm exam scores were significantly higher for students who took part in the DBC as a learning exercise. These findings provide evidence that the usefulness of online discussion boards extends to other types of disorders and may even surpass the use of traditional case studies as a pedagogical tool when teaching about psychological disorders. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01