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Jahng, Namsook – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
This study investigated communication patterns and behavior in problem-solving groups in a graduate online course. An inductive qualitative analysis method was employed to analyze 732 messages that were retrieved from small group forums. The current study identified a temporal pattern of group development was in comparison with existing…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Problem Solving, Models, Group Behavior
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Overdijk, Maarten; van Diggelen, Wouter – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2008
The use and effects of a CSCL-tool are not always predictable from the properties of the tool alone, but depend on how that tool is appropriated. This paper presents the findings from a case study about the appropriation of a graphical shared workspace. When students are presented with a new tool they may encounter competing constraints and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Case Studies, Persuasive Discourse, Educational Technology