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Ba, Shen; Hu, Xiao; Stein, David; Liu, Qingtang – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
Providing coaching to participants in inquiry-based online discussions contributes to developing cognitive presence (CP) and higher-order thinking. However, a primary issue limiting quality and timely coaching is instructors' lack of tools to efficiently identify CP phases in massive discussion transcripts and effectively assess learners'…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Computer Mediated Communication, Inquiry, Classification
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Moore, Robert L.; Yen, Cherng-Jyh; Powers, F. Eamonn – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between clout and cognitive processing in massive open online course (MOOC) discussion forum posts. Cognitive processing, a category variable generated by the automated text analysis tool, Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC), is made up of six sub-scores (insight, causation, discrepancy,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion
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Ouyang, Fan; Chen, Si; Li, Xu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Social learning analytics (SLA) tools are designed to visually demonstrate online discussions with a goal to foster student engagement. However, empirical studies indicate controversial results of the effect of SLA tools on student engagement. This design-based research designs a student-facing SLA tool to demonstrate discussions from three…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Visual Aids, Learner Engagement, Discussion