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Exploring the Link among Entry Characteristics, Participation Behaviors and Course Outcomes of Online Learners: An Examination of Learner Profile Using Cluster Analysis
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Yukselturk, Erman; Top, Ercan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Online learner profiles have diversified such that now, they include all types of participants from a variety of backgrounds. This study analyzed online learner profiles in regard to their entry characteristics, participation behaviors and achievement of course outcomes. The sample consisted of 186 participants from an online course that required…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication
Applying an Activity System to Online Collaborative Group Work Analysis
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Choi, Hyungshin; Kang, Myunghee – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This study determines whether an activity system provides a systematic framework to analyse collaborative group work. Using an activity system as a unit of analysis, the research examined learner behaviours, conflicting factors and facilitating factors while students engaged in collaborative work via asynchronous computer-mediated communication.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Instructional Design, Content Analysis