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Is Cyberbullying Worse than Traditional Bullying? Examining the Differential Roles of Medium, Publicity, and Anonymity for the Perceived Severity of Bullying
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Sticca, Fabio; Perren, Sonja – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Cyberbullying, a modern form of bullying performed using electronic forms of contact (e.g., SMS, MMS, Facebook, YouTube), has been considered as being worse than traditional bullying in its consequences for the victim. This difference was mainly attributed to some specific aspect that are believed to distinguish cyberbullying from traditional…
Descriptors: Publicity, Bullying, Foreign Countries, Effect Size
Assessing Collaboration in a Wiki: The Reliability of University Students' Peer Assessment
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De Wever, Bram; Van Keer, Hilde; Schellens, Tammy; Valcke, Martin – Internet and Higher Education, 2011
This study focuses on the reliability of intra-group peer assessment (PA) of the collaboration processes in a wiki. First-year university students (N = 659) were subdivided in groups of 8 to create wikis. They were to assess their group members on four criteria (contribution, discussion, sources, and social). The main research question focused on…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Cooperation, Reliability, Effect Size
Promoting and Scaffolding Argumentation through Reflective Asynchronous Discussions
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Lin, Huann-shyang; Hong, Zuway-R.; Lawrenz, Frances – Computers & Education, 2012
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to explore the impact of asynchronous discussion on the quality and complexity of college students' arguments. Three different cohorts of students registered in a physical science course in 2009 Fall, 2010 Spring, and 2010 Fall semesters were briefly supported with scaffolding in class and then…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Physical Sciences, Effect Size
Computer-Mediated Communication and Gender Difference: A Meta-Analysis
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Li, Qing – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this review paper is to conduct an extensive meta-analysis of the empirical literature on gender difference in the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Specifically, the questions that this research addresses are: 1) Are there gender differences in people's behaviors in relation to CMC? If yes, to what extent? 2) What…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Computer Mediated Communication, Gender Differences, Computer Uses in Education
Computer-Mediated Communication: A Meta-Analysis of Male and Female Attitudes and Behaviors
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Li, Qing – International Journal on E-Learning, 2006
This study quantitatively synthesized the empirical research of the gender effects on people's communicative, interactive, affective, and process patterns using computer-mediated communication (CMC). In total, 321 independent effect sizes were extracted from 50 studies involving a total of 63889 users exploring the gender difference in the use of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Effect Size, Gender Differences, Meta Analysis
An Open Study of Internet-Based Bibliotherapy with Minimal Therapist Contact via Email for Social Phobia
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Carlbring, Per; Furmark, Tomas; Steczko, Johan; Ekselius, Lisa; Andersson, Gerhard – Clinical Psychologist, 2006
This study evaluated a 9-week Internet-based self-help program for people suffering from social phobia. After confirming the diagnosis with a structured clinical interview for the "DSM-IV" (SCID) by telephone, 26 participants were treated with a multimodal treatment package based on cognitive behavioural therapy plus weekly therapist…
Descriptors: Self Help Programs, Quality of Life, Program Effectiveness, Internet